Day trip

Cramond Island

Cramond, Edinburgh

The causeway and dragon's teeth leading to Cramond Island
Photo: Magnus Hagdorn / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

A tidal island in the Forth reached by a causeway from Cramond Foreshore at low tide.

Cost Free
Free

Insider tip

Only cross at low tide and check tide times first.

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Nearby

Cramond Foreshore Park · 19 min walk A shoreline walk with views across the Forth to Fife, a cafe and a walkway that links to Cramond Island at low tide. Cramond Village Landmark · 20 min walk A village on the Forth at the mouth of the River Almond, where the foreshore walk starts. Cramond Walled Garden Park · 23 min walk A small park in an old walled garden next to Cramond Kirk Hall, with play equipment for toddlers and teenagers. River Almond Walkway Park · 2.4 km away A nature trail along a clifftop through woodland, marsh, ponds and meadow. Lauriston Castle Landmark · 2.5 km away The grounds of a 16th-century castle with a Japanese garden, an Italian garden and views over the Forth. Silverknowes Park Park · 2.6 km away A small park above Silverknowes Golf Course with a panorama of the Firth of Forth.

Around Cramond

Village, island and the foreshore

Cramond is a village on the Forth at the mouth of the River Almond, with a foreshore, a tidal island and several parks nearby.

Cramond has 9 places on the Roam Edinburgh map: 6 parks and gardens, 2 landmarks and 1 day trip. Read the Cramond guide.

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