North Edinburgh’s MORE HIDDEN GEMS Pilton Community Health Project six short walks in Pilton, Muirhouse, Granton & 6Drylaw 1 route 1 All that sparkles...! Art-work walk route 2 Long Gone Schooldays. Schools Out! route 3 Tracing Granton’s Industrial Past route 4 Finding Tranquility at Lauriston Castle route 5 Granton’s Lost Garden route 6 Foraging For Free Food 2 In 2015 Pilton Community Health Project produced the first North Edinburgh’s Hidden Gems. The booklet was a real success as was our highly popular summer programme of Hidden Gems walks being led by PCHP’s regular walk volunteers. These walks will help you to discover some more of the wealth of great surprises that can be found in North Edinburgh. • Ancient medieval gardens • Community and public works of art • Places to forage for free food • Insights into the areas past, its’ industry, schools and castles This area has much to offer and what better way than to discover it by walking or, for the more energetic; jogging? A number of the walks start and finish in different places, so we have included information on bus routes. Calories are estimated at 3mph walking pace. If you complete any of these walks at a moderate pace you will be meeting your daily recommended amount of physical activity. Timings are estimated at 3mph walking pace and 7mph jogging pace. 3 route 1 All that sparkles...! Art-work walk North Edinburgh may not be known for its artworks, but we have discovered a surprising number of really varied types of art around the area. Distance: 2.75 miles Buses: At Pennywell Road: 24, 27, 32, 37 Estimated walking time: 55 mins At Crewe Road North / Estimated jogging time: 27 mins Boswall Parkway: 19, X29 38, X37, 47 (at 6mph/ 10 min miles) Suitable for wheelchairs: Yes Calories used: 395 Suitable for prams: Yes Fitness level: Moderate (total ascent 109 feet) ROUTE:> Start at North Edinburgh Art’s Centre. See Turn right into West Pilton Street. In the gardens 1Celtic-knot wall relief in the garden. Leave the 7on your left, you will come across a true hidden Centre. On left you see the Arcadeum Art Billboard gem: Ronald’s Sculpture Garden. on the wall of Muirhouse Library. Pass the Library Continue to West Granton Access Rd. Cross and follow the footpath to the left- -you will see and turn left. Head north towards West the Millenium Club wall plaque. 8 Granton Road. Take the path on the right leading Turn right towards Pennywell Gardens and The to an underpass with a Community mural. Old Kirk. See the concrete frieze above the 2 Continue north until you reach a bronze church door and a grass labyrinth by the Centipede statue, Going to the Beach’, by Vincent Butler. project. Walk back along Pennywell Gardens, turn 9 Then return to West Granton Road via Waterfront right into Pennywell Road, turn left, cross to West Avenue, turning left into Waterfront Broadway. Pilton Crescent on to West Pilton Bank. Turn left onto W Granton Rd, first right Turn right onto West Pilton Gardens and go onto Crewe Road North. Continue to the towards the Neighbourhood Offices. See the 10 3 shops at Boswall Parkway and a bronze compass stone sculpture by Paul Mason near the entrance. pavement relief completing your art walk urn left into West Pilton Avenue. Take the first 4park entrance on the left. You will see what a low level rock and concrete landscape. From a higher point on the grass you will see it is a giant Did you know? footprint by Allan Ross. An additional interesting former art work Continue down West Pilton Avenue, turning can be discovered on West Harbour right through an alleyway, then left into Ferry 5 Road in the City of Edinburgh Council Rd Avenue. At number 30 is Screen Edinburgh. Discover a series of glass mosaic murals on the Security Services. 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