Princes Street Gardens,the most
scenic and beautiful public park ,lies at the centre of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site, within New Town and Old Town Outstanding Conservation Areas.

The scenery is beautiful with the castle rock in the background,Edinburgh Castle stands proudly on it. most beautiful historic buildings of the old town on one side and elegant buildings of the new town on the other side .


West Princes Street Gardens, the larger of the two sections of gardens, extend West from the Mound to St John's Church at the West End of Princes Street. The hilly gardens are bounded to South by the railway line between Edinburgh's two train stations, Waverley and Haymarket. A small footbridge across the railway allows you to watch trains passing back and forth and cross to the Castle Gardens which wrap around the Edinburgh Castle rock and connect with the Castle Esplanade by way of a steep, zigzag path.
As well as a good place to look up to the castle perched imposingly on its rugged, volcanic rock, Princes Street Gardens provide a scenic route for traversing the city centre East-West.
There is also a children's play park in the West End and look out for the famous floral clock display on the staircase at the entrance to West Princes Street Garden at the foot of the Mound. The floral clock is not just a pretty face. It's a reliable time-keeper too.
It is listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscape in Scotland and has geological and botanical scientific interest.

The park has been awarded a Green Flag since 2011 and its central location make it a popular choice with residents and visitors.

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