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Move through the State Apartments, Great Gallery, and Mary Queen of Scots’ chambers at Holyroodhouse, with a multimedia guide helping you understand how each space was used.
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Across the Royal Yacht Britannia, spaces like the State Dining Room and open decks show different sides of life onboard, explained clearly through a multilingual audio guide.
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Cover two major royal attractions together, letting you experience both residence and travel spaces without organising separate tickets or managing different entry plans.
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Palace of Holyroodhouse
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Entry to Palace of Holyroodhouse
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Multimedia guide in English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Gaelic, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and Spanish
The Royal Yacht Britannia
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Entry to the Royal Yacht Britannia
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Audio guide in English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Brazilian Portuguese, Cantonese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Welsh
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The Royal Yacht Britannia Tickets
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Guide
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Food and drinks
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You can cancel these tickets up to 36 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
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Move between the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland and a former royal yacht, with a day that shifts from formal palace rooms to life at sea.
Getting started
You can begin with either the palace or the yacht, depending on your plan. Show your mobile ticket at entry, collect your multimedia or audio guide, and start exploring. Both visits are self paced once you’re inside.
What to expect
Palace of Holyroodhouse
This part feels structured but unhurried, where each room leads into the next, and the details slowly build a picture of royal life inside the palace.
Features:
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State Apartments and historic rooms: Move through spaces like the Throne Room, Great Gallery, and State Apartments, where everything from portraits to furniture reflects formal royal use.
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Mary Queen of Scots’ chambers: These rooms feel more personal, with smaller spaces that contrast with the grand halls and give a different sense of how the palace was used.
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Multilingual multimedia guide: The guide explains each room as you enter, helping you understand what you’re looking at and why each space mattered.
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Self paced walkthrough: You can pause, look around, and take your time in each room without being part of a guided group.
Royal Yacht Britannia
This part shifts into a more contained setting, where the layout of the yacht reveals how royal life was organised while travelling.
Features:
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Royal Apartments and State Dining Room: Rooms are arranged neatly and feel practical, showing how formal spaces were adapted for life onboard.
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Crew Quarters and Engine Room: These areas add contrast, showing the working side of the yacht and how everything functioned behind the scenes.
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Multilingual audio guide: As you move through each section, the audio guide explains how different spaces were used during royal voyages.
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Open decks and quieter corners: Stepping outside onto the decks changes the pace, giving you a sense of space and how the yacht balanced movement with routine.
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What to bring
Palace of Holyroodhouse + Royal Yacht Britannia
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Have your entry tickets and ID ready for a seamless experience.
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Carry your earphones for an immersive audio guide experience.
What's not allowed
Palace of Holyroodhouse + Royal Yacht Britannia
- Due to venue restrictions, pets cannot tag along for this experience.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
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Smoking, e-cigarettes, vaping, bags larger than 45cm × 20cm × 30cm are not allowed in this experience.
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Photography is strictly not allowed inside the State Apartments.
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In consideration of other visitors, mobile phones must be switched off inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Accessibility
Palace of Holyroodhouse + Royal Yacht Britannia
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This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible. Only some parts of Holyroodhouse, such as the Mary, Queen of Scots' rooms, are not accessible.
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Your guide dogs are welcome at the venue.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
- Concessionary rates for disabled visitors and a complimentary companion ticket are only available to book directly with Royal Collection Trust.
Royal Yacht Britannia
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Britannia’s five decks are highly accessible via a central lift.
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Due to the construction work at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, there may be loud noises.
Additional information
Palace of Holyroodhouse
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As the Palace of Holyroodhouse is a working royal palace, security and opening arrangements may be subject to change at short notice.
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You may be subject to security checks. Some items may have to be checked in and reclaimed at the end of your visit.
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For safety and security reasons, a one-way route operates inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
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The palace is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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Last admission time is 3:15pm.
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Under 5s must be booked with a paid ticket.
Royal Yacht Britannia
- Facilities: audio guide, parking, baby changing facilities
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- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
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