Best Parks and Gardens in Edinburgh

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Edinburgh is filled with parks and gardens. They are very well taken care of and well located so they are easily accessible from anywhere in Edinburgh.

Many of the Parks were former lochs, having been used for refuse and worse, they also gave the city its nickname Auld Reekie after the smell, a nickname the locals affectionately use even today. Having been drained, they now are the locations for some of the largest and most picturesque views in Europe.

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The Meadows

The Meadows

On a sunny day the Meadows are awash mainly with students from the surrounding University. Great area to have picnic and as it is so large, you and your friends can indul

Royal Botanic Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens

If you are looking for a bit of peace and quiet then the Royal Botanic Gardens is an ideal place to find it. Just a short walk from the city centre, the Botanics are a vi

Holyrood Park

Holyrood Park

Holyrood Park is a royal park situated at the bottom of Royal Mile, next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Scottish Parliament and Our Dynamic Earth................

Princes Street Gardens

Princes Street Gardens

Princes Street Gardens

A public park in the very centre of the city, why not escape for a few hours in our beautiful Princes Street Gardens. You have the choice of the east and west gardens, ho

Dalkeith Country Park

Dalkeith Country Park

Dalkeith Country Park

Dalkeith Country Park is an ideal place to take the whole family. The adventure playground here is impressive to say the least, and provides endless enjoyment for the kid

Hopetoun House

Hopetoun House

This resplendent stately home, built in the 17th century, is still lived in to this day. The house is open to the public during the summer months and the 6500 acres of gr

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Malleny Garden

Malleny Garden

Malleny is a walled garden and home to a collection of old-fashioned roses and fine herbaceous borders. A particular feature of the garden is the four 400-year-old clippe

Inveresk Lodge Garden

Inveresk Lodge Garden

Inveresk Lodge Garden

A must-visit destination for all keen gardeners, who can find here not only unusual plants but also familiar ones growing within mixed beds and borders.............

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