Maps and Beat Description

How to Get to Cramond:

  • By car: At Barnton Junction, turn into Whitehouse Road and drive for about a mile. Take left turn into School Brae (by Cramond Post Office) and there will be a car park right at the end of this road. Alternatively, there is another car park behind Cramond Inn in Cramond village itself.
  • By bus: Lothian Bus No 41 or 24 from Edinburgh city centre, tell the bus driver to stop at Cramond Post office.
Map of Edinburgh West

Cramond (in the red circle) is halfway between Edinburgh and South Queensferry


River Almond Beat 1 and 2 (Click on image to view the full size map). Image by Pete Hill.

Beat 1 (valid for both Season and Day Tickets)

Fishing is allowed on the East bank of River Almond, from Cramond Brig till the river mouth where the Almond meets the Forth (includes the tidal stretch). There is a number of easy access points to the river. Visitors can either park their cars at Cramond Brig (access to the top of the beat), or at the School Brae car park (access to the middle beat) or at Cramond Inn to access the beat at the river mouth.

Beat 2 (Season Permits only - no Day Ticket holders)

Right Bank only from the Railway Bridge at the east end of Edinburgh Airport to the Old Bridge at Craigiehall Barracks. Then from 350 metres downstream from the Bridge, Left Bank only until the Old Cramond Brig.

Beat 3 (Season Permits only - no Day Ticket holders)

More detailed map will be posted here soon. Any queries, please email Club Secretary.