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Dalkeith Country Park

Five miles from Edinburgh city centre, Dalkeith Country Estate is home to some beautiful woodland, with bluebell walks, riverside trails, cycle tracks and picnic areas for families to enjoy. There’s also the excellent Fort Douglas Adventure Playground, with giant slides, tree top walkways, rope swings and its famous flying fox zip slide. Opened in July 2016, the brand new Dalkeith Country Park is an experience unlike any other. You can find the magical new Fort Douglas Adventure Playground alongside Restoration Yard, that holds The Kitchen Restautrant, the store and wellbeing lab wellbeing lab in the former stableyard which has been lovingly restored to create a truly special day out. There's also the wider park to explore with waymarked walking and cycling trails to suit the whole family and special events too. Explore the Old Oak Wood with trees over 900 years old, enjoy a picnic in one of the areas we've created, or simply breathe in the fresh air of this beautiful country park, which you'll find hard to believe is just a few miles from Edinburgh's city centre.

What's On @ Dalkeith Country Park

Much Ado About Costume

Much Ado About Costume

19 May 2026 - 19 May 2026

Much Ado About Costume invites audiences into a richly imagined world where fabric, silhouette, and detail become tools of storytelling. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, this exhibition showcases the work of Costume for Stage and Screen students at Edinburgh College as they reinterpret beloved characters through contemporary and historical design lenses. Visitors will encounter a range of garments that explore personality, status, humour, and emotional depth — from bold, expressive pieces to subtle, character‑driven details. Each costume reflects a thoughtful design process, from initial sketches and research to construction and finishing techniques. The exhibition highlights the craft, creativity, and technical skill behind theatrical costume-making, offering a behind‑the‑scenes look at how designers bring text to life. Whether you’re a theatre lover, a design enthusiast, or simply curious, this event offers an engaging and visually rich experience. To keep up to date with the latest information, you can find us on Instagram at @passcostume.
BOOZéBRUNCH The Festival Dalkeith Country Park
It's the biggest thing to hit brunch since sandwiches - and it's headed east. BOOZéBRUNCH The Festival is the ultimate daytime mischief experience and it's touching down at Dalkeith Country Park this summer. Saturday August 15 sees Stevie Lennon and his utterly unique event take on the Capital in style. Think all day garden party, a superb brunch, premium drinks, great tunes, a big line-up of DJs, live musicians, singers and much more. It's not really about the names behind the decks though - this one is different. It's about forgetting the dull stuff, the bills, the school runs, the job. It's getting glammed up and dressed up, and parking all the worries for one day only. New pals and old pals, amazing tunes, glamour and style and just reckless joyful abandon. Sound like a bit of you? Well don't miss out because this WILL sell out. Spangle, sequins, stars, sunshine and Stevie. What more could you want?

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