{"id":1751,"date":"2016-09-27T16:19:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T16:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2016-09-03T16:23:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T16:23:09","slug":"a-stag-weekend-idea-in-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/a-stag-weekend-idea-in-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"A Stag weekend idea in Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stag weekends don\u2019t always have to be about strippers. Edinburgh is glorious, gory, glamorous and great at kicking off its shoes and dancing on the bar. Just think of the city like an oh-so-respectable auntie \u2013 leading light of the WI and runs a bordello out of her back room. You\u2019ll love it and it&#8217;s perfect for a weekend of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\">entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At a glance:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; From the glowering bulk of its infamous castle to the skinny Scott Monument, few cities have as many historic sights to see<br \/>\n&#8211; Cosy bars, \u2018private\u2019 clubs, haunted pubs, cocktail hour, real ale, drams and dives \u2013 Edinburgh\u2019s love of a \u2018wee swallae\u2019 is legendary<br \/>\n&#8211; Scotland\u2019s capital is shameless about its shameful past and happy to creep you out for as long as you can stand it<\/p>\n<p>Local knowledge:<\/p>\n<p>George Street \u2013 smart shops and serious clubs<br \/>\nThis is where you\u2019ll find Edinburgh\u2019s smartest bars and clubs and crowds of sleek locals looking lovely.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Mile \u2013 land of the untamed tourist<br \/>\nIts tartan by the acre and you can\u2019t move for tourists, but Edinburgh without a walk up The Royal Mile is almost illegal. Shameless souvenirs, lone piper (not even sure if he\u2019s human), haunted tours, the whisky museum, closes, wynds and miles of cobbles, it\u2019s all a bit stunning. But just go for it. Get into the spirit. <\/p>\n<p>Tollcross \u2013 a down and dirty mix of a good time<br \/>\nIf you like your pubs cheap, your takeaways plentiful and your entertainment eclectic, Tollcross is happy to help. If you\u2019re up for a gig or a great club night, the mighty Picture House plays Tollcross hard and fast Thursday, Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bruntsfield \u2013 caf\u00e9 society and a village vibe<br \/>\nIndependent coffee are Bruntsfield specialities. Dodge the baby buggies and well-heeled Edinburgh mamas and grab yourself a large cup of caffeine and a window seat. This is where to take your raging hangover and soothe yourself back to life, ready to do it all over again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stag weekends don\u2019t always have to be about strippers. Edinburgh is glorious, gory, glamorous and great at kicking off its shoes and dancing on the bar. Just think of the city like an oh-so-respectable auntie \u2013 leading light of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/a-stag-weekend-idea-in-edinburgh\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[280,276,1,448,24],"tags":[274,16,732,285,271],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1752,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751\/revisions\/1752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}