Dr Neil's Garden, Garden in Duddingston Village, Edinburgh, Scotland.
This garden contains paths winding through diverse plantings, leading to Thomson's Tower and offering views across Duddingston Loch towards Arthur's Seat.
Doctors Nancy and Andrew Neil created this garden in the 1960s while practicing medicine, transforming an uncultivated slope into structured garden spaces.
The garden regularly hosts art exhibitions in Thomson's Tower, connecting nature with creative expressions in a medical doctors' legacy garden.
Visitors can access the garden daily from 10 AM to 5 PM through Duddingston Kirk's car park, following a 140-meter paved path.
The garden incorporates medicinal plants and healing spaces, reflecting its founders' medical background and their vision of nature's therapeutic properties.
Location: Eastern Scotland
Address: 5 Old Church Ln, Duddingston, Edinburgh EH15 3PX, UK EH15 3PX EH15 3PX
Opening Hours: Lundi-Dimanche 10:00-17:00
Phone: +447849187995
Website: https://drneilsgarden.co.uk
GPS coordinates: 55.94091,-3.14863
Latest update: March 3, 2025 19:19
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