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?
( Highly Recommended )
Nearly 300 years after its last session, the Scottish Parliament opened once more in July 1999. Until 2002, when it moves to its new home at Holyrood, Parliament is housed in a clutch of buildings around the Royal Mile. Debating takes place in the Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland, while the headquarters and committee chambers are lodged a little further down the hill. The committee chamber building also houses the visitor centre, where you can learn all about Scottish devolution and the working of Parliament through displays and interactive systems, with friendly staff on hand to answer questions. There's also a detailed model of the new Parliament Building. If you want to attend a debate, you can book in advance, or take a chance and go to the public entrance in Milne's Court.
Address: Lawnmarket (Debating Chamber); George IV Bridge (Parliament headquarters); George IV Bridge (visitor centre)
Phone: 0845 278 1999/0131 348 5000
Open: Visitor centre: Mon-Fri 9:30-5; Sat Jul-Aug 9:30-1, 2-5. Closed 24 Dec-4 Jan. Debating Chamber: open during parliamentary sessions (Wed am; Thu all day)
Bus: 1, 6, 27, 45
Accessible: Visitor centre excellent; Debating Chamber excellent
Admission: Free
Other: The Lawnmarket; Royal Mile
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