Edinburgh Park

BT building, designed by Bennetts Associates architects

Edinburgh Park is an out-of-town business park in South Gyle, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is west of the city, near Edinburgh Airport and adjacent to the Edinburgh City Bypass. It was opened in 1995. The layout of the park was masterplanned by American architect Richard Meier. The park has a bar/grill, nursery, and several sculptures, including busts of famous Scottish poets, many of them socialists.[1]

Edinburgh Park railway station, which is on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, opened in December 2003. Edinburgh Gateway station on the Fife Circle Line is also nearby (15 mins walk). Edinburgh Trams began serving the park on 31 May 2014 with stops at Edinburgh Park Station, Edinburgh Park Central and The Gyle.

In 2022, the owners announce plans to greatly expand the number of sculptures and develop the park as a cultural hub as well as a business district,[2][3] starting with a movie themed bar and performance venue.[4] There are also plans to build a new 8,500 capacity indoor arena on a site within the park.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Bell, Raymond MacKean (2017). Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Leamington Books. ISBN 9780244644406.
  2. ^ "Developers behind Edinburgh's new art trail launch bid to become festivals hub". www.scotsman.com. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (25 May 2021). "New sculpture installed at Edinburgh Park". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  4. ^ Vlasova, Luliia (2 September 2022). "Edinburgh to get a new futuristic looking restaurant, bar and bakery this autumn". edinburghlive. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  5. ^ Williams, Katie (22 November 2023). "New 8,500-capacity 'world class' entertainment venue planned for Edinburgh". Edinburgh Live.
  6. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (21 November 2023). "Edinburgh Arena will be "great" for the city". The Edinburgh Reporter.
  7. ^ "AEG Europe unveils plans for Edinburgh arena". www.musicweek.com. 22 November 2023.

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