started in Craigpark Quarry in Ratho of the first inland surfing lagoon in Scotland. It is scheduled to open in 2021. The facility is designed to occupy an area of 48,500 square metres, and will have a user capacity of up to 100 surfers per hour. The amenities will include a surf school, surf shop, and cafe/restaurant as well as accommodation of mixed sizes including bothies, pods and lodges. Notable residents James Anderson of Hermiston Walter Leonard Bell Very Rev Andrew Duncan, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1824 Sir John Gibson Thomas Grainger Alexander Lauder Alexander Lauder of Blyth John Maitland, 5th Earl of Lauderdale James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale William Serle William Grant Stevenson, sculptor David Watson Stevenson, sculptor Ebenezer James MacRae, architect Richard Turner (geologist) William Wilkie, poet References External links Seagull Trust, boating charity offering free boating for disabled people The Edinburgh International Climbing Arena: Ratho Ratho on Google Maps - The M8 is visible to the north and the Union Canal runs west to east. The Climbing Arena is clearly visible between the two, and Ratho itself is to the east. Villages in Edinburgh council area Parishes formerly in Midlothian