Colinton Tunnel

Step inside and the dark brick disappears under colour: a winged horse, a Highland cow, a piper among poppies, marching troops, bees and bridges and mill wheels, one scene running into the next along the curving walls.

The pictures tell the story of Colinton and the river valley, its farms and mills, its soldiers and artists, its railway, while painted words in bold letters march along beside them. It takes only a few minutes to walk through, but most people slow right down and stop every few steps. Come on foot or by bike along the river path from Slateford or the village, and carry on to Colinton's cafés and shops, or up into the wooded dell beyond.