As a tour guide of Edinburgh, tours available here by the way, I would argue any time is a good time to visit Edinburgh. But in my honest opinion, Edinburgh in the Spring is something else. There are many great times to come here. Winter for the cool, uncrowded beautiful sky. Summer for the festivals and the fairly warm temperatures. Autumn for the decay and cosiness. But Spring is the burst of life after the long night. Spring is when the city starts to shine. So here’s some more arguments in favour of visiting Edinburgh in the Spring.
Visit Edinburgh in Spring for cherry blossom!
One reason to visit Edinburgh in Spring is the cherry blossom in the Meadows.
“The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your entire life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life.” – The Last Samurai, found the quotation here
The Meadows area of Edinburgh is the perfect green space. It has playgrounds for children, it has tennis courts and a measured mile for fitness, and also an incredible sausage roll van (@gourmetsausagerolls) and coffee stand (@uplandsroast) for foodies looking for authentic Edinburgh street food.
It also has a crazy amount of interesting history I plan to turn into a tour quite soon. It is my delight to walk through it every day on my way to my dream job. Every day I try and take a picture of the same tree-lined path in the Meadows for our Instagram story. It is a great way to see the changing of the season. But if you want to come here, visit Edinburgh in Spring.
Visit Edinburgh in Spring for bluebells!
We are spoilt for choice in our plants in Edinburgh. Here’s something I never realised was a particularly British plant, the bluebell!
These cheery plants are often found only in more ancient growth forests which sadly Scotland has been losing over the last thousand years, but there are still some vivid patches here which makes it a good idea to visit Edinburgh in Spring.
Visit Edinburgh in Spring for Greyfriars Bobby!
The story of Greyfriars Bobby is one of these stories which has come to symbolise the City of Edinburgh in a major way. We took a graveyard which contains an estimated half a million bodies then we put a dog statue on top of it.
But what a beautiful floral display! This was added in 2021 to commemorate 150 years since Bobby’s death. It looks great when the flowers are in bloom and provides a convincing argument for why to visit Edinburgh in Spring.
Conclusion
The City of Edinburgh is a beautiful place to visit year round. It has a great many features beyond those presented in this article but this was an attempt to highlight something special about the City. It has an incredible array of trees and flowers. It has great green spaces. It has incredible walking tours (book here). So come along!
The writer of this piece guides tours and smells flowers regularly.
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Also, what do you like about Spring?
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