Overview

Visit The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Royal Yacht Britannia and Edinburgh Castle with the Royal Edinburgh Ticket. Your key to exploring three majestic jewels in the crown of Scotland’s capital. Your ticket also includes 2 days travel on Edinburgh Bus Tours.

This unique ticket is all you need to get the most out of your visit to Edinburgh by exploring the splendours of Scotland’s capital city and experiencing its magnificent royal attractions.

The Royal Edinburgh Ticket not only gives you unlimited travel on the city’s open-top sightseeing buses, but also admission to Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Royal Yacht Britannia – three must see destinations favoured by monarchs past and present.

Edinburgh Castle
Scotland’s most visited attraction, Edinburgh Castle is home to the ‘honours of Scotland’ Scotland’s crown jewels and the stone of destiny upon which royalty was crowned. The Castle dominates Edinburgh’s skyline from its vantage point on top of an extinct volcano.

The Palace of Holyroodhouse
At the other end of the Royal Mile the Palace of Holyroodhouse is to this day used by royalty. As the official Scottish residence of Her Majesty the Queen, this magnificent building is used by the Royal Family to host State ceremonies while in Scotland. You’ll also hear about the most famous previous resident – Mary Queen of Scots.

The Royal Yacht Britannia
The favourite mode of world travel for The Royal Family throughout several decades, the Royal Yacht Britannia was renowned for its luxurious and graceful apartments. The ship’s impressive state rooms have played host to some of the worlds most influential people including Sir Winston Churchill, Boris Yeltsin and Nelson Mandela. Get a true insight into why Britannia earned its place in the affections of the Queen.

Use Edinburgh Bus Tours to get you to each of the Royal attractions as well as informing you of the City’s history and culture. You can hop on and off as you please. The main tour departure point is Waverley Bridge.

Opening Times

Edinburgh Castle
April to September, 0930 to 1730
October to end March, 0930 to 1630

Palace of Holyroodhouse
April to end October, 0930 to 1700
November to end March, 0930 to 1530
Closed 25 and 26 December, 1 January and during Royal visits

Britannia
April to October, 0930 to 1630
November to end March, 1000 to 1530

Additional Information

Royal Edinburgh Ticket is a two day ticket and MUST be used (on the buses) consecutively – attractions will accept their portion of the Royal Edinburgh Ticket outside the 2 day period.