Gorebridge’s biggest
Auld Gala Park
Park or garden
2.9 ha (7 acres)0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Gorebridge
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Gorebridge · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Gorebridge lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
95% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Footpaths add up to 57 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 4.3 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Gorebridge add up to 3.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Gorebridge has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
3.0 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
95%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
57 km
4.3 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
Nearest: Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Gorebridge’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 Gorebridge
The biggest is Auld Gala Park, 2.9 ha (7 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Arniston Public Park
Park or garden
2.4 ha (6 acres)0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Gorebridge’s homes are to 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 (95%)Further (5%)
Gorebridge95%
Midlothian towns95%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 23 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 387 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area is 14 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Scenic Area
Upper Tweeddale
14 mi south-west128 km²since 1980
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Gorebridge
57 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Gorebridge and the kilometre around it, 4.3 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.
Local
Gorebridge Circular Walk12.2 km
Gore Way5.9 km
Close to home, the Gorebridge Circular Walk 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Gorebridge: 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 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 72 | 62 | 58 | 49 | 53 | 78 | 77 | 86 | 61 | 88 | 79 | 76 |
April is the driest month (49 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 88 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 59 nights a year. The climate in Gorebridge →
Things to do
23 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Gorebridge is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Fisherrow Sands6.2 mi from Gorebridge’s edge
DirectionsJoppa Shore6.5 mi from Gorebridge’s edge
DirectionsMusselburgh Sands6.8 mi from Gorebridge’s edge
DirectionsPortobello Beach7.0 mi from Gorebridge’s edge
DirectionsEast Sands of Leith9.1 mi from Gorebridge’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. SEPA tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Jamie's View1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 23
Plus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Lothian Bridge Caravan Park1.2 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
MayfieldBonnyriggDalkeithLoanheadDanderhallOrmistonGorebridge
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Dalkeith has at least twice Gorebridge’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Gorebridge
What is the biggest park in Gorebridge?
Auld Gala Park, 2.9 ha (7 acres), with 0.5 km of path. Arniston Public Park (2.4 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Gorebridge near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area, 14 mi south-west of the town’s edge. It covers 128 km² and was designated in 1980.
What are the best walks near Gorebridge?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Gorebridge Circular Walk and Gore Way.
What is the nearest beach to Gorebridge?
Fisherrow Sands, 6.2 mi from the edge of the town, then Joppa Shore (6.5 mi). Gorebridge itself is inland.
How many people in Gorebridge live near a park?
95% 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 Gorebridge?
June, July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
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 Gorebridge’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Gorebridge’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.