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Dean Village

An old mill village in a wooded gorge of the Water of Leith, a few minutes from the West End.

Photo: Gary Campbell-Hall from Edinburgh, UK · CC BY 2.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Dean Path, Edinburgh EH4 3AYDirections
Getting There
A 15-minute walk from Princes Street.

Why Go

For centuries, grain mills worked by the river here, and their stone buildings and footbridges make it one of the prettiest corners of the city.

The Water of Leith walkway leads on to Stockbridge and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Nearby in Edinburgh

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