Edinburgh-Places

This is a non commercial part of Edinburgh-Places and as such it should only mention places that are free to enter. Unfortunately everything costs money these days so we have tried to list the places within the Edinburgh boundaries that are either interesting, lovely, historical or a combination.
We have not meant to overlook any site. If we have please send details to visits@edinburgh-places.co.uk and we will do our best to include you as soon as possible.

Top of the Royal Mile

Edinburgh Castle Where Top of Royal Mile When Daily 09.30 - 18.00 ( summer) 09.30 - 17.00 ( winter) Price Adults £14.00 Children ( 5 - 15 ) £8.20 Concession: £11.20 How to get thereBus 23, 27, 41 and 45		Official web site Press Here Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Camera Obscura WhereCastlehill When Daily 09.30 - 18.00 (later in summer) ADMISSION PRICES 2017 Adult 16 years+: £15.00 Senior/Student (with ID): £13.00 Child 5-15 years: £11.00 Group (10 or more): Adult: £13.00 Senior/Student: £12.00 Child: £9.00 Language School: £12.00 How to get thereBus 23, 27, 41 and 45		Official web site for Camera Obscura press here
The Scotch Whisky Experience WhereCastlehill When Daily 09.30 - 18.00 (later in summer) PriceAdult £13.00, Concession £10.50, Child (6-17years): £6.75, Family (2 adults and 2 children): £32 Gold Tour Adult £23.50 Concession £20.00 How to get thereBus 23, 27, 41 and 45		Official web site is www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
The Hub Edinburgh's Festival Centre WhereCastlehill When Daily 08.00 - 11.00 (later during festivals) Price Prices for events vary How to get thereBus Bus 23, 27, 41 and 45		Official web site press here Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Gladstone's Land WhereLawnmarket When Daily ( april to 30th Oct only) 10.00 - 17.00 (later july & aug) Price Adult £6.00, Concession £5.00, 1 Parent Family £10.50, Family £15.50 NTS/NT/British Heritage Pass/Discovery Pass (NTS) & Edinburgh are all free. How to get therebus 23, 27, 41 and 45		Official website Press Here website.

The High Street

St. Giles Cathedral WhereHigh Street When Daily 09.00 - 17.00 Sun 13.00 - 17.00 Price Free but Donations are always welcomed How to get thereBus 23, 27, 41 and 45		Official website press here Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Mary Kings Close WhereHigh Street When Daily 10.00 - 21.00 Sun ( APR-OCT ) When Daily 10.00 - 16.00 Sun ( NOV-MAR ) Prices Adults £12.00 Seniors/Students £10.50 Child £6.50 How to get thereBus 23, 27, 41 and 45		Mary King's Close is a range of closes and spaces that lie hidden beneath Edinburgh's City Chambers. This is a historically accurate interpretation of life in the city from the 16th - 19th century. Press Here for official website Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Museum of Childhood WhereHigh Street When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Price Free but there is an opportunity to make donations and/or puchase gifts How to get thereBus 34,35		Official web doesnt do it jusice. Go visit Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
John Knox's House WhereHigh Street When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Price Adults 4gbp Children 1gbp How to get thereBus 1,6		official web site Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit

The Canongate

The Peoples Story WhereCanongate When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Price Admission is free How to get thereBus 1,6		Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Huntley House Museum WhereCanongate When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 (later in summer) Price Admission is free How to get thereBus 1,6		There is no official web site as yet for Huntly House Museum Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Palace of Holyrood WhereBottom of Royal Mile When Daily 09.30 - 18.00 (summer) 09.30 - 16.30 (winter) There will be days when the Palace will be closed for Royal usage Price Adult £10.75 Over 60/Student (with valid ID) £9.80 Under 17 £6.50 Under 5 Free Family (2 adults, 3 under 17s) £28.60 How to get thereBus 1,6		Official web site is part of Historic Scotland Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit

Smaller attraction on the Royal Mile

Other Royal Mile Attractions These are either on the Royal Mile itself or in the many 'closes', 'courts', 'wynds' and streets just off the main throughfare listings are from top to bottom of the Royal Mile Goose Pie House Cannonball House Weaving Centre Assembly Hall Riddle's Court Brodie's Court Lady Stair's House The Writers Museum Signet Library Parliament House

Parliament Square City Chambers Fringe Office Tron Kirk Trinity Apse Moubray House Chessel's Court Morocco Land Moray House Canongate Tolbooth

Canongate Kirk Panmure House White Horse Close Abbey Lairds Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit

Attractions Outwith the Royal Mile

Our Dynamic Earth WhereHolyrood Road When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 (later in summer) Price Adult/Disabled £11.90 Child Explorer (3-15 yrs) £7.95 Junior (Under 3 yrs) Free Student/UB40/Senior £10.50 Season Tickets Available		Press HereFor Dynamic Earth Web Site Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Georgian House Where 7 Charlotte Square When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday 14.00 - 17.00(April - October) Price Adults £6.00 Children/Seniors £5.00 Family £15.50 1 Parent £10.50		official web Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
National Gallery Of Scotland Where Corner of Mound & Princes Street When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday 14.00 - 17.00 Price Admission free to permanent collections but charges for exhibitions sometimes made		official web site Perhaps they should speak to Edinburgh-Places to do one for them Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Nelson's Column or as its now know Nelson's Monument Where Calton Hill When Daily 10.00 - 16.00 Monday 13.00 - 18.00(April - September) Price All tickets £3.00		Nelson's Monument Edinburgh Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Scottish National Portrait Gallery Where Queen Street When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Price Admission Free but charges put in place for some exhibitions		There is no official web site as yet for the Portrait Gallery Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Scottish Tartans Museum Where Princes Street When Daily 09.00 - 17.30 Price Adults 2.00gbp concessions 1.50gbp families 5.50gbp		There is no official web site as yet for the Tartan Museum Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Royal Observatory Where Blackford Hill WhenFridays 7 pm -9pm – booking essential Pricesee website		The official web site for The Royal Observatory Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Scott Monument Where Princes Street Gardens When Daily 10.00 - 16.00 and 09.00 - 20.00 (summer ) 09.00 - 16.00 (winter ) Price All Tickets 2.50gbp		There is no official web site as yet for the Scott Monument Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Botanic Garden Where Inverleith Terrace When Daily 09.30 - 19.00 (summer ) closes earlier each month to match sunset Price Admission free but there are opportunities to make donations		There is no official web site as yet for the Botanic Gardens Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Scotch Malt Whisky Society Where Giles Street, Leith When As this is a society all bookings must be pre-arranged Price By arrangement Telephone 0131 554 3451		There is no official web site as yet for the Malt Whisky Society but there would be lots of volunteers from Edinburgh-Places to create one for them Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Craigmillar Castle Where Craigmillar Castle Road When 09.30 -18.30 (Summer ) 09.30 - 16.30 (winter closed Thu P.M Fri & Sun A.M) Price Adults 1.80gbp Seniors 1.30 Children 0.75gbp Telephone 0131 661 4445		There is no official web site as yet for Craigmillar Castle Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Royal Museum Where Chambers Street When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday 12.00 - 17.00 PriceThankfully no more charges for entry		Official web site for the Royal Museum is here Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
City Art Centre Where2 Market Street When Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday 14.00 - 17.00 (festival only Price Admission free unless special exhibits Telephone 0131 529 3993		There is no official web site as yet for the City Art Centre. Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Edinburgh Zoo Where Corstorphine Road When Daily 09.00 - 18.00 (summer) 09.00 - 16.30 (winter) for PricesSee this page		Official web site for the Zoo press here . Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Princes Street Gardens WherePrinces Street When Daily 09.00 - 18.00 and later in summer Price It is free and beautiful		There is no official web site as the Gardens. Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Royal Yacht Britannia WhereOcean Terminal Leith When daily from 10.00am (July/August from 9.30am), last admission is at 4.30pm (April – October) or at 3.30 (November –March). Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Lots of gifts, ornaments and possessions on loan to Britannia from the Royal Collection. Worth a visit How to get thereBus 22,34,35 + Tour bus from Waverly Bridge		Official web site is here Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit
Holyrood Park WhereFrom Duddingston to Meadowbank When Daily 24hrs Price Free and one of the best Places to relax and enjoy just being here		There is no official web site as yet for Hollyrood Park. Please return to Edinburgh-Places to continue your visit

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