What’s On at The Tontine

The Tontine is delighted to be a host venue for the upcoming Wild Writers Festival in January 2026.  The Wild Writers Festival is a winter celebration of nature-inspired writing featuring readings, author talks, films and panels that explore our relationship with the natural world, run by the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles.

All Wild Writer ticket holders are entitled to a 10% discount on food and beverages at The Tontine throughout the course of the festival (with display of ticket).  View our menus here.

See the events that will be held at The Tontine below, and book your tickets online.

Friday 30th January 3pm to 4pm  |  Adam Room, Tontine Hotel

Edinburgh is a magical city full of wild corners – and wild inhabitants.  Join nature writer Keith Broomfield as he explores the wildlife of his childhood city, from the wave-lashed coast of the Firth of Forth and the high ground of Arthur’s Sea and the nearby Pentland Hills to the renewed Water of Leith.

Friday 30th January 5.30pm to 6.30pm  |  Adam Room, Tontine Hotel

In her quite beautiful exploration of our place within the natural world, outdoor psychotherapist and geologist Ruth Allen takes us on a journey through deep time, showing how geology can offer a fresh way of thinking about our own capacity to change.

Saturday 31st January 1pm to 2pm  |  Adam Room, Tontine Hotel

Food should be simple, but for many people – whether athletes or not – that’s not always so. Join Renee McGregor, one of the country’s leading voices on athlete nutrition, REDs and hormonal health, as she discusses her latest book Fuel for Thought.

Saturday 31st January 5pm to 6pm  |  Adam Room, Tontine Hotel

In his latest book, former professional cyclist and commentator Michael Hutchinson (known as Dr Hutch to readers of Cycling Weekly) immerses himself in the world of ultra-distance bike racing. Speaking to some of the world’s top endurance athletes and their teams he learns what some of the toughest events in sport demand.

Sunday 1st February 1.30pm to 2.30pm  |  Adam Room, Tontine Hotel

Despite – or perhaps because of – her fear of the dark, Keri Wallace, author, runner and co-founder of Girls on Hills, recently achieved a Fastest Known Time (FKT) when she became the first woman to run the West Highland Way solo and unsupported in winter. Part of a wider project exploring attitudes to running at night, it was a feat that involved 17 hours of running in darkness.