West Edinburgh
The area to the west of the city is characterised by serene
garden suburbs and urban villages.
The areas of Corstorphine and Clermiston straddle a main route
into the city from the west. Corstorphine Hill, one of the
‘seven hills of Edinburgh’ presides over the leafy suburban streets
below. The elegant district of Murrayfield is renowned for
Murrayfield Stadium, the home of Scottish rugby. It hosts
rugby internationals and other major sporting and music
events.
Further to the west, in East Craigs, parks merge with intimate
housing developments. Street names such as Burnbrae and Hayfield
evoke the area’s farming past. The Bughtlin Burn runs through
East Craigs, a suburb which retains a pastoral atmosphere.
The business campuses of Edinburgh Park, the Gyle and Gogarburn are
the engine room of Scotland’s financial sector. Edinburgh
Airport and Heriot-Watt University, one of the UK’s
leading business and technology universities, are also
nearby. The villages of Kirkliston, Dalmeny and Newbridge
offer a rural lifestyle with the advantage of easy access to urban
amenities.
The garden suburbs of Barnton and Almond are served by a fast,
frequent transport system. The bus service from the city centre to
Cramond, a former fishing village on the furthermost edge of the
city, takes under half an hour.
South Queensferry lies beneath the Forth Rail Bridge, an
acknowledged wonder of the industrial age. Three of
Scotland’s finest stately homes encircle the town.
