- Mon - Sun 11.00am–01.00am
- 92 Grassmarket, EH1 2JR
Welcome to the world famous Maggie Dicksons Pub.
Located in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic grassmarket, and named after the legend of the famous Half Hangit Maggie.
Maggie’s has everything you need when visiting Scotland’s capital. Whether it be nightly live music, sports on our big screens, or delicious homemade food after a busy day of sight seeing.
We are now serving breakfasts from 9:30am on Friday and Saturday and Sunday from 10am, we even have an early licence!
Maggie Dickson lived in the Early Eighteenth century as a fish hawker and would certainly have remained an anonymous figure had she not been the subject of a public hanging.
Her misfortune began when her husband deserted her in 1723 forcing her to leave the city and move further south to Kelso near the Scottish Borders. Here, she worked for an inkeeper in return for basic lodgings.
Soon after she started an affair with the Innkeeper’s son which led to her becoming pregnant, not wanting the innkeeper to discover this as it would surely lead to her instant dismissal she concealed her pregnancy as long as possible. However the baby was born prematurely and died within a few days of being born. Still hiding the baby’s existance she planned to put the baby into the River Tweed, but couldn’t bring herself to and finally left it on the riverbank.
Looking for the perfect cosy spot for a special occasion?
This unique venue is perfect for birthdays, engagement parties and any other sort of knees-up you can think of.
