West Port Garden
Grassmarket
A historic community garden in the heart of the Old Town
The West Port Garden was created by Norah Geddes in 1909 as one of several gardens in the Old Town to allow slum children to experience the joys of nature, green space and the open air, and soon became the showpiece of the 'Geddes Gardens' in the Old Town. It officially opened in June 1910.
The Garden is a green oasis of mixed woodland, herbaceous beds, vegetable boxes and wild areas. Now, over a century later, the Garden is overseen by the Grassmarket Residents Association (GRASS) in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council.
Situated in the heart of the Old Town, it brings local people together to take part in therapeutic gardening, to grow their own food, or just to sit in the sun. It also forms part of an important wildlife corridor.
Maintained by a small group of volunteers, the Garden is open to the public on sunny Sunday afternoons from April to November and on an almost daily basis during high summer. Although the Garden is laid out over several steep terraces reached by a series of steps, there is good accessibility at street level where there is a seating area.
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