Edinburgh Days Out - Family Tourist Attractions

Edinburgh boasts some of Scotland’s top attractions.

Edinburgh’s major attractions

With paid admission

1. Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh
2. Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh
3. Edinburgh Bus Tours, Edinburgh
4. Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
5. Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh
6. Deep Sea World, North Queensferry.

With free admission:

7. Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
8. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
9. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
10. National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (Located within Edinburgh Castle).

Other attractions across Edinburgh City Region include

Paid admission:

• Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin
• Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick.
• Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh
• Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow.
• Bass Rock (The Scottish Seabird Centre), North Berwick
• National Museum of Flight (The Concorde Experience), Drem (near North Berwick)
• Tantallon Castle, near North Berwick
• Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
• Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk
• Stirling Castle, Stirling.

Free admission:

• Glentress Mountain Biking, Peebles.

Of course, Scotland is the home of golf. There are six public courses in Edinburgh city, offering visitors an instant introduction to golf in the city region (just book a tee-time, pay and play). There are a further 19 links and parkland golf courses in East Lothian alone, including Muirfield which has hosted 15 Open Championships.

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Of interest…

• The official National Tourist Board site for Edinburgh & Lothians
• Visitor attractions in Ediburgh and the Lothians
• City and area guide
• Golf East Lothian: information on courses and events
• Edinburgh Pass - With free entry to over 30 top attractions, free return airport and city centre bus transport, free comprehensive guidebook as well as loads of exclusive offers, the Edinburgh Pass is the best way to discover all that Edinburgh has to offer.
• Accessible services in Edinburgh.
• For the latest city insights, visit our blog - Edinburgh Inspiring Capital Diary