Forthcoming Events

A Tale of Two Cities - Guided Walking Tour
Friday 1 August 2008 - Sunday 31 August 2008

Following a vist to the elegant 18th-century Georgian House, a typical New Town home of a wealthy family, walk through the classical New Town of Edinburgh. Admire Princes Street Gardens with its award-winning floral clock, and be romanced by Edinburgh’s prolific writers. Finally visit 17th century Gladstone’s Land, a typical merchant’s Old Town House.

Walks start from The Georgian House, 7 Charlotte Square Edinburgh. All walks are undertaken by professional Blue Badge Guides of the Scottish Tourist Guides Association.

Times:
Walks daily throughout August at 9.45am or 1.45pm. Duration is 1-1.5 hours.

Price:
£15 including admission to The Georgian House and Gladstone’s Land. £7 for NTS members.

Booking:
Call 0844 493 2117 or email thegeorgianhouse@nts.org

Doors Open Day – Saturday 27 September 2008

Edinburgh World Heritage, 5 Charlotte Square
Open 10.00am – 5.00pm

Edinburgh World Heritage is inviting visitors to discover what life was like 200 years ago in the Georgian New Town. Learn about Robert Adam’s finest piece of architecture, and find out about the lives of the grand residents and servants of Charlotte Square. Children can join in with making fans and calling cards, or dress up as a Georgian gentleman or lady. Are you ready to join New Town society …?

Elegance and Etiquette - 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm
How do you organise a rout in your own home? Is it really polite to invite someone to lush some slop? Join Mr & Mrs Grant for some essential tips on Georgian manners.

James Craig House, Calton Hill
Open 11.00am -  4.00pm

This extraordinary house is one of the few surviving buildings designed by James Craig, famous for his plan for the first New Town, and recent significant restoration of the building enables it to be opened for the first time. The building dates to 1776 and was intended as an observatory, but on the advice of Robert Adam it was designed in a gothic style to match the castle. The plan proved to be too expensive, and instead it became home to the assistant astronomer royal.
 
There will also be an opportunity to find out more about the restoration of some of the monuments on Calton Hill as part of the Twelve Monuments Project, and to meet some of the conservation specialists who are involved in the work.