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An
Enchanting Sleepy Hollow

Eskbank
- Dalkeith - Midlothian
near
Roslin Chapel , Dalhousie
Castle, Melville Castle, Oxenfoord Castle
and
Dalkeith Palace & Country park
CEUD
MILE FAILTE ! A fine 4 stars welcome awaits you at The Guesthouse @
ESKBANK Eskbank is a place to De- Stress! It is a great quality
base for weddings at the castles of Dalhousie, Melville, Oxenfoord
and Borthwick or for exploring Edinburgh and the Lothians and the
Scottish Borders. Bus every 10 minutes to Edinburgh 50 metres
from driveway.
B&B
accommodation ( Click to see room)
1 Large garden Quad Room - Sleeps 4-5 ** with disabled friendly wet room
en-suite
1 Smaller Family Quad Room - Sleeps 4** with en-suite shower room
3 Double Rooms - Sleeps 2 with en-suites
1 Twin Room - Sleeps 2 with en-suite
Luxury Eskbank Self Catering Serviced Apartment sleeps 5 or
6 - see www.edinburghvacations.co.uk
** Cots provided - but bring your own baby linen for health &
safety of your baby.
This
awards winning Guesthouse @ Eskbank has undergone extensive upgrading and refurbishing work. This family friendly Guesthouse (
Rathan House built 1852 ) had a new Bed and Breakfast wing
completed in 2004. The MacRaes have added to the
ambiance of a grand old Scottish Mansion by building a new wing
with new excellent standard bedrooms with deep pile Scotch wool
carpeting modern ensuite facilities, double glazed sash & case
windows and excellent insulation.
The
newbuild used traditional stonebuild to ensure no clash with the
attractive, leafy Eskbank and Newbattle Abbey conservation area.
Choose "The Guesthouse @ Eskbank" in Dalkeith and you
would have an immaculate warm room with ensuite facilities and
enjoy a traditional old fashioned Highland healthy breakfast in
the grand dining room. You would also find a large and attractive,
childsecure, walled garden with a croquet lawn - so you can relax
and de-stress while the kids let off their excess steam playing
with Irene and Ewan's 3 Flatcoated Retreivers. Guests have been
complimentary since completion of the Eskbank upgrading works. If
you are looking for a guest house to enable easy park and bus ride
to Edinburgh and seek a bed and breakfast in the top 15% quality
bracket, The Guesthouse @Eskbank fits the bill. There is also a
Luxury Eskbank and Morningside Self-catering option - ( www.edinburghvacations.co.uk
) The MacRaes have tried to ensure that The Guesthouse @ Eskbank is
a sleepy hollow - a place to De-stress.........certainly the
Eskbank conservation area is a beautiful place.
HIGHLAND
BREAKFAST STB Quality assessment awarded 5 stars to the
breakfast experience and content. You will enjoy a fine authentic old fashioned 3
course breakfast. Fresh Fruit salads - Birchermuesli ( a kind of
apple Cranachan) - Finest Kintail Kippers - Ettrick salmon -
Buckie Herring - French Toast/bacon . You will dine in a fine
period Dining Room looked over by 19th century family portraits.
NEAR?
- Dalhousie Castle( 2 m); Melville castle ( 1m ); Roslin Chapel (
or Rosslyn Chapel) ( 4 m); Oxenfoord Castle ( 4m); Borthwick
Castle (8 m) - large TESCO supermarket ( 600yds) - Edinburgh
Center ( 7 m) - Dalkeith Center ( 400 m) - Butterfly farm ( 1m) -
Mining Museum (2m) - Edinburgh Airport ( 7m) Edinburgh Train
Station ( 7m) - Dakeith Palace Adventure Playground ( 900 yds) - 2
attractive parks -(25 yds) - Dalkeith Palace ( 800 yds)
What
are Irene and Ewan MacRae like? - just a very normal couple. Want to
find out more about the MacRae clan? Click here : www.clan-macrae.org.uk
FINE
DINING You can walk to the Itihaas or the Justinlees
150
yds or an Italian restaurants - 450 yds - or The Blossom
Garden - 200 yds. For a really romantic and exceptional dining
experience - Dalhousie Castle Orangerie or Melville Castle.
.....both within 2 miles. The County Hotel in Dalkeith is
also well known for its fine restaurant. The
Dalkeith Palace new Stables Bistro ( 800 yards)
cuisine includes home produce from The Buccleuch Estates and
offers an excellent dining opportunity. 1-2 miles the Sun
Inn and the Laird and Dog offer excellent evening
meals.
OFF
STREET PARKING in the grounds at Rathan House - the Guesthouse
@ESKBANK
TOURIST
INFORMATION TO HELP YOU In collaboration with 2 other quality
guesthouses we have developed a website designed to inform the
tourist or visitor. www.gems.scot.info
really can help you plan ahead for your holiday visit to
Midlothian and Edinburgh.
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WHY
NOT FLYDRIVE? Why not check out the flydrive options - let the
MacRaes arrange car hire for you through Scotland's largest car
hire co. Group 1-9 cars available. A Group 3 car for example can
cost less than an airport taxi and gives you that added
flexibility.
click
for car hire savings
MEET
AND GREET Ewan and Irene can arrange a meet and greet driver
to fetch you from Edinburgh airport - or indeed Glasgow.
Take
a look at some "SPECIAL MOMENTS" at Eskbank
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