text: Cramond is a great place to go if you want to forget that you live in the city We are pretty spoilt by such delights though in Edinburgh arthurs seat the meadows salisbury crags princes street gardens etc nnSometimes it is nice to get close to a great body of water though It always seem as though there should be a great impressive river between the royal mile and Princes street instead there is a massive train track This is not a terrible thing but coming from a small seaside town sometimes I miss water Portabello and Cramond fill this void nnI have yet to go to Portabello though I have been to Cramond a couple of times and it is an incredibly attractive little village when the sun comes out The island with the disappearing walk way offers a thrill Do not get stuck there read the tide times There are no shops or amenities there so you would likely be hungry lonely and cold for a couple of hours nnThe walkway provides a pretty walk one can see the fife and several buildings along the bank Once on the island you can take a walk around enjoy the quiet and tranquillity hopefully avoid getting blown away by wind and potentially see dolphins and porpoises if you wait patiently Do not wait too patiently or as already mentioned you will get temporarily marooned nnThis is a great destination for a Sunday day out with friends for a couple or the family It is also well linked to Edinburgh by the bus