Palace of Holyroodhouse
Guide
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≈ A$43SightAllow 1.5–2 hoursPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
The King's official home in Scotland: grand state rooms, the old panelled rooms of Mary, Queen of Scots up a narrow spiral stair, and behind the palace the roofless ruin of a medieval abbey.
A brief history
Mary, Queen of Scots lived here, and in 1566 her secretary David Rizzio was murdered in her rooms in front of her. The abbey was founded in 1128.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning, then climb Arthur's Seat behind it
- Cost
- ≈ £21 (check)
- Allow
- 1.5–2 hours
- Hours
- Usually 9:30–18:00 from April to October and 9:30–16:30 from November to March, fewer days a week in winter; closed when the royal family is staying, usually around late June and early July (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- Holyrood and Arthur's Seat: The palace, the parliament and the wild park with the old volcano, at the foot of the Royal Mile.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Partly indoors
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