We want to make your visit to Edinburgh Castle as enjoyable and memorable as possible. This section aims to cover everything you need to know before you visit.

Row of cannons in Edinburgh Castle © Historic Scotland

Plan your visit to Edinburgh Castle and enjoy a great day out. Here you'll find essentials about tickets, directions and details of our facilities. Click on the tabbed headers for details of that section. If you have special requirements, please call us on 0131 668 8800.

## PLEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE TO AVOID QUEUING AS WE ARE VERY BUSY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR ##

Opening hours

Edinburgh Castle in summer © Historic Scotland
Summer
9.30am - 6pm, 7 days a week
1 April - 30 September

Edinburgh Castle in winter © Historic Scotland
Winter
9.30am - 5pm,  7 days a week
1 October - 31 March


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Last ticket sold 45 mins before closing. Opening hours for independent museums vary. To check opening hours, please telephone 0131 225 9846.


Tickets

Screenshot of the official Edinburgh Castle webstore
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Adult: £12.00
Child: £6.00
Concession: £10.00
Child under 5: FREE

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Existing members do not need to queue at the Ticket Office, you should go directly to Visitor Information and show your membership card.

Useful Information

Plan your visit
Find out about our facilities, directions, access for all and special arrangements for groups.

View Essentials visitor information.

We recommend at least two hours to see all the highlights in the castle.

Scottish National War Memorial
All visitors wishing to visit the Scottish National War Memorial only should go directly to the Visitor Information reception, next to the Tichet Office, where we will be delighted to facilitate their visit.