Covid testing this weekend

Mobile testing unit locations

  • James Pringle Shopping Village, 70- 74 Bangor Road, EH6 5JU from Friday 16 July to Sunday 15 August,10am to 5pm
  • Tynecastle Stadium rear car park (accessed of Wheatfield Place) from Monday 26 July to Sunday 8 August, 10.00am to 5.30pm
  • Craigmillar Medical Centre (car park) 106 Niddrie Mains Road, EH16 4DT from Monday 2 August to Sunday 15 August, 9.30am to 5.30pm (5pm on Sunday)
  • South East Locality Office, 40 Captain’s Road, EH17 8QF from Monday 2 August to Sunday 8 August, 9.30am to 5pm
  • Craigroyston Community High School, 64 Pennywell Road, EH4 4NL, Monday 2 August to Sunday 8 August, 9.30am to 5pm.

Home testing kits are not available for collection from mobile testing units. 

Community testing centre locations and opening times

Community testing centres are walk-in centres – you do not need to make an appointment. Each centre is open for a limited time to offer rapid coronavirus testing but may open again in the same location, depending on community infection rates.

Centres are often in libraries in areas where case numbers are or have been high. Libraries make suitable testing centres as they are in the heart of our communities and easy for most people to get to on foot, by bike or by bus.

Piershill Library

Open from 9am to 6pm from Monday 26 July to Saturday 7 August (closed Sunday 1 August). You can also pick up home testing kits here.

Wester Hailes Library

Open from 9am to 6pm from Monday 2 August to Saturday 7 August. You can also pick up home testing kits here.

Gilmerton Library

Open from 9am to 6pm from Monday 2 August to Saturday 14 August (closed Sunday 8 August) . You can also pick up home testing kits here.

Fountainbridge Library

Open from 9am to 6pm from Monday 9 August to Saturday 22 August (closed Sunday 15 August). You can also pick up home testing kits here.

McDonald Road Library

Open from 9am to 6pm from Monday 9 August to Saturday 22 August (closed Sunday 15 August). You can also pick up home testing kits here.