Facilities
Westside Plaza is the main social and shopping hub of the area, comprising a public house, Jobcentre, council housing office, library, newsagent, a bingo hall, an Odeon cinema and a collection of shops both adjacent to and inside the Wester Hailes Shopping Centre. A post office, opticians, pharmacy, dentist and local market can be found inside the latter.
Local education centres include Stevenson College, the Wester Hailes Education Centre, the Sighthill campus of Napier University and the main campus of Heriot-Watt University to the west, in Riccarton.
A large swimming pool is located in the Wester Hailes Education Centre. An outdoor children's adventure playground originally existed in the early 1980s, but was closed due to safety concerns.
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