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The Meadows @ Edinburgh 🌳🌾🍂🌱🌲

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Meadows @ Edinburgh 🌳🌾🍂🌱🌲

Length1.9 mi
Elev. Gain16.4 ft
Est. Steps4500

Park

Public transport

Places to sit

Wheelchair friendly

Stroller friendly

Kid friendly

Dog friendly

Scenic view

Created by 🌷Ava🌷
Introduction
The Meadows @ Edinburgh 🌳🌾🍂🌱🌲 is a 1.9 mile (4,500-step) route located near Edinburgh, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 16.4 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
The Meadows is located at Melville Drive, south of Edinburgh near the city centre. It is one of the most important open spaces in Edinburgh. It is about 3 km if you go round the perimeter of the park. There are however tree lined paths criss crossing the park from one end to the other. The park used to be a large Loch long ago before it was converted to a park. It is now a large open grassland which has a children's playground, a croquet club, tennis courts and recreational sport pitches. there are plenty of benches and picnic tables by around the park. Large trees that give shelters on the main tracks and beautifully lined trees along the side paths.
Waypoints

Start Point

Waypoint 1

Start route round The Meadows via Lauriston Garden

Waypoint 2

The mansions just pass the start point.

Waypoint 3

Boys Brigade Walk ( one of the paths within The Meadow)

Waypoint 4

Tennis / Crickets cours

Waypoint 5

Towns women’s Guild Walk

Waypoint 6

Just before the tip of the meadow towards the end of the route

End Point

Nearby
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Edinburgh University Library

Library
Edinburgh University Library is one of the most important libraries of Scotland. It is located in Edinburgh. The University Library was moved in 1827 to William Playfair's Upper Library in the Old College building. The collections in Edinburgh University Old College were moved in 1967 to the purpose-built eight-storey Main Library building at George Square.

Appleton Tower

School
Appleton Tower is a tower block in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned by the University of Edinburgh.

George Square, Edinburgh

Place
George Square is a city square in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the south of the city centre, adjacent to the Meadows. It was laid out in 1766 outside the overcrowded Old Town, and was a popular residential area for Edinburgh's better-off citizens. In the 1960s much of the square was redeveloped by the University of Edinburgh, despite the protests of the Cockburn Association and the Georgian Group of Edinburgh.

Chalmers Hospital, Edinburgh

Place
Chalmers Hospital is a hospital located in Chalmers Street, in the centre of Edinburgh. It is operated by NHS Lothian.

Archers' Hall

Place
The Archers' Hall is the club house of the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland. It is located at 66 Buccleuch Street in the Southside of Edinburgh, and has been used by the company for over 230 years. Building commenced on 15 August 1776, and was completed in 1777 to designs by Alexander Laing.

Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre

School
The Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre is a category B listed performing arts and lecture theatre located in the historic George Square in Edinburgh. Primarily operated as a lecture theatre for the University of Edinburgh, it is also used for general theatre performances, as well as being a designated Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue.

Masson Hall

Place
Masson Hall opened in 1897 as the first 'proper' hall of residence for women attending the University of Edinburgh. It was established by the Edinburgh Association for the Education of University Women (EAEUW) at 31 George Square. This site is now part of the University of Edinburgh Library.

The Meadows (park)

Place
The Meadows is a large public park in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the south of the city centre.It consists largely of open grassland crossed by tree-lined paths, but also has a children's playground, a croquet club, tennis courts and recreational sport pitches. It is bordered by the University of Edinburgh's George Square campus, the George Square Theatre and the Quartermile development on the site of the old Edinburgh Royal Infirmary to the north and Marchmont to the south.

University of Edinburgh School of Economics

Place
The School of Economics at the University of Edinburgh is a division of the University's College of Humanities and Social Science in Edinburgh. While comprising a small school, the subject economics at the University has a long history. The first lessons in economics were delivered by Dugald Stewart in 1800, while William Ballantyne Hodgson was appointed as the first actual economics professor in 1871.

St Thomas of Aquin's High School

Parking
St Thomas of Aquin's High School is a state-funded Catholic secondary school in the Tollcross area of Edinburgh.
Route Details

Length

1.9 mi

Elev. Gain

16.4 ft

Est. Steps

4500
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🌷Ava🌷
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