Scotland for Newcomers takes place on Wednesday afternoons from 3pm to 5pm. There is a different topic and outing or activity every week, offering you a chance to get together, improve your English conversational skills and learn about Scotland – its people, culture, music, geography and much much more.
All Scotland for Newcomers activities are free of charge and there is no need to book – simply come along and join in! There is a Welcoming group on WhatsApp which posts regular updates about Scotland for Newcomers and other social activities – please email us at info@thewelcoming.org with details of your mobile number if you’d like to be added.
Places that Scotland for Newcomers has visited in 2016 and 2017:
- Edinburgh College
- Summerhall Art Gallery
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Portobello Beach
- Cramond Island
- Water of Leith
- Grand Union Canal
- National Museum of Scotland
- Corstorphine Hill
- Gallery of Modern Art
- Arthur’s Seat
- Seafield Recycling Centre
- City Arts Centre
- People’s Story Museum
- National Portrait Gallery
- Museum on the Mound
- Botanic Gardens
- Hermitage Braids
- Edinburgh International Science Festival
- Talbot Rice Gallery
- National Library of Scotland
- Royal Scottish Academy
- Lauriston Castle
- Blackford Hill
- Bridgend Farmhouse and Craigmillar Woods
- Volunteer Centre Edinburgh
- Museum Collection Centre
- Surgeons’ Hall Museum
- The Writer’s Museum
- Scottish Poetry Library
- Edinburgh Zoo
- Saughton Park
- Museum of Fire
- St Giles Cathedral
- Museum of Childhood
- Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show
- Gorgie Farm
- Dr Neil’s Garden