Quote: Wires71 "Bank of Scotland bank notes are not Legal Tender in England and, as such, there is no compulsion for anyone to accept them in payment for a debt. However certain retailers, and all banks, will.'"
Sorry last time I looked the British currency was Stirling and The Bank of Scotland issues its Scottish notes in... Stirling. Therefore, I think you will find that it is legal tender.
On the note of Edinburgh. I loved it and I think it is a simple case of what you went there for. I only went to Murrayfield on Sunday, taking in the Leeds Catalans game and then us. The rest of the weekend I spent touring the wonderful city... including ghost tour. I can see peoples point about the drinking culture though, everywhere was quite far from the ground. I'll be definately going back next year though!