This month the group will be taking a walk to Dr Neil’s Garden. Lying next to the twelfth-century Duddingston Kirk, where the lower slopes of Arthur’s Seat meet Duddingston Loch, this secluded garden is the result of the imagination, dedication and sheer hard work of Drs. Andrew and Nancy Neil. It has sometimes been called Edinburgh’s Secret Garden.

The group will be meeting outside the Queens Hall, Edinburgh at 10am. From here we will walk over to the old Innocent Railway tunnel at St Leonards and follow the path down past Duddingston Loch before making our way back up Duddingston Road West to Duddingston Village. The group will spend some time walking around Dr Neil’s Garden and the tower before heading back up to Duddingston Village for some lunch at the Sheep Heid Inn. After lunch we will make our way back towards the commonwealth pool this time on the opposite side of Duddingston Loch along the Duddingston Low Road and will end our walk back at Clerk Street.