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The Royal Collection Sightseeing Tickets, Palace of Holyrood House - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The Royal Collection
Sightseeing Tickets
Palace of Holyrood House
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Address
Palace of Holyrood House
Canongate, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Lothain   EH8 8DX
United Kingdom
Booking from
Sun, 22nd November 2009
Booking to
Wed, 31st March 2010

The Royal Collection

The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence in Scotland of Her Majesty The Queen, stands at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile against the spectacular backdrop of Arthur's Seat.

This famous baroque palace is closely associated with Scotland's rich history. Today the Royal Apartments are used regularly by The Queen for State ceremonies and official entertaining. They are finely decorated with magnificent works of art from the Royal Collection.

The State Apartments reflect the changing tastes of successive monarchs and are renowned for their fine plasterwork ceilings and magnificent furnishings, particularly the unrivalled collection of Brussels tapestries. One of the most famous rooms in the Palace is the Great Gallery, hung with Jacob de Wet's 110 portraits of the real and legendary kings of Scotland.

The Palace is best known as the home of Mary, Queen of Scots and was the setting for the many dramatic episodes in her short and turbulent reign. Mary was twice married in the Abbey at Holyroodhouse and witnessed the brutal murder of her secretary Rizzio by her jealous husband, Lord Darnley, in her private apartments. The Palace briefly served as the headquarters of Bonnie Prince Charlie during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion.

Tour Info


  • April - October - Open daily 9.30am - 6pm (last admission 5pm).

  • November to March - Open daily 9.30am - 4.30pm (last admission 3.30pm).

  • 25th July - 1pm - 6pm (last admission 5pm)

  • 10th August - 9:30-1pm (last admission 12pm)

  • The Palace is closed

  • 10th April 2009

  • 16th May - 6th June 2009

  • 22nd June - 3rd July 2009

  • 24th July 2009

  • 25th-26th December 2009

  • and during Royal Visits


  • The Palace is perhaps best known as the home of Mary, Queen of Scots and was the setting for many dramatic epidsodes if her short and turbulent reign.





    Travel Info


    The offical residence in Scotland of Her Majesty the Queen, stands at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

    By train: Edinburgh Waverley. The Palace is a 15-minute walk from the station.

    By coach: Open-top tour buses stop nearby. Coach parking is provided free of charge.

    By bus: Number 35 and 36 stop near the Palace.

    By road: Public car park situated alongside the Palace.