West Princes Street Gardens

West Princes Street Gardens is a park Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh located in United Kingdom.

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Princes St Edinburgh City of Edinburgh EH2 2YJ United Kingdom

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Serg

One of my favorite parks in the world. If you are lucky enough to have nice weather, take 20 minutes to lay on the grass and marvel at the beauty of this city .

Amaury J

Beautiful gardens on the side of the Edinburgh Castle . Great for a stroll, a nap, or a picnic . Beautiful and peaceful area in the middle of the city .

Nes Temizkan

İf you like walking please try a good uphill walk and enjoy the best view of the city from the top!

Hani Ben Mussa

Spectacular views and photo spots area and also peaceful place to hang around in heart of the Edinburgh city centre .

Cheen The Curious

Did you know? There are 421 words for "snow" in Scottish! E.g. sneesl (starting to snow), feefle (to swirl), flinkdrinkin (light snow). Source: Reader's Digest

Andy Nolan

V tranquil and well maintained gardens in the heart of the city

Nicole Mills

Pack a picnic and spend some time in these beautiful gardens or sit on one of the many benches and watch the world go by.

John Clark

Went there since a kid for picnics to feed the squirrels and see the coo coo clock

Olivier Been

Beautiful garden ! And if you like photography , you'll have great views of Castle Rock and of the castle !

Wiebke Burnett

Skip the soggy £2.10 Cornetto at the stall and take a quick walk up to Thorntons on Princes Street to get two delicious scoops of icecream for £2.50! Best eaten in the Gardens , of course.

Katie Farquhar

Beautiful scenic gardens in the heart of the city with great views of the castle .

Kristyna

Great spot for chill . Grab a book , find a tree and enjoy the atmosphere.

Kevin Jan M

A nice little garden to hang around and enjoy the weather & the view :)

Rodrigo Barroso

Lovely place for a walk or just sitting and reading a book !

Robert James Peacock

I see trees of green, and clouds of white, the bright blessed day, the dark sacred night, and I think to myself... have I left the oven on?

Clark Gillies

Greta place to walk around and relax in summer time

André Martins

Into the heart of Edinburgh there is a treasure. Very beautiful!!!

Danny Short

Great for a picnic or sunbath on a hot day

Aybige Cantürk

You should grab a sandwich , have lunch , lie on the grass and have fun ????

Kim Pham

Beautiful views of Edinburgh!

Kym Kinlin

Really pretty, green and scenic oasis in the heart of Edinburgh city .

Jamie Matley

Great garden in the middle of a truly historical city .

Nastja Stacey

Very green park , with old town view

Ellie Morgan

Beautiful views of the castle

Dror

Park is nice mainly because of all the monuments .

David Petherick

Run acros to M&S for a few tinnies and some sarnies , and you can have a picnic for those rare occasions when the rain stops.

henrik greger

Great outdoors.

Person 5

So nice for a short stroll in any weather.

Graham Macphee

Relax, sit down and have a picnic .

Xenn LaBelle

I fall in love with that park !

njoy__

Bus & tram are sharing the same way

Yaqoob Alobaidli

Nice shopping street

Gabriela Sion ????

Very nice view and near of stores!!

Waad A♉️

Beautiful place

Mark Jansen

A nice place to relax in the middle of the capital.

Malu Nickel

Gardens are beautiful

Duang Posathorn

take a break here

David Petherick

Great for a walk in any weather, far better than the other side of the street! Read more

Cecília Dias

So beautiful garden :-)

Wendy Rees

Clear day? Take a picnic and a rug to the gardens :)

Aude B

Lovely place

lydia cheung

stay away from the kerrie

Vanesa Morales

Visita obligatoria de la ciudad. Preciosos jardines con vistas al castillo y en navidad con el mercadillo es impresionante . Fantástico sitio para ir con niños.

Елена Тян

В Элинбурге - 35 солнечных дней в году. Мы попали именно на такие дни и уезжаем с абсолютной убежденностью, что здесь всегда так жарко , солнечно и сгораешь, гуляя по городу . Валяться на траве в парк

Luis Urea

Hermoso parque en el valle entre la ciudad vieja y la nueva

Bonny M

Gemütlich zum Chillen bei schönem Wetter ;-)

Kholoud AA

Amazing Garden ❤️

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Beautiful fountain in West Princes Street Gardens. Take a picnic and enjoy the ambiance in the surrounding gardens. - Nicole Mills

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