Holyrood Palace tickets and tours

Palace of Holyroodhouse: Entry Ticket

The King's official residence in Scotland

★★★★½4.7· 1,030 reviews

• Entry to the palace, the State Apartments and the historic rooms of Mary, Queen of Scots, the ruins of Holyrood Abbey and the public garden.
• The free multimedia guide comes in Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.
• The King's Gallery is not included.

The King's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse: Entry Ticket

Changing exhibitions from the Royal Collection

★★★★½4.5· 39 reviews

• Changing exhibitions of works from the Royal Collection, in the gallery at the entrance to the palace. It is built in the shell of a 19th-century church and school.
• The ticket includes an audio guide in English. It does not include the abbey ruins or other parts of the palace.
• The gallery was opened in 2002 for the Golden Jubilee.

Royal Attractions Tickets + Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Castle, palace and Royal Yacht Britannia, with 48 hours of buses

★★★★½4.7· 941 reviews

• Entry to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Yacht Britannia, with 48 hours of travel on three hop-on hop-off bus tours.
• The buses are City Sightseeing, the Edinburgh Tour and the Regal Tour. You choose where to get off and how long to stay.

Harry Potter Walking Tour + Holyrood Palace Entry

The Old Town of J.K. Rowling, then the palace

• A Harry Potter walking tour with a live guide in English, about 2 hours long, then entry tickets to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The whole programme is listed at 3 hours 30 minutes.
• It starts at 9:30 at 122 High Street, and you arrive 10 minutes early. You see Greyfriars Kirkyard, Victoria Street and the Elephant Café, where J.K. Rowling wrote parts of her books.