Bruntsfield Links

Nearby to the the parks of Edinburgh’s Meadows, Bruntsfield Links has a long history in the city, stretching back to the 1500s. Over time, the area was used as a quarry, until the mid 1800s when the parks’ limits were clearly defined as what we know today as Bruntsfield Links.

Bruntsfield Links, Present and Past

Bruntsfield Links shares a great deal in common with other members of the city parks system, but is located far enough outside the city centre that it attracts smaller (though still substantial) crowds during sunny weather.

The pitch 'n' putt golf course in Bruntsfield Links.

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Surrounded by hotels and elegant flats, Bruntsfield Links has a pitch ‘n’ putt golf course and the park attracts joggers and dog walkers, although it is not as spacious as the nearby Meadows and bigger sports games rarely organise on the site.

View from Bruntsfield Links towards Barclay Church with Edinburgh Castle in the background.

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Bruntsfield Links falls to the west of Meadow Park, and is bordered by Bruntsfield Place, Bruntsfield Terrace, and Bruntsfield Crescent, with Whit Ehouse Loan acting as a border between the two public parks. At times, the borders and uses of Bruntsfield Parks blur with those of the nearby Meadows, although Bruntsfield is often cited as the safer of the two areas for walkers late at night – a huge difference from its early years, when the city council website explains that the moor that previously occupied the space was a place where outlaws and outcasts could be found, and was “not a place to be caught after dark.”

Bruntsfield Links attracts walkers and joggers alike on a beautiful day.

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Signature elements of Bruntsfield Links include its trees as well as the houses and hotels that border it, offering a clear view out over the Meadows and the rolling lawns of the park. Bruntsfield Links is not an area frequented by most of the city’s tourists, although those in the know may stay at nearby hotels and take advantage of this less crowded but much treasured part of the city.