Edinburgh and Lothian

Almond Valley Heritage Trust

Almond Valley is an award-winning visitor attraction where adults and children can spend the day together, exploring, discovering and having fun! With plenty to do indoors and out we can guarantee you will have fun whatever the weather.

Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World

Take an exciting journey through a tropical rainforest, experience the life and learn about the creatures, see exotic butterflies and tropical birds flying free, handle snakes and spiders, see poisonous frogs and scorpions, leaf cutter ants and much, much more..

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is visited annually by approximately one million people. Every visitor - particularly those on a restricted itinerary - should try to visit the castle, not only because of its immense historical interest, but also because it offers such splendid panoramic views of the city.

Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre

Watch the craftsmen, feel the passion and discover the history of the UK’s favourite crystal. There’s fabulous shopping in the crystal and gift shops and you can round off your visit in the coffee shop.

Edinburgh International Science Festival

The Edinburgh International Science Festival is held each year (5-16 April 2002) and it is one of the most exciting festivals of its kind in the world.

Gorgie City Farm

Gorgie City Farm is an inner city educational farm, offering many of the attractions of a commercial farm on a user friendly scale. We have a cow, goats, sheep, pigs, poultry, waterfowl and ponies and crops to harvest.

Grand Lodge of Scotland

The Grand Lodge of Scotland's headquarters is complete with a museum and library.

Hopetoun House

Hopetoun House, one of Scotlands grandest stately homes, is situated 12 miles from the centre of Edinburgh and set in magnificent parkland. It is a splendid example of Scottish architects Sir William Bruce and William Adam and is not to be missed on a trip to the Edinburgh area.

Mercat Tours Ltd.

Haunted underground locations, dramatic ghost tours, candlelit vaults, fascinating history walks - no visit to Edinburgh would be complete without taking a Mercat tour! Every day we reveal the secrets behind the beautiful Royal Mile, and every evening we explore the darker side of the city’s history, through the unique presentation of our university-trained historian guides.

Murrayfield Stadium Tours

Feel the passion of Scottish Rugby for yourself by taking a behind the scenes tour of Murrayfield Stadium. Tours are conducted Monday to Friday, 11 am and 2.30pm, weekends and bank holidays by arrangement.

National Gallery of Scotland

The National Gallery of Scotland is situated in the heart of Edinburgh, on The Mound, between the ancient Old Town and the Georgian New Town. It is home to Scotland’s greatest collection of European paintings and sculpture from the Renaissance to Post-Impressionism, and is one of the very finest galleries of its size in the world.

National Museums of Scotland

The National Museums of Scotland show Scotland to the World and the World to Scotland, through extensive collections built up over more than two centuries, which contribute to our knowledge of human and natural world.

Our Dynamic Earth

Our Dynamic Earth is a fantastic journey of discovery through the story of our planet. Travel back in time and witness the big bang from the deck of a spaceship.

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Set in beautiful leafy grounds, the Scottish National Museum of Modern Art lies to the west of the city centre in a handsome neo-classical building. The gallery has bright, spacious rooms, and its extensive grounds provide the perfect setting for sculptures by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Anthony Caro and others.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is situated in the heart of the New Town on Queen Street. It provides a unique visual history of Scotland, told through portraits of the figures who shaped it: royals and rebels, poets and philosophers, heroes and villains.

St. Giles’ Cathedral

Discover 1000 years of history in the heart of Edinburgh. Founded in the 1120’s, St. Giles’ was the church of John Knox during the reformation and is renowned for its stained glass Rieger organ and beautiful thistle chapel.

St. Mary’s Parish Church

St. Mary’s in Haddington is, with St Giles Edinburgh and St. Michael’s Linlithgow, one of the three great medieval churches of the Lothian’s. Services are held each Sunday at 09.30 and 11.00.

The Dean Gallery

Situated across the road from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Dean Gallery houses the Gallery of Modern Art’s extensive collections of Dada and Surrealism.

The Georgian House

The Georgian House is part of Robert Adam’s masterpiece of urban design, Charlotte Square. It dates from 1796, when those who could afford it began to escape from the cramped, squalid conditions of Edinburgh’s Old Town to settle in the fashionable New Town.

The National Trust for Scotland

The National Trust for Scotland own a number of attractions and holiday homes throughout Scotland including castles, stately homes, mountain ranges and vast countryside.