Welcome to Morningside

The lively Morningside area in the South of Edinburgh offers a brilliant range of retailers;
from artisan and local to national and known, you’ll discover a new side to Morningside.

Enjoy discovering #MoreToMorningside with the Morningside Traders Association.

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Morningside Traders Association

Morningside Traders Association is an organisation of local business partners from the vibrant and popular shopping village of Morningside, Comiston and Churchhill areas in the south of Edinburgh.

What do we do?

Where the independent stands alongside the corporate: Morningside Traders Association brings the trading community together.

We work together; with the Morningside Community Council, our Community Police team and with our local councillors on issues of concern to our business partners, other local traders and our local customers, residents and visitors. We get things done.

What makes Morningside special?

Morningside is centred round a bustling High Street and has its own vibrant community. It’s a hub of highly regarded services including playgroups, nurseries, primary and secondary schools, university, churches and charitable organisations, library, a post office, community centre and hospital.

Morningside brings a whole spectrum of people to its core.

Morningside complements these core services with an excellent range of specialist shops and multi award-winning independent retailers. Morningside Traders Association brings it all together.

Bus times

Morningside is brilliantly connected by public transport, for full details see Lothian Buses website.

Parking information

There are a variety of on-street parking options available in Morningside. See Edinburgh Council Parking Services for the options.

How to find us

We’d love to hear your chat, questions or ideas on Morningside life. Drop us a line.

Committee Members

Lindsay Clifford (Waitrose)
Joint-chair

Niels Calvert (Blue Sky Photography)
Joint-chair

Amy Alexander (Pagan Osborne)
Secretary

David Horn (Søren)
Treasurer

Meet the team

Discover some of our members

Morningside Traders Association is a brilliant blend of artisan, local shops and national retailers - meet some of our members below...

St. Columba’s Hospice Shop

St. Columba's Hospice Charity run five shops within Edinburgh and West Lothian. The main purpose of the shops is to raise funds for St. Columba’s Hospice.

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Blackbird Studios

Art and Contemporary Craft Gallery and Studio

A new Art and Contemporary Craft Gallery and Studio. We aim to provide a wide range of original, affordable art and craftwork - all handmade in Britain. Supporting artists and designers whilst offering an ever changing and exciting selection of artwork.

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Edinburgh Cat and Dog Home

Opened in February 2014 by author Aileen Paterson, Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home’s charity shop in Morningside is a busy shop which sells donated goods. The shop is almost entirely made up of volunteers and we just couldn’t run the shop without them! EDCH is a charity that provides a safe haven to stray animals since 1883. As well as raising funds for the charity the shop has a notice board highlighting dogs and cats looking for their forever homes.

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See all of our members

Side by side in morning /side

Whether you’re a new kid on the block or have been here for a while, there’s a new side to trading in Morningside. It’s collaborative and supportive; it’s Morningside Traders Association.

Morningside Traders Association is all about building a thriving business community and maintaining high standards in our trading area. We meet regularly to discuss collaborative marketing and share information through our business network. If you are a local trader and are interested in becoming a Morningside business partner, membership is only £60.00 per annum (£5.00 per month) and includes advertising on this web site and inclusion in other promotional and social activities.

If you’ve any more questions drop one of the team a line – it’d be great to make contact with you…