Hailes Quarry Park
🏟 Playground & park · Wester Hailes / Dumbryden, Edinburgh
Hailes Quarry Park
A large, open city park on a former quarry beside the Union Canal, with a play area, pump track, climbing wall, outdoor gym and wetland boardwalk.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open public park, accessible year-round; no stated closing hours. · Free · No booking needed
About Hailes Quarry Park
Hailes Quarry Park is a free, public park in the Wester Hailes area of west Edinburgh, between the Kingsknowe and Dumbryden estates and beside the Union Canal, managed by the City of Edinburgh Council. The park sits on the site of a former quarry: Hailes Quarry was worked from around 1750 to 1900 and supplied stone for stairs and landings in Edinburgh's New Town, before the abandoned pit was used as a landfill and then grassed over and turned into a park in the 1980s. Today it is a large, open green space on gently sloping land, crossed by grassy and tarmac paths and a boardwalk through a wetland area, with shrubby woodland and wide views. For families there is a play area for toddlers and juniors, alongside more active features including a mountain-bike and cycle pump track, a climbing wall and an outdoor gym, so it appeals to older children and teenagers as well. The park is popular with walkers, joggers and cyclists and hosts a regular parkrun, making it a well-used community space on the west side of the city.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Wetland with boardwalk
- Shrubby woodland
- Walking, jogging and cycling paths
- Open grassland beside the Union Canal
- parkrun course
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Accessibility: Set on sloping open land beside the Union Canal, with grassy and tarmac paths and a boardwalk through a wetland area; ground is uneven and sloping in places.
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Toddlers and juniors (play area)
- Play area for toddlers and juniors
- Mountain bike / cycle pump track
- Climbing wall
- Outdoor gym
📍 Nearby places to play
- Sighthill Park · approx 0.8 miles · Sighthill
- Spylaw Park · approx 1.0 miles · Colinton
- Saughton Park · approx 1.3 miles · Saughton / Gorgie
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Hailes Quarry Park free?
Yes. Hailes Quarry Park is a free, public park in Wester Hailes, west Edinburgh, managed by the City of Edinburgh Council.
What's in the playground?
There is a play area for toddlers and juniors, plus a cycle pump track, a climbing wall and an outdoor gym for older children.
Are there toilets or a cafe?
We could not confirm toilets or a cafe within the park from official sources.
Where is Hailes Quarry Park?
It is on Dumbryden Road in Wester Hailes, west Edinburgh, postcode EH14 2AB, beside the Union Canal.
What else is there to do?
As well as the play area there is a pump track, climbing wall and outdoor gym, a wetland boardwalk, woodland and paths, and the park hosts a regular parkrun.