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Winter Wonderland Ice Rink...
In 1868, the year after Greyfriars Bobby was licenced thanks to Lord Provost Chambers, Edinburgh was hit by a hurricane. A section of Heriot’s School grounds was flooded, turning the ice covered asphalt into a skating rink. The boys also built a snow house which was used to punish clypes. Informers found guilty of telling tales to the teachers were frog-marched into the snow-built roofless prison and pelted with snowballs. For details of the city’s festive events click on: edinburghschristmas.com Have a good Christmas! |
Visitors coming to Edinburgh during the festive season shouldn’t miss the opportunity of hiring a pair of skates and taking a spin round the Winter Wonderland Ice Rink in East Princes Street Gardens to get themselves into the Christmas spirit.
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