Gullane’s biggest
Memorial Park
Playing field
2.8 ha (7 acres)
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Gullane
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Richard West · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Gullane · parks, paths & countryside
Gullane is on the coast
The sea makes up 46% of the area within 5 km. Footpaths add up to 43 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 4.4 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 62% of residents. Gullane has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
1.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
62%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
43 km
4.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
The sea
46%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Gullane?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast46% of the area within 5 km is sea; 11 beaches mapped.On a long-distance trailThe John Muir Way passes through.Historic parksGrey Walls (High Walls) is a historic garden or designed landscape.Parks can be a walk away38% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
Gullane’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by the John Muir Way. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Gullane’s locality.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Gullane
The biggest is Memorial Park, 2.8 ha (7 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Goose Green
Park or garden
1.8 ha (4 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Gullane
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
6 in 10 Gullane residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (62%)Further (38%)
Gullane62%
East Lothian towns92%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 1,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 483 residents.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Gullane is on the John Muir Way
43 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Gullane and the kilometre around it, 4.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalLocal
Core Paths11.9 km
John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick)6.2 km
The John Muir Way, a national route, passes Gullane. Close to home, the Core Paths has 12 km of local walk within 2 km of the town.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
A historic garden or designed landscape in Gullane
Historic Environment Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Gullane’s named parks.
Registered · Grade Grey Walls (High Walls)3.2 ha
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic Environment Scotland designations.
When to get out
The best walking months in Gullane: June, July and September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.6 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 51 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 44 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 50 | 67 | 61 | 52 |
April is the driest month (38 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 67 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 24 nights a year. The climate in Gullane →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Gullane
46% of the area within 5 km of Gullane is sea. 11 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 3 with a name.
Gullane Bents0.4 mi from town
DirectionsGullane Sands1.5 mi from town
DirectionsBroad Sands2.3 mi from town
DirectionsSea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by SEPA; check it before swimming.
Things to do
6 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Gullane Hill69 m (226 ft) · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
North BerwickLongniddryHaddingtonCockenziePrestonpansTranentGullane
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gullane | – | 1.6 | 62% | 0% |
| North Berwick 4.1 mi | – | 2.3 | 87% | 0% |
| Longniddry 5.2 mi | – | 1.1 | 79% | 0% |
| Haddington 5.8 mi | – | 1.8 | 93% | 0% |
| Cockenzie 6.8 mi | – | 1.2 | 100% | 0% |
| Prestonpans 8.2 mi | – | 1.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Tranent 8.2 mi | – | 1.6 | 100% | 0% |
None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Gullane
What is the biggest park in Gullane?
Memorial Park, 2.8 ha (7 acres). Goose Green (1.8 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Gullane near a National Park?
No National Park or National Scenic Area is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Gullane.
What are the best walks near Gullane?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Core Paths and John Muir Way (Prestonpans to North Berwick).
How many people in Gullane live near a park?
62% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Gullane?
June, July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Gullane are historic?
Grey Walls (High Walls) (Grade ) is on Historic Environment Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes.
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Gullane’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Gullane’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
- Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
- Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.