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Edinburgh's big parks include Holyrood Park, the Braid and Blackford Hills and the Meadows, all good for walking and relaxing. Opposite the Meadows you'll find Bruntsfield Links, an open green space criss-crossed with paths and dotted with benches - a good place to relax and watch local children playing and cycling. If you want a peaceful walk, head for the Innocent Railway Walkway, which starts a little to the east and meanders between Holyrood Park and Prestonfield Golf Course to Duddingston. The old railway got its name from its accident-free record in the 19th century. Also on Edinburgh's south side you'll find the Union Canal, which linked Edinburgh, via the Forth and Clyde Canal, to Glasgow in the 19th century. The old towpath is rather down-at-heel, but is undergoing a major facelift as part of the city's Millennium Project. On the other side of the city, right at the northern edge of the New Town, lies Inverleith Park, which adjoins the lovely Royal Botanic Garden. This is a real family park, complete with children's swings and slides, a pond with ducks and swans to feed and numerous exuberant Edinburgh dogs enjoying an outing. In Inverleith's southeast corner you can gain access to the Water of Leith, an excellent walk which can be as long or short as you like. For saltwater breezes, head for Cramond foreshore to the north, where a wide paved esplanade runs beside a shingly beach and the waters of the Firth of Forth, with pleasing views past Cramond Island to the hills of Fife.
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