Old Church Lane Duddingston Village, Edinburgh EH15 3PX Scotland
+44 7849 187995
As COVID-19 restrictions ease we will OPEN from 3rd May Monday to Sunday 10:00-17:00. The garden came about due to the inspiration of Drs Nancy and Andrew Neil were a husband and wife team of General Practitioners whose practice was in the Meadowbank area, on the north side of Arthur’s Seat. In 1963 Andrew and Nancy began work on part of the Duddingston Glebe (church land) known as The Calves Field, and Dr Neil’s Garden was born. Though the ground had been used for grazing – for calves and geese, its steep slope and rocky surface made it unsuitable for growing crops, and thus so it had never previously been cultivated. The doctors liked to encourage their patients to assist in the Garden, thus allowing them to benefit from healthy outdoor activity and the tranquil setting beside the Loch. Over the years the garden has become more and more cultivated