MIDDAY/MIDWEEK *THURSDAY* Innocent Rail Walk: Commonwealth Pool to Portobello
Details
Jim invites you to join him on this very pleasant 5 mile walk from the city to the beach. You'll follow Edinburgh’s Innocent Rail path, Niddrie Burn and Brunstane Burn before reaching Portobello and finishing with a well earned refreshment on Portobello Prom.
THE INNOCENT RAILWAY
- The Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway nicknamed “The Innocent Railway” opened in 1831 and was initially horse-drawn as steam engines were considered dangerous!
- It earned the nickname "the Innocent Railway" due to its safety record: it carried 300 to 400 thousand passengers a year without fatalities, in an age where steam engines had a reputation as dangerous.
- The 517 metre Innocent Railway Tunnel runs under Holyrood Park and was the first railway tunnel in Britain.
- The railway closed in 1968 but this section re-opened as a path for walkers and cyclists in 1981.
GETTING TO THE COMMONWEALTH POOL
- 🚌BUS: Several buses to Commonwealth Pool - check which suits you best at http://www.lothianbuses.com/RETURNING FROM PORTOBELLO
RETUNING FROM PORTOBELLO
- 🚌BUS From Portobello High Street 12, 21, 26, 45, 49, 69, 124
EXTRAS
- DOGS: Welcome
- BREAK: There'll be a short break at Joppa
- ATTIRE: Dress to suit the weather and comfortable walking shoes
- PHONE: 07368 389 732