Leith Links was home to Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, and golf has been played here since at least 1552. The first official rules for a golf tournament were written here in 1744 and they form the basis of the modern gold rules, as playe…
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Golf has been played on Bruntsfield LInks since the 15th century, and the Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society, formed in 1761 with members playing over a 6 hole course, is the fourth oldest golf club in the world and celebrated its 250th anniversary…
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Another chance to get your bike looked at by a Bike Station mechanic this weekend (whilst out visiting some history?). The Bike Station will be at the SeptemberFest Broughton Community Festival this Saturday September 24th from 1pm – 3pm – Brought…
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This famous local park — through which many people walk or cycle every day on their routes to work, university, or school — can get slightly puddle-y in Edinburgh’s inclement weather. Not everyone knows, though, that it actually used to be a loc…
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This Art Deco-styled building, in Craigmillar, was opened in 1936 as a roadhouse. It was designed by Edinburgh architect William Innes Thomson, and in its heyday contained a bar, a tearoom, a skittle alley and a billiard room. It was in a derelict…
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Tucked away at the end of the Canonmills to Trinity path is the old Trinity Railway Station with the platforms opposite, hidden beneath the undergrowth. The station is now a private residence. The Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway line opened …
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Long closed, to the West of the Wardie Rd exit, look for the remains of the old platforms of Granton Road Station. The station was on the Caledonian Line, linking Haymarket to Leith in 1864, with passenger services starting in 1879. Photo with per…
+ READ MOREBarclay Viewforth Church – 1 Wright’s Houses Open Sat 24/9 10am – 4pm Barclay Church was built in 1862-64 to the powerful Victorian Gothic design of Frederick Thomas Pilkington following an architectural competition. Heavily influenced by John Rus…
+ READ MOREOpen Sat 24/9 and Sun 25/9 10am – 4pm Teviot Row House is one of the Student Union buildings managed by Edinburgh Students’ Association (EUSA) and is the world’s oldest purpose built Student Union building. It was built in 16th Century Scots archi…
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Have you ever noticed the huge red poppy on the chimney to the East of the bridge over the Water of Leith at Warriston? Founded by the wife of Field Marshall Haig, the Lady Haigh Poppy Factory first opened in 1926 in the grounds of Whitefoord Hous…
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