LNOF in

July 2026

Edinburgh is in our top 10 destinations for both stags and hens….. it’s also just an hour and a half from our HQ, so it would be rude not to go for a wee day trip. Och aye!

Have a look at what we got up to on our grand day oot in Edinburgh!

08:30am - Travelling to Edinburgh   

The start of the day saw us boarding the train at Newcastle (where our company is based). Being a Last Night of Freedom day out, obviously some of us cracked open a couple of tins to start the day. Hey, it’s five o’clock somewhere right?! The journey from Newcastle is just an hour and a half, which absolutely flies if you’re chatting. The train tickets were really reasonable, and it left some of us wondering why we don’t go to Edinburgh more often because it’s super convenient to get to and doesn’t cost the earth. The journey over in a flash, we headed out of the train station to the pulsating sound of bagpipes... We had arrived in Scotland. .

Matt and Katie drinking tins on the train with the caption its 5 o clock somewhereAkash and Rebekah drinking on the train
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11am - Backstabber Village  

The first activity on the agenda was , which was held at the stunning Tigerlily bar. This is basically like The Traitors but on a smaller scale. Claudia Winkelman was not hosting us this time, but it didn’t matter because our host Kate was lovely, funny and equipped with a Home Bargain’s tote bag of prizes. We were all told we would be given roles secretly, these were villagers, the inspector (who once a game can reveal someone else’s role), the shield (who can protect someone from murder once a game) and of course…. The backstabbers!

Each round the backstabbers would “murder” one of the villagers. It was up to the villagers to work out who the backstabbers were. Basically, the villagers needed to banish the backstabbers before all the villagers got murdered. In between the murders and the banishments, we played games to win prizes. Read about the full experience: LNOF Try Backstabber Village.

Shauna and Chrisite wearing green traitors cloacks with the caption Traitor or FaithfulTeam LNOF sat around a table playing Backstabber VillageHannah holding up a whiteboard that reads Shawnah
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13:15pm - The Scotch Whisky Experience

Next up was – a sensory journey into the world of whisky found on the Royal Mile. This activity saw us heading through a series of engaging rooms including one where you learnt how whisky was made and one where you were in a whisky barrel simulator - as our host said…barrels of fun! Another room saw us being taught about what makes Scottish whisky…. Scottish whisky. We were introduced to all five Scottish locations where whisky is made. We were given a scratch and sniff card so we could smell different types of whisky from different regions. These had different smells from smokey to citrusy.

Then we were led into a grand-looking room and asked to pick out which flavour whisky we’d like to try. You could choose a single malt or a blended Scotch whisky. I chose the smokey one (oh boy, was it smokey!). Read about the full experience: LNOF Try The Scotch Whisky Experience.

Team LNOF in the barrel simulator room at the whisky experienceA whisky glass stood next to five coloured circles numbered one to fiveFive different bottles of whisky sat on a table
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2pm - Free Time (Day drinking!)

2pm saw us enjoy some free time. This was supposed to be a bar crawl, but the weather was so lovely that we just wanted to hang out in a beer garden. Our host at the whisky experience advised us that there’s not a ton of beer gardens actually *on* the Royal Mile, so we headed to the ever-popular Grassmarket where we found a nice little strip of bars with outdoor seating. We chose Maggie Dickson’s as it had lots of outdoor seating, perfect for our group of ten. We had a couple of rounds of cocktails and some chips whilst we took in our vibrant surroundings. In true Scottish fashion, there was an Irn-Bru cocktail, but no one went for it, so that remains a mystery. We couldn’t sit around in a beer garden all day; we still had activities to test!

Team LNOF day drinking in Wetherspoons with the caption Day DrinkingTeam LNOF day drinking in a beer garden in EdinburghA street in Edinburgh with colourful bunting
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16:30pm - Boom Battle Bar

It was time for Boom Battle Bar. Boom Battle Bar is a UK wide bar that’s full of games, often consisting of things like crazy golf, e-darts, shuffleboard, karaoke and more. Today we were going to test Crazier Golf and E-Darts, as well as tuck into a buffet.

First up was Crazier Golf. Forget your average game of crazy golf, this had all kinds of stuff going on. There was a hole where you needed to use a baseball bat to hit the ball into the hole. As well as this there was a hole where you had to use a catapult to get the ball in the hole… every hole brought a new surprise. The important thing though is that I won.

Before we played , we enjoyed a fab hot buffet consisting of things like chicken wings, carbonara bites, battered prawns, cauliflower bites, fries, sweet potato fries and more! Scran scranned, it was time for darts. Augmented reality darts, which just means that the board adds us the scores for you and you play a series of mini games rather than traditional games. Read more: LNOF Try Boom Battle Bar in Edinburgh.

Hannah standing next to a darts board with the caption Nice ShotKatie about to hit a mini golf ball up a ramp as a part of Crazier GolfA plate of chicken wingsHannah and Becky playing Crazier Golf

19:30pm - Home Time

And then it was time to go home, which meant heading to M & S for more tinnies for the journey. We’d all had a fab day. The one thing that struck me is that with Edinburgh, there’s always something going on… guided tours, street performance, stags & hens… it has a great lively vibe to it. The only thing is there are a lot of steps, so make sure you pack some comfy shoes for any daytime activities!

Akash on a train with the caption Home Time :(Some LNOf staff posing in front of Edinburgh castleBecky and Rebekah taking an optical illusion pic on the streets of Edinburgh
 

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About the Author

A graduate in ‘Drama and Scriptwriting’, Hannah is a comedy nerd that loves to write, travel, party and try new things. She’s been to twenty of LNOF’s locations and is looking forward to visiting many more. Hannah has taken part in lots of activity testing with LNOF from beer bikes to axe throwing to escape rooms to go karting. She’s also stayed in many of LNOF’s accommodation options, so she knows what’s good. As well as copywriting, Hannah has had many plays produced professionally and has written/performed comedy sketches for BBC Newcastle. She also won the Hunter Davies Young Writers Award for her piece of travel writing.

Article Updated: 17/08/2026

Hannah Sowerby

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