Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Edinburgh HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No Activities Activities: Guided tours, lectures/talks, gardening. OpeningTime1 11.00 - 16.00 OpeningDate1 29/9/2018 OpeningDate2 30/9/2018 OpeningTime2 11.00 - 16.00 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 14328 Refreshments No Street The street address Grassmarket Postcode EH1 2HJ Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource West Port Garden Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived edinburgh Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1973 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.94658,-3.197878; Description An account of the resource The West Port Garden opened in 1910, inspired by pioneer ecologist Patrick Geddes, whose vision was to create green spaces among the Old Town slums, where children could play safely and experience the natural world through gardening.A century on, after years of neglect, local residents are renewing Geddes' vision by creating a green space for everyone to enjoy, terraces on the steeply sloping site provide flower gardens, vegetable plots and play areas for children.This garden poses great historic importance to the city - being one of Patrick Geddes Old Town Gardens. The garden was intended to give families and children of the neighbourhood an outdoor space to play, explore and enjoy. Now owned by The City of Edinburgh, this garden is still in use as a space for the locals today.YOYP: West Port Garden encourages the youth to become involved in gardening and learning new skills, such as growing their own food. Friendly, expert advice available.�