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Welcome to Visit Balgreen Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Balgreen

  

Balgreen Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Balgreen

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Balgreen etymology

The name comes from Balgreen House once situated where Balgreen School now stands. The name is probably derived from Scottish Gaelic, perhaps being Baile na Grèine (sunny farm ) or Baile Griain (gravel farm) from the gravel on the riverbank.

You can visit Balgreen places with Walkfo Balgreen to hear history at Balgreen’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Balgreen has 234 places to visit in our interactive Balgreen map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Balgreen, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Balgreen places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Balgreen & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 234 audio facts unique to Balgreen places in an interactive Balgreen map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Balgreen Places Map
234 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Balgreen historic spots	Balgreen tourist destinations	Balgreen plaques	Balgreen geographic features
Walkfo Balgreen tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Balgreen

  

Best Balgreen places to visit

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Balgreen has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Balgreen’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Balgreen’s information audio spots:

Holy Corner Holy Corner is a colloquial name for a small area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is part of Burghmuirhead, itself part of the lands of Greenhill. Holy Corner lies between Bruntsfield and Morningside.

Dean Village Dean Village (from dene, meaning ‘deep valley’) is a former village immediately northwest of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was known as the “Water of Leith Village” and was a successful grain milling area for more than 800 years.

Moray Estate The Moray Estate in Edinburgh was an exclusive early 19th century building venture. Built on an awkward and steeply sloping site, it is a masterpiece of urban planning. It has accommodated the rich and famous from its outset.

Barnton, Edinburgh Barnton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Sabhail) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the north-west of the city. Part of the area was traditionally known as “Cramond Muir” in reference to Cramond to the north.

Stockbridge, Edinburgh Stockbridge is a suburb of Edinburgh, located north of the city centre. Originally a small outlying village, it was incorporated into the City of Edinburgh in the 19th century. The name is Scots stock brig from Anglic stocc brycg, meaning a timber bridge. The current “Stock Bridge” is a stone structure spanning the Water of Leith.

Merchiston Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is known as Merchiston, or Merchiston in the north-east of Edinburgh.

Corstorphine Corstorphine is a village and parish to the west of Edinburgh, now considered a suburb of that city. The actual “High Street” itself is no longer the main street, an anomaly shared with central Edinburgh. Famous residents include Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, Bible translator Alexander Thomson and Scottish Renaissance author Helen Cruickshank.

Drumsheugh Baths Club The Drumsheugh Baths Club is a private swimming club founded in 1882 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded in the 1882 and is now based in the city of Edinburgh.

West Register House The building was constructed between 1811 and 1814 as St George’s Church on Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was designed by Robert Reid after a similar but more intricate design by Robert Adam, who designed the square’s surrounding terraces. The facade centres on an Ionic portico, above which rises a substantial green copper dome on a tall, peristyle drum.

Romanes & Paterson Romanes and Paterson is a traditional 19th century shop on Princes Street in Edinburgh. The shop is located in the centre of Edinburgh.

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