Parks
Blackford Hill
Blackford Hill is one of Edinburgh's "seven hills," situated 2 miles to the South of the city centre. Near the top of the 164m (539 ft) hill you can see the green domed Royal…
Bruntsfield Links
35-acre common greenspace to the South of Edinburgh that is named after the historical, free, golf course or links that you can still play on there
Union Canal
The 19th century Union Canal is not a park in the typical sense but, like the Water of Leith, it provides a strip of blue and green through Edinburgh from Lochrin Basin in…
Little France Park
Little France Park has been dubbed Edinburgh's "biggest new park in a generation", turning previo
Harrison Park
Harrison Park is a 7 ha (17 acre), community park in Shandon, an area of Edinburgh to the south w
Vogrie Country Park
Vogrie (boggy place) is a rural, community park in a Victorian estate in Gorebridge to the southe
Nicolson Square Gardens
Nicolson Square Park, or Nicolson Square Gardens, is a small, residential Georgian square in the
Bank Garden
Bank Garden is a private, residential garden in Edinburgh's New Town.
Moray Place Garden
One of Edinburgh's outstanding New Town gardens, Moray Place Garden (aka "Lord Moray's Pleasure G
Fountainbridge Green
New, small, linear park developed by the City of Edinburgh Council for the public realm space.
Isle of May
The Isle of May National Nature Reserve is a long rocky island with sheer cliffs and caves at the mouth of the Firth of Forth. It is home to thousands of grey seals, the fourth…
Portobello Beach & Promenade
One of the chief attractions of Portobello, to the East of Edinburgh City Centre, is the sea and a wide sandy beach - with a long, classic Victorian promenade and old-world…