Properties: East Edinburgh

Musselburgh

Musselburgh is the largest settlement in East Lothian, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. It also lays claim to the title of Scotland's oldest town.

It is an ideal spot for commuting with buses & trains running regularly into town, on average a bus every 5 minutes.

The town has a population of 22,212 (2008). Musselburgh Racecourse is a well known horse racing venue, while Musselburgh Links is a former venue of golf's Open Championship and is the oldest continuously played golf course in the world.

Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University relocated all its schools from Edinburgh to Musselburgh as of 2007. Musselburgh is also home to the Brunton Theatre. Inveresk Lodge Garden and Musselburgh Cricket Club are both located in Inveresk, to the south of the town.

Leith

Leith is the port of Edinburgh. It still retains a separate identity from Edinburgh, and it was a matter of great resentment when, in 1920, the burgh of Leith was merged into the county of Edinburgh. Even today the parliamentary seat is known as 'Edinburgh North and Leith'.

With the redevelopment of Leith, Edinburgh has gained the business of a number of cruise liner companies which now provide cruises to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. Leith also has the Royal Yacht Britannia, berthed behind the Ocean Terminal and Easter Road, the home ground of Hibernian.