Date: Thursday 17th November
Distance: 2.75 miles approximately
Do we go on the walk or not? That was the question we asked ourselves on Thursday morning as the rain battered off the windows. But look, a bright spot appeared and a gap in the rain, so off we went - and so did another 26 Strollers. Just shows weather doesn’t stop our hardy bunch! Luckily the walk, starting at the site of the old Corstorphine Railway Station, was on tarmac, partly through Carrick-Knowe and then on to the new cycle and pedestrian path laid alongside the tram line and then back along the old railway line to Corstorphine.
Ian, who led us on the walk, explained that the station had originally been
built with a long platform as it was intended to allow for troops arriving for a
proposed new barracks, which did not materialise as the barracks were built at Redford instead.
Making our way to the end of Carrick-Knowe golf club, which lost some holes due to the tram line being built and had to do a bit of remodelling, Ian explained that at one time this area was the site of Corstorphine Loch which was drained in the 17th Century with the creation of the Stank Burn to take the water away. Corstorphine was actually between the loch and Gogar Loch, which now has the Gyle playing fields and shopping centre on it.
Making our way along the path towards the old Jenners Repository, now a storage area we turned and followed the old railway line to Pinkhill Station where the old station house is now a garage repair shop. Just up from that is the site of the Melville Bridge Club after their relocation from Haymarket. Back to the old Corstorphine Station area and time to go for something warm to eat and drink.
Thanks very much to Ian for arranging the walk and timing it so we didn’t get too much rain! Hope to see you all at a walk in 2017!
Making our way to the end of Carrick-Knowe golf club, which lost some holes due to the tram line being built and had to do a bit of remodelling, Ian explained that at one time this area was the site of Corstorphine Loch which was drained in the 17th Century with the creation of the Stank Burn to take the water away. Corstorphine was actually between the loch and Gogar Loch, which now has the Gyle playing fields and shopping centre on it.
Making our way along the path towards the old Jenners Repository, now a storage area we turned and followed the old railway line to Pinkhill Station where the old station house is now a garage repair shop. Just up from that is the site of the Melville Bridge Club after their relocation from Haymarket. Back to the old Corstorphine Station area and time to go for something warm to eat and drink.
Thanks very much to Ian for arranging the walk and timing it so we didn’t get too much rain! Hope to see you all at a walk in 2017!
