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Getting here

Edinburgh Castle 
The Esplanade 
Edinburgh
EH1 2NG

National Grid reference: NT 252 734

Telephone: 0131 225 9846

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Castle Terrace NCP is the nearest car park and offers a discounted rate for castle visitors: £10 for 5 hours. ou must validate your parking ticket at the machine opposite the drawbridge during your visit.

Journey planners

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Plan your journey by public transport using Traveline Scotland.

Let us know if you spot one of our sites in the wrong location. You can email web@hes.scot.

Opening times

1 Aug to 30 Sept:
Daily, 9.30am to 6pm
Last entry 5pm

1 Oct to 31 Mar:
Daily, 9.30am to 5pm
Last entry 4pm

Advance booking required.

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Facilities

A photograph of a family looking at drawings and paintings of architecture laid out on a table

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HES Archives and Library
A general view of Holyrood Abbey and palace.

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Holyrood Abbey
A general view of Trinity House.

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Trinity House
A general view of Salisbury Crag, looking out to Edinburgh’s Old Town, in Holyrood Park.

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Holyrood Park
The unique hexagonal vaulted chamber in St Triduana

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St Triduana's Chapel, Restalrig Collegiate Church
A general view of Craigmillar Castle, featuring one of Scotland’s oldest tower houses.

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Craigmillar Castle
A complete, round dovecot with three white-stones layers

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Corstorphine Dovecot
The ancient ramparts of a hill fort in the beautiful Pentland hills

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Castlelaw Hill Fort
A general view of Craigmillar Castle, featuring one of Scotland’s oldest tower houses.

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Craigmillar Castle
View of the east range at Aberdour Castle from the walled garden

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Aberdour Castle and Gardens
The ruins of Ravenscraig Castle with its big round tower in the foreground

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Ravenscraig Castle
A general view of Crichton Castle, overlooking the River Tyne.

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Crichton Castle
A general view of Lochleven Castle.

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Lochleven Castle
A distant view of Blackness Castle, with the Forth Rail Bridge behind it.

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Blackness Castle
A three-storey roofless tower house, with an attached corner tower that has a playful oversailing top.

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Burleigh Castle
The remarkably complete Balvaird Castle built from grey and red stone

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Balvaird Castle

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