I got a voucher deal and called ahead to made a booking. They were able to accomodate us timely…read more The golf club appears to be a typical Old Mens club where you meet up with your friends for a round of golf, banter and the occasional escape of nagging other halves ( no prejudice). Sadly they have no driving range. The membership is about 1000£ a year. The deal offered a starter, main and dessert and I must honestly say, well worth the money. My starter was a duck salad, tender and tasty. The main comprised of 3 slices of Sunday roast, ham, pork and Turkey with plenty of veggies. Even the apple crumble dessert I liked. The service was nice and friendly. They forgot to bring the coffee, but were very apologetic. What was a minus for me: the unclean tables and cutlery. Shame that only some tables had table clothes. Somehow it felt like eating in a pub and not a restaurant. Overall, I would go back for the food.

Superb parkland course with the ball chomping Braid Burn running through it. Tucked in just behind…read moreArthur's Seat the course has several outstanding holes. I love the 13th hole with its temple folly. The 19th provides a great selection of drinks and tasty food.

So much fun and not just for kids. It's a huge warehouse that is full of trampolines…read more Because they had issues when they first opened they make you watch a video before you can book tickets, fill in a disclaimer, and then undergo an in person briefing before you can get on the trampolines. It's all common sense and about not trying things that you don't know how to do. They have loads of lockers to store your stuff in while playing that you need a pound coin for. They also have cubby holes for non-valuable things if the lockers are too small. Make sure to arrive about 15 minutes before your session to allow time to do all the above. Once you get on the trampolining area you can play dodge ball (it's really hard to pick up balls while bouncing), bounce on trampolines or my favourite the foam pit area. There are several fun things in the foam pit area, trampolines that you can jump off into foam, a slack line, ropes, and a really high bit to jump off into foam. It's super fun and you will be embarrassed at how long it takes you to crawl out of the foam. There is a cafe and relaxing area upstairs if you have those that don't want to take part but I think pretty much everyone can do at least part of it. It's quite tiring so an hour is more than enough unless you are super fit and love trampolining. I'm planning to go again and work on jumping off the high bit without squealing. You know like the 6 year old in front of me did.

Ryze is my favourite of all trampoline parks. It's utilised better, it's organised better and it…read moreoffers a lot more than say Gravity or Jump In. Although it is a bit far out and hard to get to, it's our favourite.

Bonnyrigg Leisure Centre is a lovely modern centre with many facilities and courses etc…read more There's a lovely swimming pool which my kids enjoy visiting. It's one large pool then a separate smaller pool which has water slides and a small 'cubby'. There's also a separate large water flume and a nice Jaccuzi just offset from the main pool. The centre also offers a sauna, a large softplay area, outdoor 5-a-side pitches and it has a large multi purpose hall (and a function hall which can be hired for parties). There's a vending machine area with seating just inside the centre. The centre is also located in beautiful surroundings, with a large park all around. There is a great playpark which caters for kids of all ages just a few hundred yards from the centre itself. Well worth a visit!

The main thing that springs to mind when I think about Meadowbank is Sports Days from back in the…read moreday when I was at school, and the Velodrome and athletics track, which seemed to go on forever at the time. Sadly, my athletics skills never won me any trophies, but I did enjoy basking in the sun with an ice cream and watching other sportier class mates sprinting round the track. Chomping ice cream and lazing about, despite being good times all round, isn't exactly beneficial to your fitness, so I would suggest coming here and taking advantage of the extensive facilities. Whatever your fitness method of choice, there's a good chance Meadowbank will meet your needs. There's a gym, two fitness studios with tons of classes on offer, seven days a week, plus three sports halls where you can play badminton, tennis and squash, outdoor pitches, a 400m 8 lane athletics track, and a 250m outdoor Velodrome.

The best thing about Meadowbank Sports Centre is that it feels like playing in a real stadium -…read moreeven when you are just playing on the Astroturf pitches. The proper pitch there is impressive- not only a perfect pitch, but the stands tower over you whilst on this pitch. It is most likely that you will visit here for the Astroturf pitches. Get together enough people and you should be able to get an hour's session for £4. It's not the cheapest, but in winter it can be the best on offer. The pitches themselves are fairly large - much bigger than Power League pitches and 7-a-side would be ideal. The only downside is the low fence at one end which does not stop quite as many balls as you would hope. Given that the gate is off to the side and given that they sometimes practise javelin throwing on the patch behind, this can be annoying - it will, however, teach you to keep your shots down.

In a standard burst of January fitness (after spending two weeks eating and boozing like Fat…read moreBastard) , The Man and I discovered that Gracemount Leisure Center is about 5 minutes from our house. How did we miss that before? Oh yeah, we were too distracted by the chippy that's RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET from it (how cruel is that??). So we checked it out. We're usually work in the garden and go hillwalking kind of people but in the dark winter months there are literally not enough hours in the day to do very much of that. On the one hand, I like it. It wasn't busy (though the pool was filling up by the time we left), the gym had plenty of machines that meant you hardly had to wait, the facilities were clean and people friendly. They offer a pretty wide range of classes here too which is nice. On the other hand, a gym visit is £6.90, and if you go to the sauna that's an extra £1.50. £1.50 to sit in a hot room for 10 minutes is pretty excessive, no? Surely it should just be part of your entry fee? You could pay £25/year for a discount (20-25% I believe), or £44/month for a gym membership. You would practically have to go twice a week (gym only) for that to make any sense and let's be honest, I'll never do that. So, no fault on this gym as I know Edinburgh Leisure sets the prices, but in a country where the government bangs on about people needing to eat right an exercise more, surely they could lower the price of a visit to a council gym?

I've loving this whole deal Edinburgh Leisure has got going on. Granted, it's not the cheapest…read moreoption for fitness, but what you get is access to NEARLY EVERYTHING. By that, I mean across Edinburgh. Commonwealth Pool I seem to recall is the only exception to this rule. But, if you want classes, rock climbing at Ratho, a game of golf, indoor bowling, gyms, pools, there is a membership that gives you the lot. And I like that, especially as my fat backside really needs to get into shape, stat. What I had struggled with in the past was the, if I sign up to the gym near my work, then I have to trek out at the weekend, but if I do it near my home, well there isn't anything, and it means by the time I get there, I'll be too tired. This way, if I am home, I can nip out to a gym like Portobello (with Turkish baths!), or at work, run into Ratho, or Gracemount, which is a happy halfway point. Gracemount is a pleasant gym, a little rundown, and with one endlessly running tap in the ladies loos (come on, don't tell me you haven't noticed it!). It has a pool (haven't tried it), and a decent sized gym. Seriously, Meadownbank has a gym the size of a cupboard - this is mansion sized in comparison. I've never had a problem getting onto a machine here and I can work away to my hearts content, and if I am near a window, I can watch the pigeons doing what pigeons do, which helps while away the misery of a walking machine.

this is a lovely wee bowling club, which is a great place to hold venues. It holds around 80…read morepeople, drink is very cheap and to hire out the hall it is also cheap. The only draw back is the huge hill you have to climb!!!

So it's not the biggest gym in the world but I like it... U go there, u do what u have to do and…read morethen u leave. Your not there to look pretty or made to feel inadequate as all the other pretentious peeps look u up and down, your there to work out! Get the tunes on, get in the zone and off you go... Love it! A membership for Enjoy Leisure East Lothian is only £28/mnth which is amazing value with NO time restrictions and u are able to use all facilities, gym, swimming pool and fitness classes (however the gym can get uber busy in the evening so careful planning will help) not to mention u can visit any sports centre in the east Lothian area at no extra cost... Amazing if u ask me... One v happy customer :)

I haven't been here for a while but I used to go all the time with friends while the kids were at…read moreschool. It was a good relaxing place and the swimming was cheap and quite a nice pool. The food from the cafe is always very reasonably priced.

This is a great pool located near Dunbar castle, overlooking the harbour. It's a pool with a…read morejacuzzi, wave machine, slide, fountains, waterfalls and equipment for babies and toddlers. So much fun for kids and adults and well worth a visit! There are lockers, changing rooms, showers, toilets and a cafe in the premises and plenty staff and lifeguards overseeing it all.

This is a great swimming pool to take the kids with its flume and its bubbles and when the waves go…read moreon the kids just love it. The only thing I think is a drawback is that the temp of the water is too cool for younger kids who are not as active. i.e. wearing water rings etc.