On a bright sunny almost warm November day
eighteen Strollers met up at Musselburgh Harbour for a stroll along the
promenade to Levenhall and the Race Track.
Everyone had come dressed for the cold wind
off the sea and so were feeling overdressed before going very far and jackets
were being taken off. You just can’t predict Scottish weather.
Passing two newly sculpted figures which are
supposed to represent fishermen working on their nets, we walked along the
promenade to the River Esk. We followed this a short way back up to cross at
the pedestrian bridge which is next to the electric bridge. It’s called that
because it was built to carry the turbines being taken to Cockenzie Power
Station.
From here we headed back down to the Forth
and walked along the line of the Levenhall Lagoons. These were created to take
the waste ash from the power station but part of it has been altered to create
wildlife habitats. Work is ongoing to extend the extent of the reserve and we
stopped off for a quick look at the wildlife on the lagoons after having had a
break for a snack and to enjoy the sunshine.
We then walked along the side of Musselburgh
Race Track which has been on the go since the early 1800s. It also has the Old
Musselburgh golf course in the middle of it where the many of the first golf
Opens were held and where the size of the hole was accepted as standard. Some
of the notable golf clubs and courses around Edinburgh like Muirfield,
Bruntsfield and Royal Burgess all played here at one time.
From here we made our way back to the harbour
and the end of the walk.
Our thanks to Drew for arranging the walk and
the weather.
