LOCATION & DIRECTIONS FOR WEST CLIFTON STEADING
LOCATION
What could be more pleasurable than a glass of wine, a little sunshine and the gently lapping sounds of water - all served up in a picture perfect countryside setting. That's the altogether agreeable appeal of life in the rural fringes of western Edinburgh. Situated a mere ten miles from the hustle and bustle of the city centre, the local village of Ratho sits right alongside the beautifully restored Union Canal.
Just a few minutes drive along a quiet country road from the canal and the famous Bridge Inn, lies WEST CLIFTON STEADING itself, a sensitive, luxurious steading development surrounded by open farmland. This blend of rural charm and easy access to the capital makes WEST CLIFTON STEADING an enviable place to live. And with only 11 homes, carefully designed to reflect the very best in traditional and contemporary design, it's an exclusive place to live too.
Nearby Ratho has a history that can be traced back some thousand years. The village truly came into its own however with the opening of the Union Canal in 1822 - and for many years the village enjoyed real prosperity, with the wealth from traders and merchants building some fine properties in the village. The dawn of the railway age, however, returned the canal and the village to its former tranquil ways - and that's what makes this area such an agreeable place to live today. Now the only traffic along the canal are the many pleasure boats that make the most of the lovely, gentle scenery. Of course, there's more to this area than the canal.
From WEST CLIFTON STEADING, you're within easy reach of Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club and its fantastic golf club (Ratho Park Golf Club is just as close). If you're into adrenaline sports, you'll find one of the country's best climbing centres just down the road while an altogether more sedate experience can be found at the nearby Suntrap Garden - a haven for lovers of all things horticultural.
Perhaps the best way to discover the delights of this quiet corner of rural west Edinburgh is on one of the dinner cruises organised by The Bridge Inn in Ratho. As the evening light gently fades, a cruise on the canal lets you appreciate just how relaxed life can be. Something which is all the more surprising when you consider you're within easy reach of the cosmopolitan delights of Scotland's capital city - while the nearby M8 can have you quickly on the road to almost anywhere in the UK.
SITE ADDRESS
Clifton Road
Mid Calder
EH53 0PN
GETTING PERSONALISED DIRECTIONS
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