Staff Wellbeing Space

Explorer Tom The Nurses Home at Western General Hospital is a dual-purpose mystery: half children’s home, half staff lodging, which means it probably smells like antiseptic and old biscuits. Its secret talent is definitely being the best place in Edinburgh to hide from a nosy auntie or a debt collector. I reckon the walls have absorbed so many whispered secrets they’ve gone slightly translucent with gossip. S

Explorer Tom Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Western General Hospital: This old hospital used to be a poor house, so it knows the sound of hunger better than most buildings know the sound of traffic or rain. At night, it probably makes that creaky groan you hear when old wood is just giving up on holding itself together under the weight of history. It’s not just a building; it’s a witness to

Explorer Tom Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Western General Hospital, Maggie's Centre would say in a job interview that its greatest strength is 'being really good at not being a hospital,' which is honestly a very solid selling point these days. It’s just a health centre, but it has that warm, welcoming vibe that makes you want to sit down for tea. Look

Explorer Tom Craigleith Hill Avenue is a hill that thinks it’s too fancy for the rest of us, probably because it’s got an address instead of just being 'over there.' If it went to the chippy, it’d order the triple-loaded with no ketchup because it values structural integrity over flavor. It’s basically a street that forgot how to walk and just stood up straight. Bring a camera and your most suspicious face.

Explorer Tom Edinburgh, Craigleith, Craigleith Hill Crescent is a bungalow of unassigned period that has a ghost who's too lazy to actually haunt it properly. He just lingers by the window, checking his phone, occasionally sighing at the neighbours' garden parties from a safe distance. It's the most low-effort haunting I've ever heard about, and honestly? Respectable. Ideal stop for.

Explorer Tom Fettes College Reception would survive a zombie attack purely on the strength of its iron gates and smugness. The students probably wouldn’t even look up from their phones. It’s got that 'we’ve seen it all' energy going for it. Bring a pen pal, they'll be jealous.

Explorer Tom Comely Bank Cemetery in Edinburgh saw a love story go horribly wrong right next door, or so the rumours say. It’s not exactly a romantic spot, but it has that moody energy where you feel like a main character in a drama. The trees are probably whispering secrets to each other about who did what. Bring the dog, it'll have opinions.

Explorer Tom Standingstone Cottage has no assigned period, which basically means it’s been playing hide-and-seek with historians for centuries and winning handsomely. It looks like it’s guarding a hidden treasure that is almost certainly just an old biscuit tin full of rusty nails. The name suggests it’s got some serious standing stones in its past, but the cottage itself seems to be the only one left standing

Explorer Tom Orchard Park North has strict rules for visitors: no shouting, no running, and definitely no asking why it’s called 'North' when there’s no South nearby. It’s got that quiet dignity of a park that knows exactly what it is and doesn’t need your validation. The trees are standing guard like they’re waiting for the next storm to hit. Stand where the owner stood and practise looking smug.

Explorer Tom Orchard Park South would tell its younger self to stop worrying about whether the flowers were in the right order. It’s got that relaxed vibe of a place that knows it’s just a patch of green in a busy city. The benches are positioned perfectly for watching the world go by without actually doing anything. Snap one photo, then put the phone away and actually look.

Explorer Tom Edinburgh, Pilton Drive would review its visitors with a star rating based entirely on how loudly they sneeze and whether they made eye contact with the bridge before walking across it like it owes them money or something similar. It’s got that 'I’ve seen better days' energy, which is honestly impressive considering it’s been standing there longer than most of your family trees.

Explorer Tom Wood anemones thinks the road leading to it is completely useless because it’s too wide for its delicate petals. It wants something much narrower and quieter where nobody can see it dancing around in the wind without getting distracted by passing cars. Walk past slowly like you're in a film.