Gardens · Central Scotland
Granton Garden
In or near Edinburgh.
Granton Garden — garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Haymarket · 3.7 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Granton Garden, the nearest railway station is Haymarket, which is 3.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is EH5 1NX. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for any potential fees or accessibility information.
About
Granton Garden is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9780°, -3.2316°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Granton Garden is an organic wildlife garden in the Granton area of Edinburgh, at the home of the musician and gardener Fraser Drummond. There are over 200 species in one small walled garden. Drummond has recorded 29 bird species in the garden as well as fox, hedgehog, squirrel and a colony of frogs. It has appeared in the BBC television programme The Beechgrove Garden and in The Scotsman. and has regularly been open to the public as part of Scotland's Garden Scheme.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.9780, -3.2316
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH5 1NX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Nearest railway station
- Haymarket — 3.7 km
- Official site
- thegrantongarden.webs.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5596664 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Granton Garden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Granton Garden?
- Granton Garden is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH5 1NX).
- What is Granton Garden?
- Granton Garden — garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Granton Garden?
- The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode EH5 1NX.
- How do I get to Granton Garden?
- The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH5 1NX.