Balgreen Park
🏟 Playground & park · Balgreen, Edinburgh
Balgreen Park
A small secluded pocket park tucked behind Balgreen's houses, with a grassed area and a play unit for toddlers and juniors.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, dawn to dusk · Free · No booking needed
About Balgreen Park
Balgreen Park is a small City of Edinburgh Council pocket park off Balgreen Road in the west of the city. It is a secluded green space hidden behind the houses of the Balgreen estate, consisting of a grassed area with a children's play area for toddlers and juniors. The play area was funded by the City of Edinburgh Council together with Waste Recycling Environmental Limited (WREN). Its tucked-away setting makes it a quiet, local play spot for families living in the immediate neighbourhood rather than a destination park. As a free, open space it offers room for younger children to play and for parents to sit nearby. The park is managed by the City of Edinburgh Council's locality team and is freely accessible throughout the year. It should not be confused with the much larger Saughton Park, which lies nearby on Balgreen Road and has its own extensive modern playground. Its sheltered, out-of-the-way position behind the housing makes it a calm, low-key spot for toddlers to play while parents sit close by on a quiet patch of grass away from busy roads.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Grassed open space
- Seating
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Dogs: Allowed
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Toddlers and juniors
- Toddler play unit
- Junior play equipment
📍 Nearby places to play
- Saughton Park · approx 0.6 miles · Saughton / Gorgie
- Roseburn Public Park · approx 0.7 miles · Roseburn / Murrayfield
- Union Park · approx 0.8 miles · Carrick Knowe
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Balgreen Park free?
Yes. It is a City of Edinburgh Council park with free access.
Who is the play area for?
The play area is suitable for toddlers and juniors.
Is it a large park?
No, it is a small secluded pocket park tucked behind the Balgreen estate houses.
Who funded the play area?
It was funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and Waste Recycling Environmental Limited (WREN).
Is this the same as Saughton Park?
No. Saughton Park is a separate, much larger park nearby on Balgreen Road.