Edinburgh

The Canny Man’s, 237 Morningside Road, EH10 4QU

Under the ownership of the Kerr family since 1871, the pub has accumulated a vast array of oddities in its many rooms. A mannequin hangs from the ceiling, there’s a sabre once used to cut the top off a champagne bottle that instead took off a portion of thumb, and a room papered with copies of The Illustrated London News.

The Kerrs take as unorthodox an approach to hospitality as they do decoration, but follow the rules listed on a discreet sign outside (“no smoking, no credit cards, no cameras, no mobile phones, no backpackers”) and all should be fine.

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