Cramond island and village, Edinburgh
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I visited the Cramond village in the north west of Edinburgh for the first time yesterday. I thought that Cramond would be another great place to add to my Edinburgh: Off the beaten track guide. I’d read that you can walk out to Cramond Island, which lies about one mile off the coast, over the causeway at low tide. However it was near high tide when we arrived so the causeway was partially covered. What looks like the narrower path leading over to the island in the photo below is the top of a line of concrete pylons constructed as a submarine defence during the Second World War, which runs alongside the causeway. You should check the tide times carefully before attempting to cross and if’s only safe for 2 hours before and after low tide. The tide can some in very quickly and there have been many incidents of people being stranded over the years.
Cramond Island causeway
You can walk east along the Esplanade towards Silverknowes or south along the River Almond Walkway. The Almond flows into the Forth estuary at Cramond. The most picturesque part of the walk is at the waterfall which you can view through the arches of a ruin.
River Almond waterfall
Cramond village is very pretty and there are a couple of pubs, public toilets and a large free car park. You can visit the 15th century Cramond Kirk built close to the site of a Roman fort.
There a couple of pubs and a cafe in Cramond village as well as a large free car park and public toilets. You can reach Cramond on the no 41 Lothian bus from Edinburgh city centre,
October 17th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Looks like such a pretty place
October 17th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
It is lovely, Debo. The only thing that slightly mars the area is that it’s on the flight path to Edinburgh airport and moisy low flying craft pass overhead every few minutesl
November 16th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
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