Edinburgh travel guides

Camera Obscura Edinburgh tickets cost £24.95 for adults in 2026, with hours running as late as 10pm in summer. Here's what to book, when to go, and how long to plan for your visit.

Greyfriars Kirkyard tickets, prices and 2026 opening hours: the kirkyard itself is free, ghost tours of the Covenanters' Prison run about £17-£19, and here's exactly when to go.

Is Edinburgh Castle worth it in 2026? Real ticket prices, opening hours, how long to plan, what to do if tickets are sold out, and whether you need a guided tour.

General admission to the National Museum of Scotland is free, the museum opens daily from 10:00 to 17:00 in 2026, and only its rotating special exhibitions charge a separate ticket. Prices, hours, how long to plan, and how to get there.

Palace of Holyroodhouse tickets from £22 online in 2026 — adult, concession and family prices, seasonal opening hours, how long to plan, and the one week a year it closes to visitors.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is free to enter, but its historic Glasshouses are closed for restoration until autumn 2026. Get 2026 opening hours, guided tour prices, and the best time to visit.

Adult admission to the Royal Yacht Britannia runs roughly £21–£25 as of mid-2026, and the ship is open 363 days a year. Get 2026 ticket prices, opening hours, how long to plan, and how to get to Ocean Terminal in Leith.

Scott Monument tickets, 2026 prices, opening hours, and the fastest way up the 287 steps of Edinburgh's Gothic spire on Princes Street.

Calton Hill itself is free and open 24 hours a day. Get 2026 Nelson Monument ticket prices, opening hours, best time for sunset, how long to plan, and how to get there.

The Royal Mile itself is free and always open — but Edinburgh Castle, The Real Mary King's Close, and Camera Obscura along it aren't. 2026 prices, hours, and how long to plan.

St Giles Cathedral tickets and prices for 2026: the current £10 suggested donation, the new £12 charge starting September, opening hours, and how long to plan your visit.

Dean Village doesn't have a ticket booth — it's a free, always-open riverside village on the Water of Leith. What the 2026 'Dean Village tickets' searches actually turn up, plus opening hours, how long to plan, and how to get there.