Edinburgh 2021/22
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Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG
0131 225 9846
EDINBURGHCASTLE
Mention Edinburgh to any
tourist and the first image
they’ll conjure is that of
the castle that majestically
watches
over
Scotland’s
capital. One of the nation’s
most famous landmarks,
Edinburgh Castle continues
to woo visitors in their droves.
The view from the battlements
is breathtaking, while the
building itself is every bit as
impressive. Take a guided
tour or roam its great halls and
expansive passageways at
your own pace, with an audio
guide transmitting fascinating
facts via a set of headphones.
You’ll learn about the Jacobite
force that came within a
whisker of capturing the castle
in 1715, the surprising place
where the Crown of Scotland
was stashed for safekeeping
during WWII and the witches
who were burnt at the stake
in their hundreds in the 16th
century. After completing your
tour of the castle, stop off for a
bite at Queen Anne Tearoom,
tucked away in Crown Square
at the top of the castle. As
you nurse a hot cuppa you
can relive the best bits from
your day’s excursion, be it the
extravagance and splendour of
The Great Hall, the coruscating
crown jewels of Scotland, the
serene St Margaret’s Chapel
or the mighty gun known as
Mons Meg.
