📌 Old Town, City of Edinburgh
★★★★
Edinburgh‘s Royal Mile abruptly comes to its lower end at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen’s official Scottish residence. Hefty ticket prices include grand State Apartments, a ruined 1128 Augustinian abbey (in the palace grounds), and admission to The King’s Gallery if you buy the joint ticket. Make sure to take the excellent, free audio guide which provides information on all these areas plus the attractive gardens. Altogether there’s enough to fill a few hours – and the Scottish Parliament is across the road.
🌍 Location
📌 Canongate, 15-min walk east of Edinburgh Waverley station
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 269739
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.952734,-3.172289
🚌 Canongate | 🚆 Edinburgh Waverley (0.5 mi) | 🚋 St Andrew Square (0.5 mi)
🚗 Car parks / street parking nearby (both charge)
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily, July to September; Thursday to Monday, October to June – see official website for occasional exceptions
🎫 £22 adult / £11 child – discount for booking online in advance
🔗 rct.uk
