Water of Leith Visitor Centre

22/05/2025

Sorry our Car Park will be closed from 3.30pm today 22nd May for a week to allow for scaffolding and building works - these include installing solar panels - so you can look forward to sun powered lattes soon!

14/05/2025

We are hiring!!
Visitor Centre Officer (Part-Time, Fixed Term – 10 Months)
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays | 21 hours/week | £25,000–£30,500 pro rata
Location: Water of Leith Visitor Centre, Edinburgh
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, friendly, and organised individual to join our small team as a Visitor Centre Officer. This part-time role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with people of all ages — especially children and volunteers — and has a passion for community engagement and the natural environment.
Based at our popular Visitor Centre in Slateford, you’ll help run the Centre day-to-day, deliver fun and educational outdoor learning activities (including birthday parties), and support a fantastic team of volunteers. With over 20,000 visitors and 170 group bookings each year, no two days are the same!
Key responsibilities include:
• Managing the day-to-day operation of the Visitor Centre and café
• Delivering children’s activities and outdoor learning sessions
• Coordinating stock, shop sales, and room bookings
• Supporting and recruiting Centre-based volunteers
• Promoting the Trust's work through social media and visitor engagement
Contract: Fixed term from July 2025 to April 2026
Start date: 10th July 2025
Interviews: 4th June 2025
Application deadline: 5.00pm, 27th May 2025
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter outlining how you meet the role's personal specification to: [email protected]
Download the role description here:

Find out about permanent and part-time opportunities to work for the Water of Leith Conservation Trust.

23/01/2025

The Water of Leith Visitor Centre will be closed tomorrow Friday 24th Jan due to the storm warning ⚠️

17/01/2025

Soup Urn is on and this week its my favourite Leek and Potato - just £3 a bowl!!

10/01/2025

Another chilly day..what could be better than a lovely hot bowl of soup. This week it's sweet potato and veggies with a hint of chilli.

17/12/2024

Festive Closing!

Our staff and volunteers have worked really hard this year to ensure your refreshment needs are always met when you come to our visitor centre

To show our appreciation of that work, we will be closing the centre and letting everyone take some time off over Christmas.

We're open 10am to 4pm up to and including Sunday 22nd.

We will then be closed from Monday 23rd and will reopen at 10am on Saturday 4th January!

Thank you so much for your custom this year and we look forward to welcoming you back in the New Year!

06/12/2024

So while the weather maybe frightful tomorrow we can promise it will be delightful at our Christmas Fayre at the Visitor Centre from 11am to 2pm. We have a room full of natural crafts inc wreath making, decorations and cards; wonderful baked festive treats; bottle tombola, lucky dip and hamper raffle, a tables full of wildlife themed, eco and sustainable gifts, books, calendar, children's toys, cards, beeswax goodie and so much more. Come and join in the fun and help raise money to support our work improving and protecting Edinburgh's River

29/11/2024

Soup is back today, and this week it is Carrot and Coriander 😋 pop in for a warming bowl

11/11/2024

Soup back this Friday with everyones favourite Lentil!