The Queens Gallery Edinburgh

General information

Destination	Category
Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Attractions/Entertainment

Program details

Built in the shell of the former Holyrood Free Church and Duchess of Gordon's School and located within the Holyrood Palace Complex, official residence of the Royal Family in Edinburgh, the Gallery provides purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities to enable a programme of changing exhibitions of the most delicate works of art from the Royal Collection to be shown in Scotland for the first time. Artworks from the Royal Collection on display include memorabilia and photographs from Britain’s Royal Family as well as many travelling exhibitions form Leonardo to Vinci to Holbein and much much more. The Gallery also houses a cafeteria offering tea, coffee and other refreshments. The Gallery itself is located at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, on Canongate at the Southern End of The Royal Mile, Scotland's most famous street.

Meeting/ Pick up point: Palace of Holyroodhouse, Canongate, The Royal Mile, EH8 8DX.
Duration: A tour of the Gallery will take approximately one hour.
Start or opening time: 9.30am
End or closing time: From 1st November to 31st March 4.30pm; from 1st April to 31st October is 6pm.
Others: this is not a guided tour but it is possible to purchase audio-guides at the Gallery's shop.