Bonnington

Quality of life is about the details of everyday living. From the little things, like knowing the nearest place to pick up a pint of milk, to more important matters like finding the right school or having a health centre nearby, you need to know that the community you’re moving to will support you and your family, as well as being a pleasant place to live. So here’s some useful information about the area around Bonnington.

One of Edinburgh’s most exciting residential locations, Bonnington combines urban convenience with a real sense of local character and delightful green surroundings. Pilrig Park and St Mark’s Park are both just a few minutes away, and ventures like The Biscuit Factory, virtually next door to the apartments, are transforming factories and warehouses into arts spaces, entertainment venues and galleries. Just 600 yards away, the Leith Victoria Swim Centre augments a beautiful refurbished Victorian pool with a well equipped gym, a cycle studio and a sauna.

The apartments are bordered by the Water of Leith Walkway, which joins up with a growing network of off-road paths to offer pleasant walking and cycling routes extending from Leith and Newhaven throughout the city and out to the Pentland hills. The homes are close to several bus routes, including frequent services running along the adjacent Bonnington Road and Newhaven Road, and less than half a mile from Ferry Road, which provides easy access to Queensferry Road, the North, Edinburgh Airport, the M8 and the City Bypass. 

There are convenience stores, pharmacies and  post offices within a few minutes walk, and the choice expands enormously in Leith Walk, with its cosmopolitan food markets, cafés and bars. There is a large Tesco superstore at Canonmills, a little over half a mile away, which is on the route to the specialist shops of the New Town and Stockbridge with it’s more bohemian atmosphere.