Edinburgh
Edinburgh
+ Exploring Edinburgh
Sights
* Ann Street
* Assembly Hall
* Assembly Rooms
* Blackford Hill
* Braid Hills
* Calton Hill
* Camera Obscura
* Charlotte Square
* City Art Centre
* The Colonies
* Corstorphine
* Cowgate
* Craigmillar Castle
* Cramond
* Dean Village
* Duddingston
* Edinburgh Castle Museums
* Edinburgh Exchange
* Edinburgh's Festival Centre - The Hub
* Edinburgh Zoo
* George Street
* The Georgian House
* Gladstone's Land
* The Grassmarket
* Greyfriars Kirk
* Hanover Street
* The Heart of Midlothian
* Holyrood Abbey
* Holyrood Park
* Huntly House Museum
* John Knox's House
* Lady Stair's House, The Writers' Museum
* The Lawnmarket
* Leith
* The Meadows
* Mercat Cross
* Morningside
* The Mound
* Murrayfield
* Museum of Childhood
* Parliament House
* Parliament Square
* The People's Story museum
* Princes Street
* Princes Street Gardens
* Queen Street
* Register House
* Royal High School
* Royal Scottish Academy
* Royal scottish Observatory
* The Royal Yacht Britannia
* St Andrew Square
* St Giles Cathedral
* St Mary's episcopal Cathedral
* Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
* The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery
* Scottish National Portrait Gallery
* The Scottish Parliament
* Stockbridge
* Swanston
* Talbot Rice Art Gallery
* The Tron Kirk
* The University of Edinburgh
* Victoria Street
* The Water of Leith
* Waterloo Place
* Waverley Market (princes mall)
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Worth Seeing )
You'll see the remains of the once-magnificent Holyrood Abbey, founded in 1128 by David I, on a visit to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Legend tells that the king was thrown from his horse by a huge stag; while grappling with it he found a crucifix in his hands and later dreamt that he should found a monastery of the Holy Rood, or Cross, on the site. The present abbey was built for the Augustinians in the early 13th century, a cathedral-sized structure with a superb medieval façade. Burnt by the English in 1544, partially destroyed after the Reformation, the Abbey was the scene of Charles I's coronation. In 1588 it was sacked by the Edinburgh mob, who desecrated the royal tombs, and in 1768 much of the remaining fabric collapsed.
Address: The Palace of Holyroodhouse
Phone: 0131 556 7371; recorded information 0131 556 1096
Open: Apr-Oct, 9:30-6; Nov-Mar, 9:30-4:30. Closed Good Fri; 2wks early May; early Jun; late Jun to mid-Jul, 25-26 Dec. As the palace is a Royal residence, opening times may be subject to change at short notice - telephone to check.
Bus: 1, 6
Accessible: Good
Admission: Expensive
Other: Arthur's Seat; Dynamic Earth; Holyrood Park ; Palace of Holyroodhouse; Royal Mile
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