Pentland Hills Regional Park

The Pentland Hills Regional Park is a living working landscape which offers great opportunities to experience and enjoy the outdoors.

Sculpted by glaciers and water over thousands of years these twenty-two thousand acres of wild landscape are now enjoyed by thousands of people, yet remain a place of peace and solitude, a rest bite from urban life.

Archaeological remains like Castlelaw Fort and Soutterain litter this rugged landscape ;once a rich hunting ground favoured by Robert the Bruce. The echo of ancient battles still resonates through these hills like the battle of Rullion Green in 1666. Here the covenanters fought Tam Dalziel of The Binns to preserve their faith.

The Regional Park offers over a hundred kilometres of way marked routes with walks suitable for families as well as more challenging hill routes.

The Pentland Hills Regional Park is a protected landscape but also a place of work. Pentland Hills Produce provides quality beef and lamb reared on these beautiful hills and sold locally.

Countryside Rangers work with farmers and local people to conserve the landscape and wildlife of this special place. Rangers also provide information and assistance to visitors. We offer a ranger of guided walks, community events and operate two visitor centres at Harlaw and Flotterstone.

The Pentland Hills Regional Park is a living, working landscape, which offers great opportunities to experience and enjoy the outdoors. Sculpted by glaciers and water, then shaped by people’s interactions over thousands of years, the Pentland Hills Regional Park is a fantastic natural resource.

The Pentlands Hills is a great place to enjoy, peace and quiet, a refreshing walk, the great panoramic views, a thrilling bike ride, a gentle stroll with the family, watching wildlife or indeed just the sight of the hills from vantage points around the Lothians and beyond. With over 100km of routes ,walking in the Pentlands can be enjoyed at all times of the year. Cycling, Horse riding, orienteering, fishing , golf are also available.
In order to make sure you can enjoy the Pentlands in a safe and responsible way it would be good to familiarise yourself with the new Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
Pentland farmers have risen to that challenge of diversification through the development of tourism and modern office facilities, thereby giving old farm buildings a new lease of life. Having farmed the hills for generations, using traditional farming methods, Pentland Hills Producers understand that what they practise is best for their farms, their animals and their customers. Being local, their animals are not shipped across the country, but available close to home. SO visitor should look our Pentland Hills Producers Lamb and beef at all local farmers markets.

No visit to the Pentlands would be complete without a visit to one of our local pubs. The Steading, The Flotterstone Inn and The Allan Ramsay are all conveniently located on the A702 for the many thirsty walkers descending from the hills.

How to get there -

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You can get to the Pentland Hills Regional Park by car. Loom for brown tourist signs on the A70. The park is bounded by the A702 on the eastern side and the A70 in the West.

MacEwans Coach Services 100 takes you to access points on the A702 and Lothian Buses 4 terminates at Hillend and Number 10 at Bonaly, with the number 18 providing stops on Oxgangs Road to aliht for Swanston.

Contact

Pentland Hills Regional Park

Boghall Farm
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH10 7DX
Great Britain

Tel: +44 (1314) 453383
Fax: +44 (1314) 453003
E-Mail: pentlands.enquiry@edinburgh.gov.uk
WWW: http://www.pentlandhills.org