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Sunny Leith is a journey from central Edinburgh to the north side of the city and the port of Leith, ending up at the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Edinburgh Walks News & Articles of Interest

Welcome to Edinburgh Walks based in the historic and beautiful capital city of Scotland. We offer unique private guided walks through parts of this UNESCO World Heritage city for individual groups of up to eight people.

  • Princes Street Gardens East from Market Street

    Christmas has arrived early

    Now that the days are shorter and colder, we approach Christmas and New Year in Edinburgh.

  • Welcome to Leigh sign in Edinburgh

    A bit of a Muddle…

    You would have thought the Councillors of Edinburgh city and their counterparts in the then separate town of Leith would…

  • Plaque for James Clerk Maxwell

    The forgotten scientist

    Another former Edinburgh resident worthy of remembrance is James Clerk Maxwell. I regularly pass his home and his (relatively) newly…

  • Fringe Festival In Edinburgh

    And the madness begins…..

    It is when the Edinburgh Festivals take a grip on the city. Where locals, performers and visitors alike are squeezed…

  • Picture of the Firth Of Forth

    Views from The Pentland Hills

    The Pentland Hills rise to the South of Edinburgh and became a regional park in 1986. Approximately 35 sq miles in…

  • Water of Leith In Edinburgh

    Ducks….!

    I thought I would share with you some of the images from the Stockbridge Duck Race that was held this…

  • Sir Andy Murray

    Name a Scot who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title….?

    Whilst it is likely that Mahony would have played for the Irish Republic we Scots like to clutch at any…

  • Grand Edinburgh Fire Balloon

    What a balloon…!

    There are a number of people who have a strong connection with Edinburgh but there is little general public knowledge…

  • A Tenacious Dipper in Edinburgh

    A Tenacious Dipper

    The weather has been very kind to us in Edinburgh of late. Just last week the local newspaper was telling…

  • The Botanic Cottage in Edinburgh

    The Botanic Cottage

    We are very lucky in Edinburgh to have a lot of parkland and open space in which the populous and…

  • Street view in Edinburgh

    A Circus came to town.

    The circus did come to town when the extension to the New Town was planned and built. No longer the…

  • Hammerbeam in Edinburgh

    Hammerbeam

    Whilst walking through Leith recently - as part of the Sunny Leith guided walk - see www.edinburghwalks.com - I took…