Biggar Ramblers recently walked part of the Water of Leith. The walkers left the visitor centre in the Slateford area of Edinburgh and headed for Leith. Points of interest along the way included Saughton Rose Gardens where the party had a look round the lovely gardens and a coffee stop in the glasshouse. Murrayfield Rugby Ground was next and Roseburn Park where there was a very interesting mural to celebrate the Armoury's function built at the outset of WW2 for air raid protection. Then they walked on to Dean Village with the very impressive red brick building of Well Court and clock tower commissioned in the 1880's by J R Finlay, the then Proprietor of the Scotsman Newspaper. Next they passed Dean Bridge, St George's Well and St Bernard's Well, Stockbridge and the Colonies where the walkers stopped for a lunch break and then on to Canonmills and The Shore in Leith to complete this part of the Water of Leith. A varied and interesting walk of 7.5 miles on a pleasant autumn day. Well earned refreshments were had at the end of walk before the bus journey back to the cars in Lanark Road. www.biggarramblers.org
