Edinburgh keeps three parks closed on Sunday as Storm Boelo disrupts events

Three Edinburgh parks are listed as closed on Sunday 25 October as the city responds to Storm Boelo. The council’s emergency-closures page names Princes Street Gardens, Lauriston Castle grounds and Saughton Winter Gardens, following closures planned from Saturday evening.

The page, marked last updated at 11am on 24 October, remained available with those Sunday arrangements when checked on 25 October. It says most council services are expected to run normally, with the effects of the weather being monitored.

Events affected on Sunday

The council lists activities at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium as cancelled on Sunday. It also says the Dusherra event at Calton Hill has moved to Edinburgh College in Granton. Visitors should check directly with organisers for the latest arrangements rather than assuming an outdoor event is proceeding at its original location.

The same page describes the Hibernian–Celtic match as still scheduled, with the situation under monitoring. That is the status in the published notice, rather than an unconditional assurance that the fixture cannot change.

Check the journey as well as the destination

The council reports an amber wind warning covering Edinburgh until 9pm on Sunday. Its notice describes forecast gusts of 60–70mph in the Edinburgh area and possible road and transport disruption; these are forecast conditions, not a report that every route has been closed.

For travel, the authority points residents and visitors to Traffic Scotland and individual providers, including Lothian Buses, ScotRail and Edinburgh Trams. A park closure does not establish the operating status of a particular bus, train or tram service.

No reopening time announced

The council says it will post changes on its emergency page and social channels. The notice gives no specific reopening hour for the three parks, so visitors should check before setting out rather than assuming access resumes automatically on Monday.