Every spot we hold in Edinburgh & Lothian — swim, paddle, walk, viewpoint and dark-sky places, with live conditions.
Duddingston, Edinburgh
A quiet loop around a bird sanctuary loch inside Holyrood Park, with Arthur's Seat rising behind the reedbeds. Mostly step-free…
Braid Hills, Edinburgh
A short pull up from the golf course gives one of Edinburgh's widest panoramas, from the Forth to the Pentlands, without leavin…
Balerno / Pentland Hills Regional Park
A reservoir loop that gently opens into proper Pentland hill country, with Bavelaw Castle and the ridgeline as your reward if y…
Cramond, Edinburgh
A causeway walk past WWII pillboxes out to an island in the Forth, but the tide decides your day here more than the weather doe…
Broxburn, West Lothian
A wooded river gorge walk past an old aqueduct, easy enough for buggies on the main paths with a cafe and toilets at the visito…
North Berwick, East Lothian
A steep little volcanic plug above North Berwick with a whale-jawbone arch at the top and a genuinely 360-degree view: Bass Roc…
Gullane, East Lothian
A long dune-backed sandy beach with Excellent-rated bathing water and a boardwalk in from the car park. Good for a proper famil…
North Berwick, East Lothian
Scotland's smallest working harbour, reached down a small toll road, with Bass Rock's gannet colony close enough to feel presen…
Ratho, Edinburgh
A flat, sheltered canal paddle from the Ratho basin, about as beginner-friendly as paddling gets, with the Bridge Inn on hand f…
South Queensferry
A launch right beneath all three Forth bridges together, which is a striking sight from water level, but this is a working ship…
Longniddry, East Lothian
A long managed beach backed by Gosford estate woodland, with a Good SEPA rating and a proper car park at the East Lothian Counc…
Prestonpans, East Lothian
A flat, easy stretch of the John Muir Way linking Prestonpans to Cockenzie past old harbours, with the Fife coast visible acros…