I loved watching this series. My husband and I visited Edinburgh May 2018. I was enchanted by the closes! We paid to see Mary Kings close and really enjoyed it. We would love to visit again!!!
I just finished watching this entire series for a second time. I love them all. So much great information and I’ve taken two full pages of notes for things for us to check out when we come. I’m absolutely loving all of the old architecture. It’s beautiful! Thank you!
Brilliant series of all the closes along the Royal Mile, Tony. After all the walking, trodding all the steps, and the fine work you put in to these videos, you deserve to pop in to a pub for a few pints or drams. Well Done.
Great series! And thanks to your earlier videos, this past spring we did not miss Dunbar’s Close. It was so peaceful, we had been walking all day and were able to sit and cool down and enjoy the flowers and the shade.
Wonderful series. I substituted earlier in the year but have been waiting to watch. I will be in Edinburgh the last 2 weeks of June. You are a great guide and I am looking forward to watching the rest of the videos and visiting Scotland. Merry Christmas.
Wonderful series Tony! A little exploring pays off in finding treasures like the old architecture. Though I enjoy exploring Philadelphia Pennsylvania, it's is an upstart compared to Edinburgh. I'm looking forward to visiting the closes in the future along with hiking up to the breathtaking Salisbury Crags. Really love your videos as they're so much more personal than the usual travelogs.
I have been binge-watching your videos on the closes while walking on the treadmill in preparation for all the walking and hiking we will do while in Europe this summer. Thank you for the motivation to get in shape!
I have SO enjoyed this series and love that you ended up at the Closes we enjoyed. Dunbar Close was definitely one of our favorites because though we were there on a sunny day we had the garden all to ourselves as well. Thank you again! The next best thing to actually being in Edinburgh is exploring it with the Broonfords!
Fantastic, Tony! I loved this series. I loved all of the things you pointed out. Dunbar’s close is beautiful. It’s surprisingly quiet and lovely for being so close to the road.
Iupi you're back! I LOVE the last one, so beautiful! I wish i could live there. Thank you for all your dedication, love and willingness to all of us and Edinburgh when doing this video and all the others. 😀👍😀
Thank you so much for this wonderful series on the closes and for taking all those stairs for us. I am thrilled that you showed Dunbar Close. We will be in Edinburgh in a week and Dunbar Close is on my list of beautiful things to see and experience. Which other closes are your favorites that you would recommend? Thanks again.
@@ClanBroonford they really do and am hungry for more info....if you have any information about Edinburgh firefighters we would be interested in it. We would love to exhange t shirts and patches with them when we get there. Thank You...
Thank you Tony! Great series! You were right about the apartments down Campbell Close. Its a converted brewery. My friends & I stayed there last September. We highly recommend staying there on....you're on the Royal Mile but without the noise! Keep the videos coming! Thanks again!
Whitehorse Close - so when you turn into it from The Royal Mile, turn left into the first stair and my aunt lived on the top floor...way before the renovations...I am 72 now but I would guess I was 6 or so then. I remember sleeping on the floor whenever I visited with my uncle and waking up in the night seeing the mice running around. Not one of my favorite memory recalls.
thanks so much for all your really helpful videos..following all your videos and using the info has made me not only visit edinburgh twice in the last 4 months but also planning my 3rd trip for April 2019. You guys rule!
I have also Bunge watching his channel, it is fantastic the amount and detailed info provided, just wonder if Drones are allowed to be used, this would certainly enhance the channel even more
Yay! 👏🏼 you've made it all the way down and back again!! These were the closes that my family and I went down most since we stayed in the old Brewery building just across the street from Campbell's close end. (where the red car was pulling in at about 3:33) There's a really neat old cottage apt there. I loved seeing all the old buildings, cobble streets and alley ways every morning as we made our way up that cobbled pathway to the Royal Mile. I love your city and can't wait to get back there one day! Keep up the great videos as always!!👍🏼
Loved watching this entire series! Thank you so much for making these. Can't wait to visit Edinburgh again and to see all these closes you've shown. Amazing to see Salisbury Crags as a backdrop behind those old buildings. Thanks again Tony!
I have binged watched this series tonight and it was simply amazing. I really hate the graffiti all over the place, but the architecture is phenomenal. We are planning a trip there in May and I'm so excited.
Just binged watched all eight, great fun, so enjoyed it. I vaguely remember a butter close but I didn’t see it in the video. Might be remembering it wrong
Thank you once again Tony that was very interesting. Please don't think I am being repetitive,but I am Frank the bloke in the wheelchair, who was asking about wheelchair accessible places. Bearing in mind my wheelchair is 24inchs wide but is battery powered, so can go a bit of a distance. Thank you for taking time to read this.
Hi, I did do a short video on access tips about 6 months ago and sent you the link in a reply to one of your other comments. You must have missed it. Here it is again. Hope it helps. th-cam.com/video/oWcGBdW9V4A/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely loved this series of the Closes. I've caught up on all your vlogs, thoroughly enjoyed them, and really interesting. Look forward to following you on your next adventure... wherever that may be!
Hi, Tony. We've been binge watching your videos getting ready for our visit in May. Really enjoyed the closes. The missus would love to see a video on graveyards. We saw some of Calton Hill and most of St. Cuthbert's last visit. We'll be sure to get to Greyfriars' this time. Are there any "must see's"? Tapadh laet!
truthfully you can't movie in Edinburgh for graveyards. The new Calton grave yard (or burial ground), Old cartoon graveyard, St cuthberts at the west end of Princes Street, Canon gate church on the royal mile and of course Greayfriars are all in close proximity to each other.
Hi again Tony doing good. This is just a guess but the curved road thing in coopers close I think is where carts would have been pulled round a loading station for barrels and that the close is named for barrels makers "coopers " . I hope I am right but it makes sense dary yards have a curve just like it in.
Well done Tony, i really enjoyed this little series... Shows the personal side of Edinburgh..... Now what is the best time to come visit Scotland... We were coming in March / April, but it looks more like May onwards...We dont mind if its cool as we are coming from Queensland Australia and we always hot here, so looking forward to coming back to my place of birth.. Scotland has been calling me for 25 plus years and i am finally in a position to get home... Thanks
Hi, truthfully any time of year is good to come. Especially if you are not worried about the weather. Glad the videos are helping you plan. May should be a nice time to visit.
@@ClanBroonford Thanks guys..... Well maybe we can catch up for Whisky when we do finally get there... Till then keep up with the great vids... Take care
Tony have you been to Gilmerton Cove? From one geek to another you NEED to go. Take your own small bright flashlight and you will be amazed. I really enjoyed this series, thanks for the amazing content!
We love all your videos, and learning more about our favorite city. Do you ever book private tours with people? We will be back in August and would love to take a walk around the city with you to learn more about what we are seeing.
Another of your brilliant videos which i love to see, at the beginning when you were standing outside Canongate Kirk , i thought it would make a fascination video of folks that are famous in Edinburgh , and what cemetaries they are buried in . Canongate for an example has Adam Smith who is very well known in the banking system buried there and other folks also , just a thought . Duncan Pitkeathly .
Sad that the series is over but White Horse was a wonderful way to end it. Well done 👍🏻 Be nice if the graffiti was sandblasted off. I love the old buildings and doors as well, gives the city a charm missing from a lot of cities. Looking forward to whatever is next! 🏴
Great series! I'm sure I'll rewatch these loads. I know the graffiti kind of takes something away for you. I'm not a fan either. It has a place,yes, but I dont agree it should be in these beautiful old buildings. Did you hear there was a rumor that Bansky did a painting in Edinburgh over the past week I think. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the real deal but got my curiosity level up lol. It was a girl with a phone.
Great series... So, have you and Kirsten watched Outlander yet?? Would love to hear y'all's thoughts about the Outlander TV series, and the books... I am very fond of both....💙🏴🇺🇸💙
One of the perks of modern life, we can watch a movie or series when the mood strikes. I can remember fighting with my brother over who would get to watch a show when we were kids in the late '70's. No Netflix, or Hulu or even VHS! 😖🤣
Many thanks! We'll be in Edinburgh March 1st!! Hey, we will be in the Haymarket area, any thoughts on a good local pub with local folk and music in the evening? THANKS!!!!
I’m sorry, I really hate the parliament building. It’s so ugly. It just stands out like a sore thumb. You saved the best for last, Tony! White Horse Close is the most beautiful close in Edinburgh.
Perhaps tours of places you "aka locals " like to go or things to do. Pubs, restaurants and places you like to go that is away from the touristy parts of Scotland.
I loved watching this series. My husband and I visited Edinburgh May 2018. I was enchanted by the closes! We paid to see Mary Kings close and really enjoyed it. We would love to visit again!!!
Have loved this series about the Closes, plus your determination and humour. Well done!
The houses at the end are to die for....absolutely stunning 😍
Fabulous! Lovely reminders of my time living in Edinburgh back in the early 70s.
Thank you so much, I just 'binge watched' this whole series...Just loved it....
Thank you Tony for showing us the closes. The last one was the best. I love seeing old buildings. I am looking forward to seeing what you show next. 😃
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed them.
Whitehorse Close without a doubt the most beautiful, charming and characteristic Close of them all! Just stunning! 💕💟
Great series. Watched it 3 times. Coming the end of the month ànď can hardly wait. Hope to see you. ❤
I just finished watching this entire series for a second time. I love them all. So much great information and I’ve taken two full pages of notes for things for us to check out when we come. I’m absolutely loving all of the old architecture. It’s beautiful! Thank you!
In this Saturdays video there is a Edinburgh close bonus you might like.
The Broonfords I can’t wait to see! I’ll definitely be watching!
Brilliant series of all the closes along the Royal Mile, Tony. After all the walking, trodding all the steps, and the fine work you put in to these videos, you deserve to pop in to a pub for a few pints or drams. Well Done.
More like a new pair of shoes that aint worn out.
Thank you so much for these 8 videos. I'm not able to travel to Edinburgh, so they're the next best way to experience it!
Thank you so much.
I love exploring the pubs in Edinburgh a good day out lol
GEEK ON, TONY!♥️
That was class Tone. You certainly saved the best one until last. A great series of vids. Enjoyed that 😊👍
I walked there as I was wandering...on accident. Lol. Reid's close in particular.
Watched them all on my first go. Thanks. Can’t wait for the next trip to Edinburgh. Was there in 2010. Time to go again.
Hope you enjoyed them.
Great series! And thanks to your earlier videos, this past spring we did not miss Dunbar’s Close. It was so peaceful, we had been walking all day and were able to sit and cool down and enjoy the flowers and the shade.
Its a great little spot to visit. Glad the videos helped.
Wonderful series. I substituted earlier in the year but have been waiting to watch. I will be in Edinburgh the last 2 weeks of June. You are a great guide and I am looking forward to watching the rest of the videos and visiting Scotland. Merry Christmas.
Massive thank you. That was wonderful and very helpful
You're very welcome!
Aw, that was such a great walk. I would ever have made it on my "old" two feet. Pam, Perth. w.Australia
Glad you enjoyed the series👍.
Wonderful series Tony! A little exploring pays off in finding treasures like the old architecture. Though I enjoy exploring Philadelphia Pennsylvania, it's is an upstart compared to Edinburgh. I'm looking forward to visiting the closes in the future along with hiking up to the breathtaking Salisbury Crags. Really love your videos as they're so much more personal than the usual travelogs.
Thank you do much. Loved exploring the closes. Wish I could do it again.... for the first time. Lol
Thanks again Tony, I so enjoy your little wanders and geekiness!
Thank you so much.
I have been binge-watching your videos on the closes while walking on the treadmill in preparation for all the walking and hiking we will do while in Europe this summer. Thank you for the motivation to get in shape!
You must be bored of my face now. Lol.
Great series, thank you so much!!
Thank you for watching.
I have SO enjoyed this series and love that you ended up at the Closes we enjoyed. Dunbar Close was definitely one of our favorites because though we were there on a sunny day we had the garden all to ourselves as well. Thank you again! The next best thing to actually being in Edinburgh is exploring it with the Broonfords!
It is a great little spot in town.
Fantastic, Tony! I loved this series. I loved all of the things you pointed out. Dunbar’s close is beautiful. It’s surprisingly quiet and lovely for being so close to the road.
Its a great little spot.
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Thanks for the series mate , very interesting . We'll be over there in Oct , so will be sure to carb up before we tackle all the stairs ;)
Good plan.
Iupi you're back! I LOVE the last one, so beautiful! I wish i could live there. Thank you for all your dedication, love and willingness to all of us and Edinburgh when doing this video and all the others. 😀👍😀
Thanks for watching them all.
Thank you Tony, one more time. I love the Dunbar close, the garden is beautiful! 🤩
I’m pretty geeky about historical architecture too.
Thank you so much for this wonderful series on the closes and for taking all those stairs for us. I am thrilled that you showed Dunbar Close. We will be in Edinburgh in a week and Dunbar Close is on my list of beautiful things to see and experience. Which other closes are your favorites that you would recommend? Thanks again.
Your very welcome. Glad you enjoyed.
Thank you so very much for all your effort. Will be going down some of these when we visit. Aloha
Hope the videos help you plan.
@@ClanBroonford they really do and am hungry for more info....if you have any information about Edinburgh firefighters we would be interested in it. We would love to exhange t shirts and patches with them when we get there. Thank You...
we would love to get one to you both too.....
Oh my, came back from scotland last week.. The only thing i want is to go back there. It was heaven and scottish are so kind and helpful !
Thank you Tony! Great series! You were right about the apartments down Campbell Close. Its a converted brewery. My friends & I stayed there last September. We highly recommend staying there on....you're on the Royal Mile but without the noise! Keep the videos coming! Thanks again!
Thanks so much.
Aha! I found it! I suspected you covered White Horse Close! So excited to be staying there for 2 weeks in Sept!!! Thank you; loved seeing the closes!
Whitehorse Close - so when you turn into it from The Royal Mile, turn left into the first stair and my aunt lived on the top floor...way before the renovations...I am 72 now but I would guess I was 6 or so then. I remember sleeping on the floor whenever I visited with my uncle and waking up in the night seeing the mice running around. Not one of my favorite memory recalls.
And now what? Not over?!?! Nooóo ARTUR'S SEAT? YES? IUPI 🙏🙏🙏
thanks so much for all your really helpful videos..following all your videos and using the info has made me not only visit edinburgh twice in the last 4 months but also planning my 3rd trip for April 2019. You guys rule!
You are very welcome. Hope you have a great trip.
I have also Bunge watching his channel, it is fantastic the amount and detailed info provided, just wonder if Drones are allowed to be used, this would certainly enhance the channel even more
Yay! 👏🏼 you've made it all the way down and back again!! These were the closes that my family and I went down most since we stayed in the old Brewery building just across the street from Campbell's close end. (where the red car was pulling in at about 3:33) There's a really neat old cottage apt there. I loved seeing all the old buildings, cobble streets and alley ways every morning as we made our way up that cobbled pathway to the Royal Mile. I love your city and can't wait to get back there one day! Keep up the great videos as always!!👍🏼
Thank you so much. Glad the videos are bringing back good memories.
Loved watching this entire series! Thank you so much for making these. Can't wait to visit Edinburgh again and to see all these closes you've shown. Amazing to see Salisbury Crags as a backdrop behind those old buildings. Thanks again Tony!
Thanks for watching them.
I have binged watched this series tonight and it was simply amazing. I really hate the graffiti all over the place, but the architecture is phenomenal. We are planning a trip there in May and I'm so excited.
This series was great and I'll miss it but thank you for doing it.
Thanks for watching. Plenty Edinburgh still to explore.
Just binged watched all eight, great fun, so enjoyed it. I vaguely remember a butter close but I didn’t see it in the video. Might be remembering it wrong
Thank you once again Tony that was very interesting. Please don't think I am being repetitive,but I am Frank the bloke in the wheelchair, who was asking about wheelchair accessible places. Bearing in mind my wheelchair is 24inchs wide but is battery powered, so can go a bit of a distance. Thank you for taking time to read this.
Hi, I did do a short video on access tips about 6 months ago and sent you the link in a reply to one of your other comments. You must have missed it. Here it is again. Hope it helps. th-cam.com/video/oWcGBdW9V4A/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely loved this series of the Closes. I've caught up on all your vlogs, thoroughly enjoyed them, and really interesting. Look forward to following you on your next adventure... wherever that may be!
Thank you so much, that's really kind of you.
It was just amazing! I felt like I was walking through the closes even being miles away from Europe. Thank you! Waiting for more Edinburgh walks!
Thank you so much.
Hi, Tony. We've been binge watching your videos getting ready for our visit in May. Really enjoyed the closes.
The missus would love to see a video on graveyards. We saw some of Calton Hill and most of St. Cuthbert's last visit. We'll be sure to get to Greyfriars' this time. Are there any "must see's"?
Tapadh laet!
Oh, yes, graveyards for her, and for me: the municipal golf courses! Cheers!
truthfully you can't movie in Edinburgh for graveyards. The new Calton grave yard (or burial ground), Old cartoon graveyard, St cuthberts at the west end of Princes Street, Canon gate church on the royal mile and of course Greayfriars are all in close proximity to each other.
Hi again Tony doing good. This is just a guess but the curved road thing in coopers close I think is where carts would have been pulled round a loading station for barrels and that the close is named for barrels makers "coopers " . I hope I am right but it makes sense dary yards have a curve just like it in.
That's very cool, thanks.
Well done Tony, i really enjoyed this little series... Shows the personal side of Edinburgh..... Now what is the best time to come visit Scotland... We were coming in March / April, but it looks more like May onwards...We dont mind if its cool as we are coming from Queensland Australia and we always hot here, so looking forward to coming back to my place of birth.. Scotland has been calling me for 25 plus years and i am finally in a position to get home... Thanks
Hi, truthfully any time of year is good to come. Especially if you are not worried about the weather. Glad the videos are helping you plan. May should be a nice time to visit.
@@ClanBroonford Thanks guys..... Well maybe we can catch up for Whisky when we do finally get there... Till then keep up with the great vids... Take care
Tony have you been to Gilmerton Cove? From one geek to another you NEED to go. Take your own small bright flashlight and you will be amazed. I really enjoyed this series, thanks for the amazing content!
No i have not been there yet. Hopefully one day. Kirsten has been, she says its very cool.
We love all your videos, and learning more about our favorite city. Do you ever book private tours with people? We will be back in August and would love to take a walk around the city with you to learn more about what we are seeing.
Another of your brilliant videos which i love to see, at the beginning when you were standing outside Canongate Kirk , i thought it would make a fascination video of folks that are famous in Edinburgh , and what cemetaries they are buried in . Canongate for an example has Adam Smith who is very well known in the banking system buried there and other folks also , just a thought . Duncan Pitkeathly .
Great idea, thanks.
first video to watch today 💖
Thank you.
Sad that the series is over but White Horse was a wonderful way to end it. Well done 👍🏻 Be nice if the graffiti was sandblasted off. I love the old buildings and doors as well, gives the city a charm missing from a lot of cities.
Looking forward to whatever is next! 🏴
Thanks so much. glad you enjoyed them.
Great series! I'm sure I'll rewatch these loads. I know the graffiti kind of takes something away for you. I'm not a fan either. It has a place,yes, but I dont agree it should be in these beautiful old buildings. Did you hear there was a rumor that Bansky did a painting in Edinburgh over the past week I think. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the real deal but got my curiosity level up lol. It was a girl with a phone.
Glenda Park, I agree! When we were there this last summer we saw “sober” spray painted everywhere. Awful.
Great series... So, have you and Kirsten watched Outlander yet?? Would love to hear y'all's thoughts about the Outlander TV series, and the books... I am very fond of both....💙🏴🇺🇸💙
We have not watched it yet. I know, we are rubbish. Hopefully we will eventually.
One of the perks of modern life, we can watch a movie or series when the mood strikes. I can remember fighting with my brother over who would get to watch a show when we were kids in the late '70's. No Netflix, or Hulu or even VHS! 😖🤣
What’s next what’s next🙂so interesting.
Still plenty Edinburgh to explore.
Many thanks! We'll be in Edinburgh March 1st!! Hey, we will be in the Haymarket area, any thoughts on a good local pub with local folk and music in the evening? THANKS!!!!
Don't know the pub scene in that are to well unfortunately. Sorry. Hope you have a great visit.
No problem! Watching your videos for sure will enrich our time in Edinburgh! THANKS!!
Nooo! It can't be over, now what do I do?
No more Closes..... but still plenty Edinburgh.
I’m sorry, I really hate the parliament building. It’s so ugly. It just stands out like a sore thumb. You saved the best for last, Tony! White Horse Close is the most beautiful close in Edinburgh.
I know its not to everyone's taste on the outside. The inside of it is a bit better. If you get a chance you should do the tours of it. They are free.
Noooooooooooooooo !!!!!! Say it's not so
Don't worry, still plenty Edinburgh to explore.
Arthurs seat perhaps?
Perhaps tours of places you "aka locals " like to go or things to do. Pubs, restaurants and places you like to go that is away from the touristy parts of Scotland.
So beautiful! But I must say the graffiti is disappointing :( How can someone deface such history?
It happens everywhere unfortunately. Just kids with nothing better to do.