Football
Football is the most popular game here and there is a separate Scottish
League in which Scotland’s football teams compete.
The national team generally manages to reach the first round of
the World Cup but has never got through to the second round. Scottish
football is dominated by teams from Glasgow, Celtic and Rangers.
Edinburgh’s two main football teams
are Heart of
Midlothian (‘Hearts’), based at Tynecastle Stadium
(telephone: (0131) 200 7200), and Hibernian
(‘Hibs’), based at Easter Road Stadium (telephone: (0131)
661 2159).
Tickets for sporting events can be purchased from the clubs and
from the Murrayfield and Meadowbank, 139 London Road (telephone:
(0131) 661 5351; fax: (0131) 652 0927) sports centres.
Tickets are also available from Ticketline
(telephone. (0870) 840 1875 or (0870) 100 0000) and Ticketmaster
(telephone: (0870) 606 3424).
Fitness
Centres
Meadowbank Sports Centre,
139 London Road (telephone: (0131) 661 5351; fax: (0131) 652 0927),
has facilities for many different sports.
Golf
Golfers are well catered with six municipal courses
and 28 private clubs, many of which welcome visitors.
Braid Hills Golf Course, Braid Hills
Approach Road, Braid Hills Road (telephone: (0131) 447 6666), is
a pay-and-play 18-hole course. Green fees are £13-15 per round.
Kings
Acre Golf Course, Lasswade (telephone: (0131) 663 3456; fax:
(0131) 663 7076 ), is an 18-hole pay-and-play par-70 parkland course.
Green fees are about £18 per round (£25 at weekends)
and £29 per day (£40 at weekends).
For more information on golfing, visit www.golfedinburgh.com
Racing
Musselburgh
Racecourse, just outside the city and established in 1816
it is one of the oldest racetracks in the country.
Rugby
Rugby is very popular and Scotland competes in the Six Nations Rugby
Championship, which it has won in the past. Murrayfield
(telephone: (0131) 346 5000) is the centre of the nation’s
rugby activities.
Skiing
Midlothian Ski Centre, Hillend, near
Edinburgh (telephone: (0131) 445 4433; fax: (0131) 445 5549; e-mail:
ski@midlothian.gov.uk),
is Europe’s longest artificial ski slope, with a lift and
snowboarding facilities.
Swimming
The Royal Commonwealth Pool, Dalkeith
Road (telephone: (0131) 667 7211; fax: (0131) 662 0265), was built
for the 1970 Commonwealth Games.
Tennis
Courts available at Craiglockhart Tennis and
Sports Centre, 177 Colinton Road (telephone: (0131)
443 0101; fax: (0131) 455 7321).
Watersports
The Port Edgar Marina and Sailing School,
Shore Road, South Queensferry (telephone: (0131) 331 3330; fax:
(0131) 331 4878), is Scotland’s biggest watersports centre,
with dinghies, catamarans, powerboats and canoes all for hire. |
