There’s still room at the inn so you can go wild at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. Eighty thousand revellers from 60 countries will take to the streets to bring 2013 in with a bang in the amazing “Home of Hogmanay”. Celebrating its 20th anniversary Edinburgh’s Hogmanay offers three days of celebration that has to be seen to be believed.
The extravaganza begins on December 30 with a torchlight parade, followed by a carnival, music, dance, film and theatre and of course the world’s best New Year street party with five live music stages, headline DJs and the biggest Midnight Moment.
Visit Edinburgh Castle, shop in the department store Jenner’s, see the city from the top of the Edinburgh Wheel and skate on one of Europe’s largest ice rinks. For more information on Hogmanay see www.winterinedinburgh.com
Accommodation in the city includes double rooms from £149, or B&B from £164, at the Dakota Hotel Edinburgh, two minutes from the Forth Road Bridge in South Queensferry and just 10 minutes from Edinburgh Airport. The hotel has been voted Scottish Seafood Restaurant of the Year and Scottish Hotel Restaurant of the Year.
Click here to book with www.dakotahotels.co.uk/hotels/edinburgh
Malmaison Edinburgh, a boutique hotel by Leith’s trendy Shore area, has rooms for a minimum two-night stay from £400, £225 for the first night and £175 for the second, or B&B for £249 for the first night and £199 for the second.
Click here to book with www.malmaison.com
Le Monde, Edinburgh’s leading hotel including bar, restaurant, night club and live music venue, has rooms for a minimum two-night stay from £770. It is also celebrating New Year in style with entertainment, a ceilidh, piper and four-course Champagne dinner.
Click here to book with www.lemondehotel.co.uk
East Coast Trains (www.eastcoast.co.uk) offers return fares from London to Edinburgh from £34. For more information on accommodation and attractions throughout Scotland, visit www.visitscotland.com/surprise
