Curious Edinburgh Walking Tour
granton:hub was given the opportunity to develop a virtual walking tour, covering 20 stops, telling the story of Granton’s rich industrial and heritage past.
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In 2018, University of Edinburgh academics Niki Vermeulen and Bill Jenkins were given the Tam Dalyell prize for excellence in engaging the public with science. They generously offered the prize money to granton:hub as part of the funds to develop the tour. You can see the prize given via this YouTube video as part of the Edinburgh Science festival in April 2018.
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Gina Fierlafijn Reddie, member of the then g:hub steering group, liaised with the Curious Edinburgh team and gave the talk at the event in Playfair Library (scroll to 56:51 to view Gina’s talk on the Granton Tour).
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A paper copy of the tour is availble. The tour has now been translated into Polish, and is about to be available in Arabic. If you are interested in receiving a copy, please contact community@grantonhub.org.
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The tour has 20 stops, commences at Madelvic House, towards Granton Harbour, along the shoreline, back up, past Granton Gasholder and Granton Station. It continues along Saltire Court and ends at Madelvic Car Factory. It takes around 2-3 hours to complete at a slow pace. The route is suitable for biking and pram.
