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Edinburgh Sports and Edinburgh Outdoor Activities
(Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)



The city of Edinburgh has excellent sports facilities, including a wide range of popular Edinburgh spectator sports, such as rugby and cricket. There are also good sports facilities in Edinburgh for participants, and these include golf courses, tennis courts, badminton courts, swimming pools, fitness centres and Edinburgh gymnasiums.

The city's local newspapers provide a useful sports section which regularly lists daily and weekly local Edinburgh sports events held in and around Edinburgh's city centre.





Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh American Football - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Since the arrival of the Scottish Claymores American Football team in 1995, American Football has become a popular and established sport in Edinburgh. This American Football team is gaining a solid reputation among its European counterparts and the Scottish Claymores play regular games in both Murrayfield Sports Stadium in Edinburgh and at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Basketball - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh's main basketball team are the Edinburgh Rocks, who play regular championship basketball matches. Most home games in Edinburgh take place on Sunday afternoons between September to April, from 17:00 at The Quarry basketball court at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Cricket - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Cricket is gaining popularity in Edinburgh and has become a popular spectator sport in the Edinburgh area. The Scottish cricket season runs from mid-April to September and Edinburgh has a number of cricket teams that play regular cricket matches, in and around Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Cycling - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh's cycle racing events take place at the velodrome in Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh. Highlights of cycle events in the Edinburgh area include the East of Scotland Grand Prix at the end of June, and the Cycle Festival Meeting which is held in mid-August. The velodrome in Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre is home to the Scottish Cyclists' Union.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Football / Soccer - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Football is one of the most popular spectator sports in Edinburgh and football matches are always well attended. Major football clubs in the Edinburgh area compete in the Scottish Premier League and include:

• Heart of Midlothian Football Club (Hearts) - Tynecastle Stadium, Gorgie Road, West Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH11, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 200 7200
• Hibernian Football Club (Hibs) - East Road Stadium, 12 Albion Place, Leith, Edinburgh, EH7, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 661 2159
• Livingston Football Club - West Lothian Courier Stadium, Alderstone Road, Livingstone, EH54, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)1506 417000

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Horse Racing - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Horse racing takes place at five horse racing courses in Scotland, close to Edinburgh.

• Ayr Horse Racing Course - 2 Whitletts Road, Ayr, KA8, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)1292 264179
• Hamilton Park Horse Racing Course - Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)1698 283806
• Kelso Horse Racing Course - 18-20 Glendale Road, Wooler, Northumberland, NE17, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)1668 281661
• Musselburgh Horse Racing Course - Linkfield Road, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, EH21, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 665 2859
• Perth Horse Racing Course - Scone Palace Park, Perth, PH2, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)1738 551597

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Rugby Union - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Rugby Union has a strong following in Edinburgh and the rugby season runs from September to April. Edinburgh's pro-team, Edinburgh Rugby (formerly Edinburgh Reivers) are now based at the Edinburgh Meadowbank Sports Stadium, in West Edinburgh, where they play regular rugby matches. The Six Nationals Championship (February to April) and the Autumn Tets matches (November) attract large crowds of spectators in the Edinburgh area.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Curling - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Curling is one of the more unusual sports in Edinburgh. It gained much popularity after the 2002 Winter Olympics, when Scotland won the curling gold medal. Curling facilities are available at the Murrayfield Ice rink in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Fitness Centres and Edinburgh Gyms - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
There are numerous well-equipped fitness and sports centres in central Edinburgh, with excellent state-of-the-art fitness and weight training equipment, aerobic courses, personal trainers, saunas, solariums, steam rooms, hydrotherapy and massage. Most gyms and sports centres in Edinburgh are open daily, from early in the morning until late at night. Sports centres in the Edinburgh area include:

• Ainslie Park Leisure Centre - 92 Pilton Drive, Edinburgh, EH5 2HF, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 551 2400
• Colinton Castle Sports Club - 70 Katesmill Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1JF, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 441 5374
• Craiglockhart Sports Centre - 177 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1BZ, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 443 0101
• MacKenzie's Sports Edinburgh - PO Box 17044, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 334 5049
• Meadowbank Sports Centre and Stadium - 139 London Road, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, EH7, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 661 5351
• Next Generation Sports Centre - 55 Newhaven Place, Newhaven Harbour, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 554 5000
• One Spa - Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1 Festival Square, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 221 7777
• Pleasance Sports Centre - 46 Pleasance Sports Centre, South Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 650 2585

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Ice-Skating - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Ice-skating in Edinburgh is available at the Murrayfield Ice Rink, in West Edinburgh. This is also the home ground of the Edinburgh Capital ice hockey team and the ice rink is also using for public ice-skating and disco skating in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Rock Climbing - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Rock climbing is one of the most exciting adventure sports in Edinburgh and Edinburgh's Meadowbank Sports Centre has a tall climbing wall constructed of brick. Other rock climbing facilities in Edinburgh include Alien Rock, a 10 metre / 32 foot wall located in a former church in Newhaven, and also the National Rock Climbing Centre of Scotland, which is one of the largest outdoor pursuits centres in Europe and is located in a disused quarry in West Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Skiing - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The Midlothian Ski Centre is located in the south of Edinburgh and features the largest artificial ski slope in the whole of Europe, measuring 400 metres / 1,150 feet. Prices at the ski centre include the hire of boots, skis, poles and the use of the chairlift. Snowboards are also available at the sports centre.

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Snooker - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh has a number of excellent snooker halls, with full-size snooker tables and good facilities. Snooker halls in Edinburgh include:

• The Angle Snooker Club - 3 Jordan Lane, Morningside, South Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH10, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 447 8814
• Marco's Snooker Halls - 55 Grove Street, West Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH3, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 228 2141

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Swimming Pools - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh's most exciting swimming pool for children is the Leith Waterworld, which features a gently sloping beach area for toddlers, a wave machine, flumes, river rapids and bubble beds. Other swimming pools in Edinburgh include:

• Glenogle Swim Centre - Glenogle Road, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, EH3, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 343 6376
• Leith Victoria Swim Centre - Junction Place, Edinburgh, EH6 5JA, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 555 4728
• Portobello Swimming Centre - 57 The Promenade, off Bellfield Street, Portobello, Edinburgh, EH15, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 669 6888
• Royal Commonwealth Swimming Pool - 21 Dalkeith Road, South Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16, Scotland, UK
  Tel: +44 (0)131 667 7211

Edinburgh Sports: Edinburgh Tennis Courts - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The main tennis centre in Edinburgh is the Craiglockhart Tennis and Sports Centre, which has six indoor and eight outdoor tennis courts. This large sports centre also has badminton courts, squash courts and a fitness centre. There are also a number of tennis courts available in Edinburgh's public parks.

 
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