Current ranking based on review analysis and technical signals.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princes Street Gardens | ⭐ 9.5 | 27 141 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | Holyrood Park | ⭐ 9.7 | 12 814 | People's favorite |
| 3 | The Meadows | ⭐ 9.5 | 7 549 | — |
| 4 | Pentland Hills Regional Park | ⭐ 9.7 | 2 856 | — |
| 5 | Dalkeith Country Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 2 080 | — |
| 6 | Inverleith Park | ⭐ 9.5 | 2 036 | — |
| 7 | Harrison Park West | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 658 | — |
| 8 | Saughton Park & Gardens | ⭐ 9.5 | 1 453 | — |
| 9 | Figgate Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 299 | — |
| 10 | East Meadows Play Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 231 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Princes Street Gardens -
People's favorite:
Holyrood Park
Full ranking
1. Princes Street Gardens · ⭐ 9.5
(27141 reviews)
+7 photos
Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 2HG, United Kingdom
Princes Street Gardens — a drained loch beneath the Castle Rock
Few city parks have a stranger beginning. For three hundred years this groun…
«A wonderful place in the city centre for relaxing, a picnic, a walk, socialising, photo sh…»
2. Holyrood Park · ⭐ 9.7
(12814 reviews)
+7 photos
Queen's Dr, Edinburgh EH8 8HG, United Kingdom
Holyrood Park — a royal hunting ground with a volcano in it
No other European capital keeps a 251-metre extinct volcano inside its boundary…
«These are the ruins of a former volcano. the volcano was destroyed by a glacier. gorgeous…»
3. The Meadows · ⭐ 9.5
(7549 reviews)
+7 photos
Melville Dr, Edinburgh EH9 1ND, United Kingdom
The Meadows — the common that belongs to the city itself
The Meadows is not a designed park so much as a survival. Sixty-three acres of flat…
«We were incredibly lucky to visit the Meadows park at the weekend, where the annual Meadow…»
4. Pentland Hills Regional Park · ⭐ 9.7
(2856 reviews)
+7 photos
Flotterstone EH26 0PP, United Kingdom
Pentland Hills Regional Park — real hill country on the city's doorstep
Most capital cities have to send you a long way for mountains. Edinb…
«A wonderful large park for walking or cycling with different trails by difficulty and leng…»
5. Dalkeith Country Park · ⭐ 9.3
(2080 reviews)
+7 photos
Via Town Gate, Dalkeith EH22 2NA, United Kingdom
Dalkeith Country Park — a ducal estate with thousand-year-old oaks
Ten minutes beyond Edinburgh's southern edge, the ground drops into a woo…
«Such a wonderful park. Paid £6 for the car park and spent the day there. There's a restaur…»
6. Inverleith Park · ⭐ 9.5
(2036 reviews)
+7 photos
Edinburgh EH3 5PA, United Kingdom
Inverleith Park — the great green common of Edinburgh's north side
Few city parks hand you this much sky. Inverleith Park spreads across rou…
«A lovely park and wonderful views of the city of Edinburgh. I find these views so calming…»
7. Harrison Park West · ⭐ 9.3
(1658 reviews)
+6 photos
42 Harrison Gardens, Edinburgh EH11 1SG, United Kingdom
Harrison Park West — the canal-side commons of Polwarth
Harrison Park is the green heart of Polwarth and Shandon, a tenement district a mile…
«It's a beautiful, calming park, I could sit by a bench for hours, admiring the green views…»
8. Saughton Park & Gardens · ⭐ 9.5
(1453 reviews)
+7 photos
Saughton Public Park, Balgreen Rd, Edinburgh EH11 3BQ, United Kingdom
Saughton Park & Gardens — the restored Edwardian showpiece on the Water of Leith
Saughton Park is the most complete piece of historic pu…
«I've lived in Saughton all my life and have visited this park since childhood. I've never…»
9. Figgate Park · ⭐ 9.3
(1299 reviews)
+7 photos
Mountcastle Dr N, Edinburgh EH8 7SE, United Kingdom
Figgate Park — the burn-side wildlife corridor between Duddingston and Portobello
Figgate Park is a green ribbon almost exactly a kilometre…
«A really nice place for walking the dog. In the park you can see a lot of wildlife, as wel…»
10. East Meadows Play Park · ⭐ 9.3
(1231 reviews)
+7 photos
Melville Dr, Edinburgh EH8 9LW, United Kingdom
East Meadows Play Park — the city's biggest playground on ground drained from a loch
Officially it is the Magnet play area, and it is the la…
«A wonderful big park in the middle of the city, ideal for walks and meeting friends during…»
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Princes Street Gardens — score 9.5/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.5/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
Sources: Google ratings and reviews, official websites and social media of the places, other open data. Selection and texts by the edinburghname.com editorial team, August 2026.