Park roads
Before travelling to or through Holyrood Park by car, please check that your route is open to vehicles.
Road closures over the festive period
Wednesday 25 December
All park roads will be closed to vehicles by 9am and will be re-opened by 3:45pm. All car parks will be accessible for the Park Run event.
Thursday 26 December
The High Road will be open to vehicles between 9:30am and 3pm, weather permitting. All other park roads will be closed to vehicles by 9am and re-opened by 3:45pm. All car parks will be accessible.
Saturday 28 December and Sunday 29 December
Standard weekend road closures
Wednesday 1 January
All park roads will be closed to vehicles to accommodate the New Year’s Day Triathlon event. Roads will close by 8am and re-open by 5pm. Broad Pavement car park will be closed.
Thursday 2 January
The High Road will be open to vehicles between 9.30am and 3pm, weather permitting. All other park roads will be closed to vehicles by 9am and re-opened by 3.45pm. All car parks will be accessible.
Saturday & Sunday road closures
On Saturday and Sunday all roads are closed to vehicles during the day (all road users if an event is taking place).
Please note, it takes around 45 minutes for our Rangers to operate all barriers in the park, which is why a window of opening/closing is provided.
- Closures commence from 8.15am to 9am
- Roads begin to reopen each Sat & Sun evening between 3pm & 3.45pm.
- Access to Broad Pavement, Meadowbank and Duddingston car parks is maintained (unless otherwise signed as closed for events or maintenance)
The High Road
The High Road and Dunsapie Loch Car Park are open to vehicles from Tuesday to Thursday, 9.30am to 3pm.
A one-way system is in place for cyclists.
The Radical Road
Please be aware the Radical Road is closed until further notice for public safety reasons as there is an active risk of rockfall. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Other closures
Check for road and car park closures due to external events taking place in the park.
Park roads may open or close for longer or at other times. This may happen because of: maintenance work, a large public event, an accident, rock fall, ice and snow etc.
We publicise details of additional or extended road closures on radio, X and traffic news services. Yellow information signs may also be used in the park to give advance warning of changes, where it is practical to do so.
Detailed map of Holyrood Park including road and footpath names [PDF, 1.95MB]
Traffic Regulations
The Ranger Service work with Edinburgh Police to enforce traffic regulations in the Park. Speeding cars and dangerous driving should be reported to the police directly using 101.
