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Green Shoots
Following the popularity of Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile, this walking tour explores another part of Edinburgh's Old Town. It's a tour about finding green space - past and present - in unexpected places. We'll visit the normally-locked Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden, a herb project, and rediscover inspiring children's gardens created over a century ago in the Old Town slums.
Enjoying the pond in the normally-locked
Johnston Terrace Wildlife Garden
Norah Geddes's sketch for a children's garden in the Old Town slums, 1910
(Strathclyde University Archives)
Tour Details
When: |
Saturdays 23 June, 6 October 2012 11.00 am EVENING TOUR Tuesday 3 July 2012 6.30 pm |
Where: |
Meet outside The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE. see map |
Details: |
Tour lasts 1 hour 40 minutes, and covers up to one mile of mainly pavement walking; there are some steep steps and a wooden boardwalk. We finish in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Candlemaker Row. |
Cost: |
Cost: £8 'turn up and go' |
Group tours: |
Group bookings are welcome at any time of year. Check here for more information, including special group rates. If you'd like to book a group tour at a time to suit you, please phone 0131 444 1725 or email jean@greenyondertours.com |
created 21 October 2012