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Highlights: Royal life in Edinburgh, covered two ways: Holyroodhouse’s working palace rooms and the Royal Yacht Britannia’s preserved decks, bundled in one booking. Palace of Holyroodhouse: Self-paced entry with a multilingual multimedia guide, so you can linger in the State Apartments and follow the one-way route clearly. Royal Yacht Britannia: Timed entry with an audio guide in 30+ languages, taking you through the ship’s public rooms and below-deck working spaces. Use the combo across the same day; Britannia is the fixed-time visit, while the palace works well as the more flexible half of your plan.Additional Highlights:
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Holyroodhouse includes access to the State Apartments and the ruins of Holyrood Abbey, all at the end of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
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On Britannia, you move from the State Dining Room and Sun Lounge to the Crew’s Quarters, Sick Bay, and the Engine Room in a set onboard route.
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The Royal Deck Tearoom is part of the onboard experience, with waterfront views at Ocean Terminal in Leith.
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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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Two royal residences, two perspectives: walk the monarch’s official Edinburgh home, then tour the former floating palace of the Royal Yacht Britannia.
Getting started Show your voucher at each attraction entrance. At Holyroodhouse, follow the one-way visitor route inside the palace. At Britannia (Ocean Terminal, Leith), enter at your booked time slot and explore onboard at your own pace.
What to expect
You enter at the end of the Royal Mile and move through a working royal palace with a multimedia guide in hand, built to let you pause and replay stories room by room.
Features
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The State Apartments unfold as a sequence of grand rooms with decorative plasterwork, tapestries, and historic furnishings.
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Holyrood Abbey’s ruins sit beside the palace, giving you an open-air contrast to the formal interiors.
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The multimedia guide adds context as you go, without needing to join a group.
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What to expect
You step aboard in Leith and follow a self-guided route through five decks, switching between the Royal Family’s public-facing rooms and the day-to-day working areas below deck.
Features
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The State Apartments include spaces like the Sun Lounge, Royal Bedrooms, and the State Dining Room.
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Life below decks is laid out through the Crew’s Quarters, laundry, NAAFI canteen, and Sick Bay.
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The Engine Room is preserved with its dials and brass fittings, showing the machinery behind decades of travel.
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The Royal Deck Tearoom is a natural pause point during the route, with waterfront views.
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accessibility
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Accessibility
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Wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible, except in some parts of Mary, Queen of Scots' rooms
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Guide dogs welcome
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Accessibility
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Wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible
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Five decks accessible via a central lift
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Guide dogs welcome
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Due to construction work at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, there may be loud noises
additional information
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Additional information
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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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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
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Additional information
- Facilities: audio guide, parking, baby changing facilities
what to bring
The Royal Yacht Britannia
What to bring
- Please bring your own headphones for use with your mobile phone.
whats not allowed
Palace of Holyroodhouse
What's not allowed
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Bags larger than 45cm × 20cm × 30cm
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Pets
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Photography inside the State Apartments
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Smoking, including e-cigarettes
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Mobile phones switched on inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Royal Yacht Britannia
What's not allowed
- Pets
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Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
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Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
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Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
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