Community Destinations in and around Eskbank include This guide is published by the Resources Division of Community Community Hospital, Tesco Superstore , and is also available online. and College’s Midlothian Campus. Hospital You can find out more about public transport in Hospital Eskbank is easy to get to by bus, with regular services to and from Edinburgh, and the Borders, and cycling is easy with Midlothian by contacting the team direct: & Eskbank dedicated routes, many of which are part of the National Cycle Network. & Eskbank Karl Vanters, Travel Team, This handy guide includes: February 2018 Issue 6 Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, February 2018 Issue 6 • Map showing bus services and stops, Eskbank Station and , Midlothian, EH22 1DN route of the , pedestrian and cycling routes, Public Transport Midlothian Community Hospital, Edinburgh College Public Transport and other main places of interest 0131 561 5443 Guide • Bus service frequency guides and contact details for fares, Guide bus times and other information [email protected] includes cycling facilities • Midlothian Community Hospital contact details www.midlothian.gov.uk includes cycling facilities • Secure cycle rack facilities Your introduction to This guide has been produced in partnership with NHS Lothian. Your introduction to regular bus and train services regular bus and train services from Midlothian, East Lothian Buses serving Eskbank are run by from Midlothian, East Lothian Borders East Coast Lothian Lothian Community and Edinburgh to Buses Buses Buses Transport Services and Edinburgh to Midlothian Community Hospital Make it easier to plan a journey – contact us for Midlothian Community Hospital and Eskbank bus, train, ferry and plane times across Scotland and Eskbank Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Contact them direct for details of bus fares, times and other information. Calls cost 10p per minute from BT landlines, charges from mobile and other landlines may vary. Cycling in Midlothian is easy with clearly signposted national cycle routes and traffic-free cycleways. A map and other cycling information can be found at While we endeavour to ensure all information contained in this leaflet is correct (errors and omissions excepted), changes to any detail may be made without prior notice. www.midlothian.gov.uk/cycling We would advise anyone intending to visit this area to check bus service and other details before travelling. Community Hospital & Eskbank Leaflet, February 2018. A detailed cycle map of Midlothian is published by SPOKES, an organisation which campaigns for better conditions for cyclists throughout the Lothians. For more details, visit www.spokes.org.uk

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Direct rail links from Eskbank to Edinburgh and the Borders Trains run every half hour Monday to Saturday daytime and [email protected] hourly evenings and Sunday. [email protected] For timetable and fare details, visit www..co.uk www.midlothian.gov.uk www.midlothian.gov.uk

Midlothian Community Hospital Finding your way around Getting here by public transport

Your local community hospital, opened in 2010, provides The map overleaf shows the main bus modern accommodation for the community with stops serving the hospital with frequency FIRST FLOOR outpatient clinics and healthcare services. information for each route and contact details for each bus company, so you are able LOANESK WARD EDENVIEW WARD Services offered by the Community Hospital include: to find out departure times and fare details. • Inpatient care for older people Service 139 runs every 30 minutes between the hospital’s STAIRS • Dedicated physiotherapy LIFTS main entrance and Dalkeith, Woodburn and Thornybank on and occupational therapy service Monday to Saturday daytime. Service 339 runs every hour to ADMIN. Bonnyrigg, Newtongrange and Gorebridge. • Outpatient department for clinics, DEPT. X-rays and child health clinics The Community Hospital is served by the following bus services: • A range of other health services 139, 339 call at the main entrance to the hospital - the bus shelter • Lothian’s GP Out-of-Hours service GROUND FLOOR is closer to the hospital entrance than the car parking areas. and call at the bus shelters on Eskbank Road. • Reception and cafe ROSSBANK GLENLEE WARD R1, R2, 49 140 Access to the hospital from Eskbank Road is by way of two footpaths (one with steps, the other step-free). A pedestrian crossing on EskbankR1 R2Road makes it easy to cross the road to or from the Dalkeith- 70 Eskbank Road, Bonnyrigg, Dalkeith EH22 3ND STAIRS LIFTS bound bus shelter. NHS SERVICES xx xx 49 0131 454 1001 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CAFE 29 calls at Tesco Superstore which is linked to the hospital via the THERAPY CAIRNGREEN UNIT MEDICAL IMAGING R1 R2 SERVICES DEPARTMENT pedestrian and cycle path across the footbridge over the A7 (or catch the www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk RECEPTION CATERING 139 or 339 from Tesco to the hospital or the 49 or 140 to Eskbank Road). MAIN OUT OF HOURS SERVICE ENTRANCE xx xx 49 Why not get involved? N3 calls at the Muirpark bus stops on Eskbank Road. Ambulances only Parking for Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership aims to work blue badge Getting here on foot or by bike with the public to improve our services, including those at holders Midlothian Community Hospital. 139 339 Eskbank is a relatively flat area so walking There are also volunteering opportunities within the hospital and cycling to the Community Hospital and with the hospital gardening project. Bus Stop is easy. The map overleaf shows the main pedestrian routes, and for cyclists, Contact 0131 271 3411, Car Park national cycle routes 1 and 196 run on the or email [email protected] south side of the hospital site.

Main Entrance 139 & 339 Bus Stop 29 Clovenstone 3 49 Fort Kinnaird Sighthill Portobello Comely Bank Gorgie Borders Railway Lochend Stockbridge Haymarket N3 X95 Bus Station TESCO140 Mon-Fri Edinburgh City Centre Edinburgh City Centre Edinburgh Waverley Edinburgh City Centre Inveresk 3( daytime ) Cameron Toll ERI (Old Dalkeith Road) Brunstane Cameron Toll Whitecraig Dalkeith Gilmerton Danderhall Newcraighall ERI (bus station) Thornybank139 Campus Dobbies Shawfair Danderhall Woodburn Dalkeith Heights Community R1R2 Dalkeith Lauder Rd Easthouses Hospital Mayfield Melville Rd 3 49 139 140 & Eskbank 3 X95 R1 R2 N3 Mayfield Heights public transport Eskbank Rd Keir Hardie Drive 3 Bryans and facility map 3 X95 3 49 139 140 R1 R2 N3 Newtongrange February 2018 Issue 6 Eskbank Toll Gowkshill R1 Lasswade Rd R1 X95 Gorebridge Key N3 bus stop (with direction of travel) 49 139 140 R2 N3 Dalhousie Rd pedestrian route X95 Newbattle Rd (with steps) o -road national 49 cycle route 139 (with access point) 140 R2 Newbattle Abbey secure bike parking N3 Newtongrange 49 139 140 R2 N3 North Middleton electric car charging point R2 Stow Galashiels building entrance 29 Selkirk 49 139 140 R2 N3 R1 Bonnyrigg Rd Hawick X95 Borders Railway N3 (with station) 49 139 140 R2 N3 Muirpark Bus Services: A7 Dalkeith Muirpark Musselburgh 339 X95 49 139 140 R2 N3 196 Haddington East Coast Buses TESCO 139 140 Edinburgh Lothian Buses College Midlothian 3 Campus

29 R1 Ln Hardengreen 29 Eskbank Rd 49 R2 49 49 140 339 139 339 N3 R1 R2 LCTS R1 R2 29 Newtongrange R1 & R2 Borders Railway 0344 811 0141 49 140 339 A7 196 Gorebridge R2 R1 R2 Eskbank Station www.scotrail.co.uk 139 339 frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday Midlothian daytime 30¶ 30¶ 60 Community evening 60 60 60 Bonnyrigg Hospital Poltonhall First/Last departures Rosewell Eskbank to Edinburgh 0556/0004 0604/0007 0921/2322 49 Bonnyrigg Eskbank to Tweedbank 0608/0013 0614/0014 0930/2330 Innerleithen Carrington Please check times and fares at www.scotrail.co.uk Bonnyrigg Temple 196 Penicuik ¶ Stow is served hourly at most times of the day Newtongrange Gorebridge Bonnyrigg 339 Innerleith Lasswade Newtongrange Newtongrange Bonnyrigg R1 Loanhead 196 GowkshillPenicuik Gorebridge R2 Roslin Gorebridge 29 Stow (served hourly) Milton Bridge Galashiels While we endeavour to ensure all information contained in this leaflet is correct (errors Penicuik 140 Tweedbank and omissions excepted), changes to any detail may be made without prior notice. We would advise anyone intending to visit this area to check bus service and other Borders Railway details before travelling. Community Hospital & Eskbank Leaflet, February 2018.

Regular bus services to the Community Hospital When daytime frequencies apply: East Coast Buses Mon-Fri 0700 to 1800 Please check times with Mall Avenue, Musselburgh, EH21 7DY and Eskbank are provided by Borders Buses, Sat & Sun 1000 to 1800 your local bus company East Coast Buses, Lothian Buses and LCTS. 0131 555 6363 www.eastcoastbuses.co.uk Lothian Buses 139 Woodburn - Dalkeith - Eskbank - MCH All of these buses are able to carry passengers in wheelchairs. 55 Annandale Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4AZ frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday Please contact each company for bus times, fares and other information. 0131 555 6363 www.lothianbuses.co.uk daytime 30 30 – MCH – Midlothian Community Hospital 3 Clovenstone - City Centre - Eskbank - Mayfield or Campus 140 Musselburgh - Dalkeith - Eskbank - Roslin - Penicuik frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday @ LCTS (Lothian Community Transport Services) daytime 10 12 30 daytime 30 30 60b 6b Newmills Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 1DU evening 30 30 30 evening 60 60 60b @ 2 buses an hour to Dalkeith Campus, the rest to Mayfield. 0131 663 0176 www.lcts.org.uk b Sunday journeys run between Musselburgh and Roslin R1 Dalkeith - Eskbank - Temple - Gorebridge 29 Silverknowes - City Centre - Eskbank - Gorebridge Borders Buses frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday Runs Thursdays only 1/3 Waverley Chambers, Galashiels Interchange, Stirling Street, Galashiels, TB1 1BW 1000 Dalkeith, 1010 Tesco, 1024 Carrington, 1029 Temple, daytime 30 30 30 01896 754 350 1036 Gorebridge, 1047 Bonnyrigg, 1103 Tesco, 1110 Dalkeith. evening 30 30 – www.bordersbuses.co.uk 1240 Dalkeith, 1249 Tesco, 1300 Bonnyrigg, 1314 Gorebridge, 49 Fort Kinnaird - City Centre - Eskbank - Rosewell 339 Eskbank - MCH - Bonnyrigg - Gorebridge 1324 Temple, 1329 Carrington, 1336 Bonnyrigg, 1343 Tesco, 1351 Dalkeith frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday daytime 20 20 30 daytime 60 60 – R2 Dalkeith - Eskbank - Gorebridge evening 30 30 30 X95 City Centre - Eskbank - Galashiels - Hawick Runs Thursdays only N3 Haymarket - City Centre - Eskbank - Dalkeith - Gorebridge 0921 Gorebridge, 0935 Bonnyrigg, 0946 Tesco, 0951 Dalkeith. frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday 1120 Dalkeith, 1127 Tesco, 1132 Bonnyrigg, 1146 Gorebridge, frequency in mins Mon-Fri Saturday Sunday daytime 60 60 60 continues to Gowkshill, Newtongrange, Lothianbridge, Dalkeith. night time 60 60 60 evening 120 120 120