I really enjoy having afternoon tea and most of my experiences have been spent with my Mum, who also loves the experience. We were both excited to have afternoon tea booked at The Colonnades at The ...

THE Colonnades is a handy venue, just off the tourist-clogged Royal Mile. It's sumptuous too, set in the lower chamber of the Signet Library with its fluted Corinthian columns and gilded balustrades.

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A new afternoon tea venue is on its way to Edinburgh – complete with its very own tea sommelier. Colonnades is to open its doors inside the city’s historic Signet Library next month, and is set to ...