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Edinburgh Castle
Culture

Edinburgh Castle

location_on Edinburgh, Scotland schedule 2 hours

Overview

Explore Edinburgh Castle with a guide, high on Castle Rock above the Old Town. You see Scotland’s crown jewels, the Great Hall and the tiny St Margaret’s Chapel, and look out from the battlements over the city to the Firth of Forth.

Highlights

  • Honours of Scotland: The oldest crown jewels in the British Isles.
  • Great Hall: Completed in 1511, with its original hammerbeam roof and displays of weapons and armour.
  • Mons Meg: A six-tonne medieval siege gun on the battlements.
  • Prisons of War: Vaults below the Great Hall where prisoners of war were held.

Good to know

  • Time on site: About 2 hours with the guide.
  • Activity level: Steady uphill walking on cobbles, with stone steps on the way out; the One O’Clock Gun is loud.
  • Best for: Groups who want Scottish royal and military history and wide city views in one visit.

Facts

History

  • The castle sits on Castle Rock, a volcanic crag 135 m above sea level.
  • St Margaret’s Chapel, built around 1130–1140, is the oldest surviving building on the site.
  • The One O’Clock Gun was first fired in 1861 as a time signal for ships on the Firth of Forth.

Did you know?

  • The Stone of Destiny came back to the castle in 1996, some 700 years after England took it, but moved to Perth Museum in 2024.
  • The Scottish National War Memorial opened within the castle grounds in 1927.

Tour manager tips

  • The cobbled route climbs about 350 m to Crown Square, 15 degrees at its steepest – comfortable shoes are essential.
  • Visitors leave by 70 stone steps; a mobility vehicle can be arranged at the entrance.
  • Warn the group about the gun’s loud bang.

Included in the price

Included

  • Edinburgh Castle entry ticket
  • English-speaking guide
  • All taxes and booking fees

Not included: Hotel transfers, food and drinks, gratuities, personal expenses.

Please note: Access depends on the ticket type booked and on the attraction being open on the day of your visit.

Meeting point

Castle Esplanade
Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG, United Kingdom

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Entry fees for museums, monuments and civic sites are set by the authority that runs each one and can change without notice. Figures here are a guide; your final quote confirms them.

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