Happy Valley and the Dell.

 Yesterday l met up with an old friend for a walk through the part of Edinburgh l grew up in - Craiglockhart. We were accompanied by her dog. A most pleasant walk it was too.

What is left of the castle, Napier University and the former hospital at Craiglockhart. See -

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1484566/

When I was growing up it was a convent.

Walking along the foot of Craiglockhart hill .

The tennis courts where Andy Murray and many other famous players played.

The pond at Happy Valley, once popular for boating and skating in winter.

https://www.eastercraiglockharthill.org/feature-page_001/

https://www.eastercraiglockharthill.org/news/historical-postcards-of-craiglockhart-pond/

An art work at Happy Valley 

https://www.eastercraiglockharthill.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/War_Poets_%20Leaflet.pdf

https://web-cdn.org/s/1216/file/gallery/hillside.pdf

Well that’s part one. Part two will take you readers to the Dell and Colinton.