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Apr 16th, 2001, 04:02 PM

Gael

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Edinburgh medieval banquet

Has anyone partaken of a medieval banquet in the UK? I recall reading about that option in an article about Edinburgh. If so, where, when, and how much did it cost?

Apr 17th, 2001, 11:31 AM

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I'm headed for Scotland in June and would also love some information on banquets, reinactments, or sites that capture the feel of life before the '45. In a previous posting, I did see a mention of The Witchery which is a restaurant in Edinburgh near the Castle. The atmosphere is reported to be gothic, but I'm not sure about the food.

Apr 17th, 2001, 02:25 PM

Sheila

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1. Gael; I KNEW I'd answered this before. By judicious use of the "SEARCH" function I found this... "The only reference I can find to something appropraitely awful is the Carlton's "Hail Caledonia" deal which is £35/head for 5 courses and whisky and "entertainment". " These banquets are Scottish not especially mediaeval. Or others have recommended Dalhousie castle, but usually in the context of a wedding. 2. The Witchery is fine-GREAT wine list; but, having gone especially to check it out for youse guys, I thought it overdone and overpriced and the food was OK but really not that special in the end of the day. I wouldn't go back, unless someone else was paying..

Apr 17th, 2001, 02:47 PM

Barbara

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Sheila, Gael, Kathleen, I think I remember that about thiry years ago (or so - almost back in medieval times!)) there was a medieval banquet thing at Dalhousie Castle. I don't know of any now other than one in Anaheim, CA, not far from Disneyland. Sorry. Barbara.

Apr 17th, 2001, 02:48 PM

Barbara

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That would, of course, be "thirty" years!

Apr 17th, 2001, 03:19 PM

Thyra

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Hello, Warwick castle has a bunch of Medieval events, including holiday dinners around Christmas time use the following Link to check out their events schedule. http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/main/home.html

Apr 18th, 2001, 02:50 AM

Sheila

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You may find, however, that Warwick is not a handy commute for Edinburgh. On the other hand, Thyra read the question right, and I only read the header. When I did hthe search last night, there are quite a few banquets all over the place to check out...just not in Scotland

Apr 18th, 2001, 08:56 AM

Thyra

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Thanks Sheila.... not a handy commute at all.... but some nice scenery in-between

Apr 18th, 2001, 09:47 AM

John

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Dalhousie Castle apparently has ditched their "medieval banquet" in favor of a "Scottish Banquet" approach featuring pipers piping and odes to haggi, evidently pre-arranged for large parties only. Otherwise they offer dining in a couple of restaurants, one called the Dungeon. I have to think this is a good thing, since the only thing medieval about the "medieval banquet" we attended at Dalhousie around the same time as Barbara was the chicken.