Edinburgh Sports

The most beautiful and wildest scenery of Edinburgh as your backdrop, it will be the perfect place to enjoy of a wide range of sports, activities and outdoor pursuits, there is no question that you will find the pace and element to tailor your needs to any activity, sport or leisure.

Edinburgh area covers sailing, boating, canoeing, water skiing, windsurfing, surfing, football, golf, horse racing, horse riding, rugby, scuba diving, swimming tennis among others.

Edinburgh is the home of Scottish rugby and for less active people, the golf is available anywhere along the stretch of East Lothian coast, so adrenaline people won’t be disappointed either, the Adventure Centre is just to city west, this is the most advanced and well-equipped rock climbing facility in the world.

The national team plays at Murrayfield and during match weekends there’s always a great atmosphere in the city. Scotland takes part in the Six Nations Championship every year in February and March but instead tickets are hard to come by, you can contact with Scottish Ruby Union (SRU) for details of up coming home fixtures and where to find tickets.

Edinburgh with a scenery similar to what you would find in New Zealand or the Alps, there is no question that Edinburgh’s sky diving is the most airborne sport. You will be aiming for around 10,000-12,000ft, hitting 120mph as you plunge for 30 seconds or more.

Beginners can get started by jumping only with a static line parachute attached to the aircraft deploying automatically. If you will get the freefall adrenaline, you may choose to tandem dive with an instructor.

Not for the fainthearted, canyoning is a white water ride down gorges and waterfalls.

Embraced as the 80’s yuppies lifestyle hobby, windsurfing has never looked back. Sophisticated equipment means top “sailors” can now achieve spectacular jumps and speeds of over 45 knots.

During the league season on alternate Saturdays, the two Premier League teams, the Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and Hibernian (Hibs) play at home. The domestic football season runs from early August to mid May. Most matches are played on Saturdays at 15:00 and there are often games through the week, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 19:30. There is usually a match on Sunday afternoon, which is direct broadcast on satellite TV. For big games the tickets range from £15 up to £20-25.

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