The Meadows

The Meadows is a park Edinburgh Southside located in United Kingdom.

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Mellville Dr Edinburgh City of Edinburgh EH9 9EX United Kingdom

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grass barbecue picnics fresh air people watching sunbathing biking playground barbacoa quiet café casual sunsets park festivities city greenery benches University town
Petros A

Great park ! Running its loop is a good 2.2 km. Don't forget to have a picnic on a sunny day!

Vasilis Polystiriadis

Amazing site for walking , BBQ and getting some fresh air !! For University Students can be an oasis in sunny days ! One of the most beautiful parks in UK !! Enjoy !! Also try Victor Hugo cafe nearby!

Social News Network

Excellent spot for people watching - beautiful in the summers and close to town if you need to pick up snacks . Lots of recreational facilities here. Home to tightrope walkers on good weather days.

Harith Al Jahwari

Great for walks, runs, or biking .

Shell Bryson

A place to stroll on a summers day, the hangout of the university crowd.

Jacqueline Kahn

Best area to work everything in one place, plenty places to eat, shops and gym

Liza Tripsget

Best place to spend a sunny day

Deb M

Great for an impromptu BBQ...just make sure you get the ones with legs so you don't scorch the grass .

Louise Edwards

My favourite thing is to take stroll around the meadows on a sunny day!

John Clark

Peaceful and beautiful great to relax

Graham Macphee

Walk through just before the sun sets and see the yellow light on the surrounding buildings.

Ben Robra

Fantastic park . Gets packed in the sun.

B. Aaron Talbot

great green space in the middle of the univ of edinburgh...

Senite8

Small playground for kids but a good one nonetheless.

Steve McGinness

Benches are great to sit and watch the world pass by but about cold in April!

Laura

Awesome place for a BBQ on a summer evening but make sure you have a stand, there's a man who yells if he thinks your burning 'his' grass !

Emily Soukas

Great people watching and relaxing.

Wim Burhenne

Great city park

Alastair Cameron

Wonderful stretch of greenery in the city !

Imanol Ruiz

Best place in summer to do everything you want and chill out

David Inglis

Only use the barbecue areas!

Walter Mowat

Bring your doggie!

Cintain 昆遊龍

Believe it or not, it’s a nice day… 😏😎

Stuart Win

Many a tightrope walker will give you a wee lesson if you ask politely.

Pau

Wonderful park .

Stuart Win

A superb place for a picnic but please remember to bin all your rubbish.

beat- roots

Tennis , sunbathing , people watching , and it's free

Balázs Suhajda

Best playground in Edinburgh!

Bruno Panara

make it easier to find your friends in the park using this map http://www.burntfen.net/comic/comics/088.html

Stef Alvensleben

Smokers: please take your cigarette butts when you leave. It's such a nice place and a shame to ruin it...

Danny Short

Summer BBQ's

Jimmy Jimmy

Good place for mushrooms

Bruno Panara

make it easier to find your friends in the park using this map

hamid hojabr

chilling with superdry crew

Varvara Bashkirova

Take away your rubbish after bbq !!

Tim Barlow

Sledging with 1 cm of snow is more rewarding than you'd expect (3 year old required)

Graeme Coupar

Sun + grass = good

Vanesa Morales

Precioso parque , ideal para los días de buen tiempo. Siempre hay gente haciendo deporte , actividades o reunidos con amigos. Muy agradable.

Adriana Leme

Que parque maravilhoso!!

Antonio Cruz Garcia

el mejor lugar! ideal para ir a desconectar o hacer una barbacoa con tus gente ^^!

Amália Souza

Que dizer, apaixonada pelo Meadows !

Simón Smith

a pegarme un trote por los meadows , a ver si me termino de sacar el viaje

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More likely to get a seat here than Peter's yard. Nice to sit and watch the world go by. - Laura

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Small but beautiful. Good to walk/bike or just have fun. - Vladilen Zarubin

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Kid friendly fantastic museum. One of the must see in Edinburgh! - Züleyha A