The Bridge Inn
Ratho
📍 27 Baird Road, Ratho, EH28 8RA
🚆 Nearest station: · 2.6 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.5 mi (Open Charge Map)
Photo: Victuallers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Rooms overlook the Union Canal
- Restaurant uses fresh Scottish produce from local suppliers
- Just 10 minutes from Edinburgh Airport
- Close to Lost Shore surf park and climbing arena
- Garden overlooking the canal with passing boats
The Bridge Inn sits beside the Union Canal in Ratho, Scotland, offering individually designed double or twin rooms with lovely canal views. The restaurant focuses on fresh, Scottish produce, from Borders beef to East Coast lobster, alongside a wine list and local ales, and there's a garden where you can watch canal boats drift by. It's just ten minutes from Edinburgh Airport, making it a pleasant alternative to an airport hotel, and close to Lost Shore Surf Park, the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena and Jupiter Artland. Dogs can stay in select rooms, and families can arrange an extra bed for children. Nearby you'll also find Edinburgh Gateway station, Heriot Watt Museum and Edinburgh Zoo, making it a convenient base for exploring the capital and beyond.
How far to…
- Edinburgh Airport
- 10 minutes' drive
- Lost Shore Surf Park
- 5 minutes
- Jupiter Artland
- 10 minutes
- Station
- 2.6 miles away
- Heriot Watt Museum
- 2.4 miles away
Practical details
- Pets
- Dogs allowed in Burke or Baird rooms
- Families
- Extra beds for children up to 12 by arrangement
- Open
- Friday–Saturday 8am–midnight, Sunday–Thursday 8am–11pm
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 28 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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