Pilrig Park
🏟 Playground & park · Pilrig / Leith, Edinburgh
Pilrig Park
A local Leith park between Leith Walk and Bonnington Road with two play areas - a toddler zone and a junior zone with a zip line - plus allotments and a pitch.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open public park, accessible year-round; no stated closing hours. · Free · No booking needed
About Pilrig Park
Pilrig Park is a community park in the Pilrig area of Leith, north-east of Edinburgh city centre, lying off Pilrig Street between Leith Walk and Bonnington Road and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council. The park is a well-used neighbourhood green space with two play areas pitched at different ages. The east-side area is aimed at toddlers, with a play unit featuring a crawl tunnel, baby and toddler swings, a medium-height slide with a fireman's pole and a climbing unit with net, ladder and poles for older children, set on a rubber safer-surface. The west-side area is for juniors, with a climbing net and slide, toddler swings, a balancing beam, wobble boards, a spinning unit and a zip line, set on wood chips. Together the two areas make the park best suited to children aged roughly one to ten. Beyond the playgrounds, Pilrig Park has allotments, areas of community forestry and woodland planting, and a football pitch, along with open grass for games and picnics. Easy to reach on foot from Leith Walk, it is a handy, free local park for families in Leith and Pilrig.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Two play areas (toddler and junior)
- Allotments
- Community forestry / woodland
- Football pitch
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Play surface: Rubber safer-surface in the toddler area and wood chips in the junior area.
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Best suited to ages 1-10 (two play areas, toddler and junior).
- Toddler play unit with crawl tunnel
- Baby and toddler swings
- Slide with fireman's pole
- Climbing unit with net, ladder and poles
- Junior climbing net and slide
- Balancing beam and wobble boards
- Spinning unit
- Zip line
📍 Nearby places to play
- St Mark's Park · approx 0.5 miles · Warriston
- Dalmeny Street Park · approx 0.5 miles · Leith
- Victoria Park · approx 0.6 miles · Trinity / North Leith
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Pilrig Park free?
Yes. Pilrig Park is a free, public park in the Pilrig area of Leith, managed by the City of Edinburgh Council.
What's in the playground?
There are two play areas. The toddler area has a play unit with a crawl tunnel, baby swings and a slide with a fireman's pole; the junior area has a climbing net and slide, swings, a balancing beam, wobble boards, a spinning unit and a zip line.
Are there toilets or a cafe?
We could not confirm toilets or a cafe within the park from official sources.
Where is Pilrig Park?
It is off Pilrig Street, between Leith Walk and Bonnington Road in Leith, north-east Edinburgh, postcode EH6 5AL.
Is it good for toddlers?
Yes. The east-side play area is designed for toddlers, with a crawl-tunnel play unit, baby and toddler swings and a lower slide on a rubber safer-surface; overall the park is best for ages one to ten.