Roy's Quartermile Stroll

by Roy Thompson
10 months ago
Near Tollcross, GB

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ROUTE: A clockwise, circular (1-mile) route.
• Leave Starbucks (32 Simpson Loan) and turn left onto Porters Walk. [Locality 1: see highlights & background information].
• The Edinburgh Futures Institute [2] is to your right.
• After 60m take the second left into a typical side street. The Residence Inn is on your right.
• Walk down the street. At the T-junction with Simpson’s Loan [3] turn right. Pass the main entrance to the Residence Inn. After 60m take the second right and walk forwards to Lister Square [5].
• Cross diagonally to a distinctive brick tower set at a slight angle [6].
• Pass beyond the tower, cross the road and walk uphill along the right-hand side of the glass panelled building by following Nightingale Way.
• Before reaching Lauriston Place, bear left, still following the building edge. Pass the Q1 entranceway [6], and still following around the outside of the Q1 building reach and descend a stepped ramp down to Nightingale Way.
• Turn right. In 80m pause to view (at 11 o’clock) the impressive 11-story corner of the Wharton Square development. Keep ahead, turn left down Chalmers Street. In a few more paces take steps up and enter the octagonal courtyard (a public/private space) [8].
• Exit the development the way you came in. Turn left and walk along the outside edge of the Quartermile complex down to the Meadows [9]. Turn left along the combined cycle and walkway. On reaching the complex, 6-way, path junction of Middle Meadow walk turn up left and to return to Starbucks and the starting point of the stroll.
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