Winchburgh Walks
One of the challenges this winter has been to go out for a walk without getting soaked. In an effort to find a dry yet interesting walk with some variety to it, I recently went back to Winchburgh. I have written about Winchburgh before but this time I walked out to the south-west, made a loop around Craigtoun in the north-west and came back along the canal. I still came home with wet, muddy feet but it was largely my own fault!
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Eskbank to Penicuik (by a completely traffic-free, and virtually hill-free, route)
The number of cycle routes which are opening up around the Lothians on which families and novices can enjoy a relaxed morning or afternoon riding means that there is often little excuse left not to get out on your bike. And so it was that I headed out from Eskbank with my girlfriend and her dad, making for Penicuik along a disused railway.
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Edinburgh’s River
When, 50 years ago, I read out of curiosity the entry for Edinburgh in an ancient edition of the Larousse dictionary, I was astonished – “capitale de l’Écosse, située sur la Leith.” Nowadays, more realistically, it is “sur l’estuaire du Forth.” Yet at one time the role played by Edinburgh’s River, the Water of Leith,in the economy of the town and its surroundings was vital.
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The Coast East of North Berwick
Recently I went to North Berwick in East Lothian to walk the coast to the east of this popular town. Many people say it is not possible to walk from North Berwick to Dunbar – and that is certainly true at high tide.
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Edinburgh
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