Montgomery Street Park
🏟 Playground & park · Hillside / Leith Walk, Edinburgh
Montgomery Street Park
A small, flat neighbourhood park near Leith Walk with a completely rebuilt, accessible toddler and junior play area, swings, slides and basketball hoops.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open public park, accessible year-round; no stated closing hours. · Free · No booking needed
About Montgomery Street Park
Montgomery Street Park is a free, public park in the Hillside and Leith Walk area of Edinburgh, managed by the City of Edinburgh Council. It is a small, rectangular park created from what was once a bowling green, and in an area dominated by ranks of tall tenement housing it provides a welcome pocket of open space for play and relaxation. The park's play area had fallen into disrepair but was completely rebuilt and reopened in February 2024, giving the neighbourhood a fresh, modern playground. It caters for both toddlers and juniors, with equipment including swings, slides and accessible play items so that children of different ages and abilities can take part, along with basketball hoops and goal ends for ball games. The flat, compact layout makes it an easy visit with buggies, and its central eastern-city location within the Leith Walk ward means it is well served by local bus routes and within walking distance of Leith Walk's shops and cafes. Montgomery Street Park is a well-used local green space and a handy spot for families living in the surrounding tenements.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Basketball/ball court
- Open grassed space
- Seating
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Accessibility: A small, flat rectangular park set among tenement housing, with a completely rebuilt play area reopened in February 2024 that includes accessible play equipment.
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Toddlers and juniors
- Play area for toddlers and juniors
- Swings
- Slides
- Accessible play equipment
- Basketball hoops
- Goal ends
📍 Nearby places to play
- Dalmeny Street Park · approx 0.3 miles · Leith
- Lochend Park · approx 0.5 miles · Lochend / Restalrig
- Pilrig Park · approx 0.7 miles · Pilrig / Leith
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Montgomery Street Park free?
Yes. Montgomery Street Park is a free, public park in the Leith Walk area of Edinburgh, managed by the City of Edinburgh Council.
What's in the playground?
The rebuilt play area, reopened in 2024, caters for toddlers and juniors with swings, slides and accessible play equipment, plus basketball hoops and goal ends.
Are there toilets or a cafe?
We do not have confirmed information about toilets or a cafe in the park itself, but Leith Walk's shops and cafes are a short walk away.
Where is Montgomery Street Park?
It is on Montgomery Street (EH7 5NH) in the Hillside and Leith Walk area of eastern Edinburgh.
Is it good for toddlers?
Yes. The completely rebuilt play area caters for toddlers as well as juniors and includes accessible play equipment.