Days out, Walks within 5 miles of Edinburgh

This strenuous graded walk, led by Historic Scotland Rangers Service, will explore the geology, natural history, archaeology and cultural history of Holyrood Park. Find out about the people who lived and worked in the park from 7,000 years ago up until the present day and learn more about the rare wildlife that makes the…

The historian delves into the archive to share photographs, maps and memories of the area, and then leads a walking tour of Stockbridge the following Saturday.

This strenuous graded walk, led by Historic Scotland Rangers Service, will explore the geology, natural history, archaeology and cultural history of Holyrood Park. Find out about the people who lived in the park and learn more about the rare wildlife that makes the park so special.

Learn all about the folk who lived and worked around Arthur's Seat on this gentle walk around Hunter's Bog and St. Margaret's Loch

The Historic Scotland Rangers Service will lead this easy graded walk to explore the geology, natural history, archaeology and cultural history of Holyrood Park. This gentle guided walk around Hunter’s Bog and St. Margaret’s Loch will look at Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, created by fire and ice!

A moderate graded walk, led by Historic Scotland Rangers Service, to explore the geology, natural history, archaeology and cultural history of Holyrood Park. Find out about the rare wildlife that makes the park so special and learn more about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, created by fire and ice!

Discover some of the archaeological treasures which have been unearthed in Holyrood Park over the years. Join a Historic Scotland Ranger to visit some of the find spots of these artefacts and chat to some of the Historic Scotland Collections team.

This three hour guided walk with the Historic Scotland Rangers Service include exploration and activities! Discover the park’s archaeology and human traces with focus on the Medieval periods.

This three hour guided walk with the Historic Scotland Rangers Service include exploration and activities! Discover what life was like for Holyrood's Celtic communities with a focus on the Iron Age and early historic periods.

This three hour guided walk with the Historic Scotland Rangers Service include exploration and activities! Discover what life was like for Holyrood’s first settlers from the arrival of hunter gathers through to farming.

This Historic Scotland Rangers Service guided walk includes an enactment on the influence and effect that sovereigns have had on the changing face and development of the Royal Parks.

Raising money for local charities. All welcome. For sponsoship forms contact Gerry Freedman.

Get fit, enjoy the views and raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support by walking through the lovely setting of Holyrood Park on either a 3-mile or an 8-mile route. Suitable for the whole family (except for Rover).

Four evening walks exploring the rich habitats for mosses that can be found in Edinburgh with RBGE bryologists David Chamberlain and Liz Kungu. Booking is essential.

A moderate graded walk to explore the geology, natural history, archaeology and cultural history of Holyrood Park. This dog friendly walk, led by Historic Scotland Rangers Service, is a great opportunity to get out and about exploring with your pooch!

Guided tours of the listed building crematorium. Find out what happens during and after a service. See the changing fashions in burial memorials, from victorian headstones to modern mausolea. Refreshments provided. All welcome.

A fun day out to raise money for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation with a Teddy Toddle, fairground attractions and the chance to meet some of your favourite telly and movie stars.

Join the Historic Scotland Rangers Service for this short talk about things that go squeak in the night followed by an easy grade walk to look and listen for bats in Holyrood Park.

The story behind Leith's own famous fictional version of the 1980s drug scene, and a chance to see where Mark Renton, Begbie, Sickboy and the gang used to hang.

Learn how to find fixings for your dinner right from the city itself. In collaboration with Edinburgh Larder Bistro, Anna Canning of greenyonder tours leads this walking session that teaches you to hunt out wild herbs, including nettles, wild leeks, wild sorrel, wild mint, bitter cress and edible mustard (all of which the…

For centuries, leith was Scotland's international arrivals and departure lounge. Anyone who wanted to make a mark on Scotland had to come through its busiest port - and anyone who wanted to make a mark on the world left on a Leith berthed boat. And boy, were some of those folk weird. Susan Morrison knows more about some…

A hands-on workshop introducing you to native wildflowers. Booking is essential.