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Edinburgh

Athletic Arms (the Diggers)

  • Address
    • 1-3 Angle Park Tce
  • Transport
    • 1, 28 or 34
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 337 3822
  • Hours
    • noon-midnight Mon-Thu, noon-1am Fri & Sat, 12.30-6pm Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Athletic Arms (the Diggers)

Named for the cemetery across the street (the grave-diggers used to nip in and slake their thirst after a hard day’s interring), the Diggers dates from 1897. Its heyday as a real-ale drinker’s mecca has passed, but the beer is still good, the decor has barely changed in 100 years, and it’s packed to the gills with football and rugby fans on match days.