Edinburgh Visit

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I'm going to Edinburgh for October Fest 3rd-5th -- Any gay bars to recommend with backroom? I could not find any online?   What is the cruising park scene on Carlton Walk like? 

i did find the bathhouse so i'll visit that in evening but if any bars etc? Thanks. Does anyone know if the Q store sells poppers?

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Update: I'm back from Edinburgh-- this site is banned in the UK so i gather that's why i didn't get much hits. but also the scene there is barely visible.  

the two bars- C C Blooms is like a suburban bar in CT - and The Secret was a nightclub under a sandwich shop - one of the workers at at Q told me no "old man bars" such a shame.     Anyway, the city is quite beautiful ,friendly , totatlly easy to travel to city center by Tram - just so easy.  I had bad weather due to their big storm Amy so it cleared up half the weekend.    I stayed at a nice hotel in the Pink Triangle section. but honestly i think they call it that because the bathhouse and the one gay shop is on barony street which was a quick 5 min walk from the hotel.   First, if you need your porn, toys, clothing, poppers -Q Store is the place to go - and it was all very neat and friendly and quite a variety.  Its just on corner of street and then further down the same street is Steamworks  Edinburgh-- this is their local gay bathhouse.   Thankfully one guy online told me that they close at 11pm because i was going to go late and then rushed to get there around 8ish and stayed till 10:30pm  --  it is two stories,   its i believe 14 pounds for locker and 24 pounds for a cabin--- with 1 towel-- if you need another they charge one pound.   I would brin g my flipflops because the wetroom -sauna, steam is on first floor by stairs leading up to the play area and those steps get wet - you need to take care going up and down.     

The cabins are fairly sizeable - and that's about it on the first floor- the main action is upstairs- where there is the tv/coffee lounge  and a toilet --off the toilet leads to a leather play area with g/h booths- its way too bright for a playroom i thought - just a few men were playing.  The main action is behind that room is a very long room with a czech style booth but the bench is way too low and the doors have to be open if you want to be seen.   There are two slings. -one out in open and the other in a cabin in back dark area of the 2nd floor which has chairs to sit and two more g/h cabins.      There is another dark room past the leather flaps that is just that a open blackout area.   The little path to it goes by the czech stlyle booths and an open cabin that is pitch black - I found it by mistake because i was trying to go back down and lo and behold a fuck bench was in there- well i found my spot- i saddled up butt facing out and bent down on bench and just waited -that first gentle touch of a finger circling the hole was amazing and about 10 loads later i was ready to go home- i had my ass eaten a bunch times and then refilled - i never saw anyone of the men. It was so hot.     Sunday night the action is heaviest at 12-5. really - and the demo was older men and some tourist -Bears and otters and older seniors -- it wasn't as spontaneous for me that afternoon but persevering - i still took about 8 loads but i had to work it and one huge Scottish gent really filled me up -fat 9 inches uncut -it was amazing.   

All and all it was fun but i thought it would be more of a scene but i only 2 days really to explore-- I did not go cruising at night on Carlton Road to see if there is any outdoor cruising because it was so windy and cold .  No thanks!     I hope this helps anyone who ends up going-- also the apps- scruff and sniffies not a lot of men around -- i gather cruising is bit different.    Beautiful city and i have to go back but i think Glasgow might be a better scene.