Get The Skinny Guide to Edinburgh!

In addition to our regular August issue, this month sees the release of our new guide to Edinburgh. It is called – wait for it – The Skinny Guide to Edinburgh.

We wanted to share a local insight into the best things to do in Scotland’s capital in 2021, splitting the city into ten different areas and setting a current or recent resident from our staff on the case. The result are some knowledgeable, exciting and useful recommendations of places we all really love to go and the things we love to do.

As live events return and the world-renowned Edinburgh festivals come back after their first ever hiatus, we want to celebrate this city and the local businesses who of course need our support after a hellish year-and-a half.

On its pages you’ll find a rundown of the 2021 programmes of the Fringe, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Edinburgh International Festival. We’ve researched tirelessly to bring you the best places to eat, drink, shop (local) and engage with culture, as well as shining a light on some of the green space the city is rich in. We also take a trip through the capital’s musical history, and cast an eye outwith the city limits to some of the treasures you can explore on a daytrip.

After a year of back-to-back lockdowns and no foreign travel, we hope our guide will help you to have an incredible adventure right here in Edinburgh. Even if you already live here...  

The guide is illustrated by the delightful Max Machen, and is available from the following places across the city. 

The Skinny Guide to Edinburgh: where to find your copy

Tesco Leith, Duke St/ Foot of the Walk, EH6 8HL
Scotmid Tollcross, Leven St, EH3 9LH
Sainsbury's Meadowbank, Moray Park Ter, EH7 5TS
Tesco Newington, Nicolson St, EH8 9EW
Sainsburys Murrayfield, Westfield Rd/ Gorgie Rd, EH11 2QW
Tesco Canonmills, Broughton Rd, EH7 4EW
Asda Newhaven, 2 Sandpiper Dr, EH6 6NX
Morrisons Piershill, 24 Piersfield Ter, EH8 7EF
Sainsbury's Cameron Toll, Lady Rd, EH16 5PB
Tesco Corstorphine, Meadow Pl Rd, EH12 7UQ
Morrisons Gyle Centre, Gyle Ave, EH12 9JU
Tesco Hermiston Gait, Cultins Rd, EH11 4DG
Sainsburys Craigleith, Craigleith Rd, EH4 2EB
Tesco Penicuik, Edinburgh Rd, EH26 8NP
Morrisons Ferry Rd, Pilton Dr, EH5 2XS
Sainsburys Loanhead, Straiton Mains, EH20 9PW
Asda Chesser, New Market Rd, EH14 1RJ
Sainsburys Longstone, Inglis Green Rd, EH14 2EJ
Tesco Colinton, Colinton Mains Dr, EH13 9AH
Morrison's Hunters Tryst, New Swanston, EH10 7JA      

Summerhall, 1 Summerhall Pl
Multistory, Castle Terrace Car Park
Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance
Gilded Balloon, Teviot Row House, Bristo Sq 
Assembly, George Sq
The Space at Surgeons Hall, Nicolson St