NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK A Wee Pedal Edinburgh Edinburgh-based cycle rides Pre-booking required Book here Edinburgh Bike Tours Edinburgh Edinburgh-based cycle rides Pre-booking required Book here Departure from St Andrews Square CitySightseeing and Edinburgh Tours running every 30 minutes Majestic Tour/3 Bridges Bus and Boat Tour - service currently suspended Edinburgh Bus Tours Edinburgh City sightseeing bus tours Book here  FESTIVE EVENT  On a couple of weekends on 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th December, two Edinburgh Tours each day are hosted by Santa, at 1015 and 1315, complete with Christmas activity sheet and a sweet treat for kids on Santa’s nice list! Ghost tours by bus Departure from Lawnmarket, outside Deacon Brodies Ghost Bus Tour Edinburgh Book here EVENING INFO: late tours available Tavern. Outdoor adventure tours around Scotland Intrepidus Outdoors Tours Edinburgh Pre-booking required Book here (canyoning, canoing, hill walking, etc.) Car rental - Arnold Clark Edinburgh Airport Arnold Clark Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh Eastfield Road All visits to the branch are now by appointment only. Book here Newbridge EH28 8LS - tel 0131 333 0124 Car rental - Arnold Clark Edinburgh Seafield, 1 Arnold Clark Edinburgh Seafield Edinburgh Seafield Street, EH6 7LG All visits to the branch are now by appointment only. Book here tel 0131 561 7779 Car rental - Arnold Clark Edinburgh Sighthill, Arnold Clark Edinburgh Sighthill Edinburgh 16-18 Bankhead Drive EH11 4DJ All visits to the branch are now by appointment only. Book here tel 0131 458 1501 Car rental - Europcar Edinburgh Airport 176 Jubilee Rd, EH12 9FS Europcar Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh - Book here tel 0371 384 3406

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Car rental - Hertz Edinburgh Airport Hertz Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh 175 Jubilee Rd, Ingliston EH12 9FT - Book here tel 0843 309 3025

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Car rental - SIXT City Centre SIXT - Edinburgh City Centre Edinburgh Greenside Row EH1 3AN - Book here tel 020 7018 8246 Car rental - SIXT 26 Dunedin St, EH7 4JG SIXT - Edinburgh City Centre North Edinburgh - Book here tel 020 7018 8246 Car rental - SIXT Edinburgh Airport SIXT Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh Jubilee Rd, Ingliston EH12 9FS - Book here tel 020 7018 8246 Car rental - 18 North Bridge EH1 1BB SIXT Waverley Edinburgh - Book here tel 0844 499 3399 Pre-booking required Craigmillar Castle Edinburgh Medieval castle Book here Till 31st March 2021: daily, 10am to 4pm Pre-booking required Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Main castle in Edinburgh Book here Open daily, 10am - 4pm Castle closed. Free entry to the grounds (open daily 8am- Lauriston Castle Edinburgh 16th-century tower house Walk-in 7pm) and Mimi's Cafe on site. Open for individual prayer every day between 9.00am and St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh Scottish Episcopal Church Walk-in 3.00pm. Travel at 25% capacity, opening subject to demand. Grayline Edinburgh 1-day coach tours around Scotland Book here Travel restrictions apply. 1-day and multiday coach tours around Haggis Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Travel restrictions apply. Book here Scotland 1-day and multiday coach tours around No tours for 2020. Hairy Coo Edinburgh Book here Scotland Bookings are open for 2021. 1-day and multiday coach tours around Heart of Scotland Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Travel restrictions apply. Book here Scotland 1-day and multiday coach tours around Highland Experience Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Travel restrictions apply. Book here Scotland All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK 1-day and multiday coach tours around Highland Explorer Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Travel restrictions apply. Book here Scotland James Campbell Tours Edinburgh Bespoke private tours of Scotland Pre-booking required. Travel restrictions apply. Book here Private 1-day and multiday coach tours around Pre-booking over the phone or by sending the online Just Scotland Tours Edinburgh Call +44(0)7593224685 (also WhatsApp) Scotland - English | Brazilian request form required. Travel restrictions apply. 1-day and multiday coach tours around Rabbies Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Travel restrictions apply. Book here Scotland - English | Chinese 1-day and multiday coach tours around Pre-booking required, online or by calling 077 60 20 77 43. Tierras Altas/Hautes Terres d'Ecosse Edinburgh Book here Scotland - Spanish | French Travel restrictions apply. 1-day and multiday coach tours around Timberbush Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Travel restrictions apply. Book here Scotland 1-day and multiday coach tours around Viajar por Escocia/Scozia Tours Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Travel restrictions apply. Book here Scotland - Spanish | Italian | English Currency exchange - M&S Bank bureau de change - Gyle Centre Marks & Spencer Gyle, 21 M&S Bank Bureau De Change Edinburgh Opening hours are the same as the store - Gyle Ave EH12 9JT tel 0345 900 0900 The office on the High Street is closed but the one at No1 Currency Exchange Edinburgh Currency exchange Waverley has re-opened (with reduced hours: 10am to - 4.30pm) and closed on Sundays. Currency exchange - Post Office Edinburgh City Post Office Edinburgh City Currency Waverley Mall Edinburgh Closed on Sundays - Exchange Waverley Bridge EH1 1BQ tel 0345 722 3344 Shop open Holyrood Distillery Edinburgh Whisky and gin distillery Until 13th December: Thu - Sun 12 - 4pm Email [email protected] Tours and experiences closed for the rest of 2020 Café and gardens open daily 10am - 4pm Old Curiosity Gin Edinburgh Gin garden & distillery tours No tours currently available due to current COVID - restrictons Distillery tours available Thu-Sun. For the time being, Pickering's Gin Distillery Edinburgh Gin distillery Book here visitors will have their G&T to take away. Presented by Edinburgh International Film Edinburgh's Drive In Movies Edinburgh Festival and Unique Events. At Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Book here Airport

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK At the City Art Centre The 1920s was a period of contrasts: high Bright Shadows: Scottish Art in the spirits and sombre reflection, decadent excess Till 6th June 2021 Edinburgh Book here 1920s and hard realities. Bright Shadows explores Pre-booking required the styles, ideas and events that shaped Scottish art during this influential decade.

At the City Art Centre First major retrospective of Hornel's art for over 35 years. Featuring photographs and Till 14th March 2021 E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas Edinburgh paintings from Broughton House in Book here Free admission. Pre-booking required Kirkcudbright, this exhibition shows how photography was crucial to the development of Hornel's artistic technique At the City Art Centre Timed to mark his 70th birthday, this major exhibition by contemporary artist Jock Till 11th April 2021 Jock McFadyen Goes to the Pictures Edinburgh McFadyen displays new and existing paintings, Book here Free admission. Pre-booking required paired alongside works from the City Art Centre’s collection of historic and contemporary Scottish art. At the National War Museum, inside Edinburgh Till 30th January 2022 Castle Entry to the museum and exhibition is free. Historic Legacies of Empire Edinburgh Examines the histories connected to objects Environment Scotland charges for admission to brought back from colonial conflict by the Edinburgh Castle where the National War Museum is military forces of the British Empire located (pre-booking required for Edinburgh Castle) At Dovecot Studios Presents the design, fashion, and art of a Mid-Century Modern: Art & Design group of radical young architects, designers, Edinburgh Till 9th January 2021 Book here from Conran to Quant photographers, and artists who redefined the concept of youth and the established order of post-war Britain.

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK At the National Museum of Scotland Display highlighting a small selection from the Scottish History & Archaeology collections, Till 31st May 2021 showing how research and collecting at New thinking, new collecting Edinburgh Free admission. Standard pre-booked museum ticket Book here National Museums Scotland is reshaping required understandings of Scotland in the past, and reflecting the Scotland of today for future generations of museum visitors.

At the Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art (Modern Two) Film special effects superstar Ray Harryhausen helped elevate stop motion animation to an art. His innovative and inspiring films, from the Till 5th September 2021 Ray Harryhausen | Titan of Cinema Edinburgh 1950s onwards, changed the face of modern Book here Pre-booking required movie making forever. This is the largest and widest-ranging exhibition of Ray Harryhausen’s work ever seen, with newly restored and previously unseen material from his incredible archive. At the National Museum of Scotland To celebrate the Year of Coasts and Waters, Till 10th January 2021 Scotland’s Precious Seas Edinburgh this small exhibition explores Scotland’s Free admission. Standard pre-booked museum ticket Book here diverse sea life and the many threats facing required marine life At Birch Tree Gallery (23A Dundas Street Edinburgh, EH3 6QQ) Birch Tree Gallery asked artists to rummage through their sketchbooks and recall wintry Snowy Scotland Edinburgh Till 23rd December 2020 - landscapes in their mind’s eye. The response resulted in a variety of works in sizes and media ranging from prints to acrylic and oil paintings on paper and canvas

Public garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Public Garden at the Palace of situated on Abbey Strand, with seasonal Edinburgh Free to visit - Holyroodhouse planting inspired by some of the earliest recorded gardens on the site

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Palace of Holyroodhouse Edinburgh Royal Palace  FESTIVE EVENT  Book here This December, explore the Palace with the help of a special Christmas trail to discover lots of Christmas facts as you visit the beautifully decorated State Apartments. Pre-booking recommended. The camera show is not running at the moment - admission price 10% lower to reflect this.

Opening times: Till 17 Dec: Mon-Thu 10.00am - 7.00pm, Fri 10.00am - 9.00pm, Sat & Sun 9.30am - 9.00pm Camera Obscura Edinburgh World of Illusions - rooftop view 18 Dec - 3 Jan: daily 9.00am – 10.00pm Book here 24th Dec: 9.00am - 9.00pm (Closed 25th Dec) 26th Dec; 10.00am - 10.00pm 31st Dec: 9.00am - 9.00pm 1st Jan: 10.00am – 10.00pm

EVENING INFO: late opening daily Pre-booking required. Groups only allowed to play in Escape room attraction (5 Holyrood Rd, Can You Escape Edinburgh their own teams. Book here Edinburgh EH8 8AE, 0131 510 1158) EVENING INFO: late sessions available Pre-booking required

Chocolatarium Edinburgh Chocolate-themed tours Book here  FESTIVE EVENT  Festive Edition tours available till 31st December 2020 Pre-booking required Edinburgh Dungeon Edinburgh Underground attraction Book here December: open Sat - Sun, 11am - 4pm Shop is open daily form 10am to 4.30pm. Tours have been put on hold for the time being due to Edinburgh Gin Distillery Edinburgh Gin distillery tours - current restrictions. Wee Wonders Online Tasting available instead. Pre-booking required. Groups only allowed to play in Escape room attraction (54 Dalry Rd, Escape Edinburgh - Haymarket Edinburgh their own teams. Book here Edinburgh EH11 2BA, 0330 133 1620) EVENING INFO: late sessions available

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK Pre-booking required. Groups only allowed to play in Escape room attraction (28 Morrison Street, Escape Edinburgh - Morrison Street Edinburgh their own teams. Book here Edinburgh EH3 8BJ, 0330 133 1620) EVENING INFO: late sessions available Pre-booking required. Groups only allowed to play in Escape room attraction (1 St Colme St, Escape Edinburgh - New Town Edinburgh their own teams. Book here Edinburgh EH3 6AA, 0330 133 1620) EVENING INFO: late sessions available Pre-booking required. Groups only allowed to play in Escape room attraction (24 Castle Street, Escape Hunt Edinburgh their own teams. Book here Edinburgh EH2 3HT, 0131 225 5522) EVENING INFO: late sessions available Not open to visitors, card holders only. Pre-booking National Library of Scotland Edinburgh National library Book here required Pre-booking required Our Dynamic Earth Edinburgh Earth Science Centre Book here Open weekends for the rest of 2020 Pre-booking required Real Mary King's Close Edinburgh Underground tour Book here December: open Sat - Sun, 10am - 5pm Pre-booking required. Some glasshouses closed. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Edinburgh Gardens Free admission Book here Open daily 10am to 4pm Pre-booking recommended Scotch Whisky Experience Edinburgh Whisky tours Till 20th December: open Fri - Sun, 11am - 5pm (Amber Book here restaurant and shop open till 6pm) Online pre booking recommended. Theatre remains Scottish Storytelling Centre and John Edinburgh Live storytelling centre and historic house closed. John Knox House open from Wed to Sun between Book here Knox House 10am and 6 pm Visitor Centre presenting conservation work to Closed on Mondays Water of Leith Visitor Centre Edinburgh enhance the Water of Leith river, its heritage Walk-in Visitor Centre Cafe is open but exhibition is closed and wildlife Edinburgh Farmers Market Edinburgh Farmer's market on Castle Terrace Every Saturday, 9am to 2pm - Grassmarket Market Edinburgh Central Reservation, Grassmarket EH1 2JR Every Saturday, 10am to 5pm - Every Saturday, 10am to 4pm First​ Saturday of the month plays host to Vegan Quarter as well as usual traders Leith Market Edinburgh Market on Dock Place, EH6 6LU -

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Stockbridge Market Edinburgh Saunders Street, EH3 6TQ - Stockbridge Online Market also available via www.neighbourfood.co.uk/markets/stockbridge/52 Gallery with exhibitions about historic and Pre-booking essential City Art Centre Edinburgh modern Scottish painting and photography, as Book here Open daily, 10am - 5pm well as contemporary art All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK Centre for contemporary art, craft and design Pre-booking required for exhibitions Dovecot Gallery Edinburgh built around a leading international tapestry Book here for exhibitions Free entry to the gallery and shop studio Museum with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, as well as Pre-booking required. Free admission. National Museum of Scotland Edinburgh Book here science and technology, natural history, and Open daily, 10am - 4.30pm world cultures Gallery which is home to Scotland's Pre-booking required Scottish National Gallery of Modern Edinburgh outstanding collection of modern and Modern One: Thu - Sat, 10am - 5pm Book here Art contemporary art Modern Two: daily, 10am - 5pm Gallery which is home to Scotland's national Pre-booking required Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh collection of portraits and currently also Free admission Book here houses the National Photography Collection Open Sun-Tues (closed Wed-Sat), 10am-5pm Museum offering a collection of well- Pre-booking required St Cecilia's Hall & Music Museum Edinburgh preserved, early keyboard instruments on Free admission Book here display in an 18th-century concert hall. Open Thur-Sat Pre-booking recommended, but tickets can also be purchased on arrival. Open daily, 10am - 5pm Surgeon's Hall Edinburgh Medical museum Book here

Festive opening times: closed from 21st Dec to 4th Jan included Open Thu - Sunday, 10am - 4pm The Collective Edinburgh Gallery on top of Calton Hill - Prebooking only required for Navel Gazing's exhibition

The Fine Art Society Edinburgh Private art gallery on Dundas Street Open Mon - Fri -

Pre-booking required. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Art gallery which is part of the Palace of Current exhibition, Eastern Encounters till 31st January The Queen’s Gallery Edinburgh Book here Holyroodhouse complex 2021 Option to book a ticket for the Gallery only or a combined ticket for the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Gallery Gallery which houses Scotland’s national Pre-booking required collection of fine art from the early The Scottish National Gallery Edinburgh Free admission Book here Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth Open daily 10am - 5pm century

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Pre-booking required for Fort Douglas Adventure Park Park on a historical estate featuring a kids' Dalkeith Country Park Edinburgh Check website for temporary closures of the various food Book here for Fort Douglas adventure park & drink facilities according to changing regulations

Pre-booking required Edinburgh Zoo Edinburgh Zoo Book here Open daily, 10am - 4pm Open daily from 9.30am to 4 pm, free entry, no booking Gorgie Farm Edinburgh Urban farm - children attraction Walk-in required Malleny Garden Edinburgh National Trust for Scotland Garden Till 31 Dec: Open daily 10am-5pm (or dusk if earlier) - Port Edgar Marina Edinburgh Marina near South Queensferry - Public Toilet Edinburgh Public toilet - Free Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller’s Night Night Walk for Edinburgh Edinburgh Walk for Edinburgh to download and follow on Pre-booking required Book here your own device. Open daily, with various opening times. Check website Harvey Nichols Edinburgh Department store for opening times - EVENING INFO: late opening on some days Klondyke Garden Centre Edinburgh Garden Centre - - Scottish Showcase Textiles at the Edinburgh Luxury gift shop for textile products Private tours and private shopping experience Book here Tron Kirk Edinburgh icentre Edinburgh VisitScotland iCentre - - Private and group walking tours in Edinburgh Edinburgh Guided Tour Edinburgh Pre-booking required Book here and by car around Scotland A Wee Taste of Edinburgh Edinburgh Food walking tours Pre-booking required Book here Pre-booking required. Bookings only accepted from customers in the City of Edinburgh area. Auld Reekie Edinburgh Ghost walking tours Public toursavailable on 11th & 12th December - Outside of these dates, only private tours available (till at least 18th December EVENING INFO: late tours available Pre-booking required Cadies and Witchery Edinburgh Ghost walking tours Tours available Thu, Sat, Sun Book here EVENING INFO: late tours available History, ghost and Harry Potter tours, pub Limited tours available City Explorers Edinburgh Book here crawl - English | Spanish EVENING INFO: late ghost tour available Ghost and history walking tours - English | Pre-booking required City of Edinburgh Tours Edinburgh Book here Spanish Reduced schedule at the moment

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No tours running at the moment due to bars and restaurants being closed. Walking tours of the Old Town and the New Eat Walk Edinburgh Edinburgh Book here Town with food tastings on the way Once restrictions are lifted, private tours only until some time in 2021. Call +44 7740 869 359 or email [email protected] for more info. Edinburgh Beer Tours Edinburgh Beer tasting and brewery tours Pre-booking required Book here Private tours only until further notice Walking tours in Edinburgh with food tastings Edinburgh Food Safari Edinburgh Customers can also buy Edinburgh Food Safari in a Box - on the way containing 10 local goodies from Edinburgh and Fife Edinburgh Photography Tour (Simon Edinburgh Photography walking tour Pre-booking required. Book here Messer) Call +44 (0)7950 003 885 or email Edinburgh Tours and History Edinburgh Private history walking tour Pre-booking required. [email protected] Walking tours of the Old Town and the New Edinburgh Walking Tour Co Edinburgh Pre-booking required Book here Town, ghost walks, Outlander walks Small group and private guided walks through Edinburgh Walks Edinburgh parts of this UNESCO World Heritage city of Pre-booking required Email [email protected] Edinburgh and of the port Leith Walking tours guided by people who have Invisible Cities Edinburgh Pre-booking required Book here experienced homelessness Whisky tours and tastings: Leith Whisky Trail Kask Whisky Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Private tours only at the moment. Fill booking request form on website Stockbridge Whisky Trail Fife Whisky Trail History walking tours, whisky tour - English | No tours availability showing on website till end of 2020. Little Fish Tours Edinburgh Book here Spanish | French | German Call +44 754 838 7324 for information Private tours only for the time being. Pre-booking History and ghost walking tours, whisky tour - Mercat Tours Edinburgh required Book here English | Spanish | French | German EVENING INFO: late tours available Mountebank Comedy Tour Edinburgh Comedy walking tour Pre-booking required Book here Once Upon a Whisky Tour Edinburgh Whisky tours Pre-booking required Book here All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK Potter Tours Edinburgh Harry Potter themed walking tours Pre-booking required Book here Walking tour based on the Inspector Rebus Pre-booking required Rebus Tours Edinburgh Book here books by Ian Rankin Sat only Tours et Détours Edinburgh History tours in French Pre-booking required. Book here History walking tours with Sawyer the Golden Wee Walking Tours Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Book here Retriever Photography walking tours in Edinburgh and Scottish Photography Experience Edinburgh Pre-booking required Book here car tours around Scotland Edinburgh - South Pre-booking required Forth Boat Tours Sightseeing cruises on the Firth of Forth Book here Queensferry Very few selected cruises available Edinburgh - South Pre-booking required Maid Of The Forth Boat Tours Sightseeing cruises on the Firth of Forth Book here Queensferry Very few selected cruises available Medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Pre-booking required Dirleton Castle East Lothian Book here Lothian Till 31st March 2021: Sat-Mon, 10am – 4pm. Ruin of a fortified manor dating back to the Hailes Castle East Lothian Free admission - 1200s near East Linton, East Lothian Ruined mid-14th-century fortress in East Pre-booking required Tantallon Castle East Lothian Book here Lothian Till 31st March 2021: daily, 10am to 4pm Palladian country house on the edge of The estate is open daily. The house, café, play park and Newhailes House & Gardens East Lothian - Musselburgh in East Lothian shop are now closed for the rest of the season. Glenkinchie Distillery East Lothian Whisky distillery in East Lothian Pre-booking required online or by phone at 01875 342012. Book here Call 01368 865899 Pre-booking required. or email John Muir Birthplace East Lothian House where John Muir was born in Dunbar Till Mar: open Wed – Sat, 10am – 5pm [email protected] to pre- book Pre-booking required National Museum of Flight East Lothian National aviation museum in East Lothian Book here Open 10am - 4am weekends only Pre-booking required Interactive wildlife discovery centre in North Seabird Centre East Lothian December: Thu - Sun, 10am-4pm Book here Berwick January: Thu - Sun, 11am-4pm Family-friendly park with animal enclosures, Pre-booking required. Outdoor facilities only, indoor East Links Family Park East Lothian train rides, go-karts, bouncy castle and Book here facilities to be confirmed trampolines in East Lothian All water based activities are closed for the season, Outdoor adventure park offering limited sessions on zip trails, rope course and segwways Foxlake Adventures East Lothian wakeboarding, zip wire, etc., near Dunbar, East still running Book here Lothian Re-opening fully on 13th March 2021 Pre-booking required

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK Pre-booking required Till 31st March 2021: daily except Thur & Fri, 10am to Aberdour Castle Fife Castle and Gardens Book here 4pm Level 3 COVID protection area, local visitors welcome The palace and garden are closed until 2021. Falkland Palace Fife Royal palace of the Scottish Kings. - Till 23 Dec: The shop is open Wed-Sat. 11am-4pm Distillery tours with tasting available Sat-Sun Kingsbarns Fife Whisky distillery - Lowland Book here Pre-booking required Pre-booking recommended Open Fri - Sun (closed Mon - Thu) Deep Sea World Fife Aquarium in North Queensferry, Fife Book here Fridays, 10am - 4pm Weekends, 10am - 5.00pm St Andrews Icentre Fife VisitScotland iCentre - -

Pre-booking required 15th-century fortress, near the village of Blackness Castle Forth Valley Till 31st March 2021: daily except Fri & Sat, 10am to 4pm Book here Blackness in West Lothian Tier 3 restrictions apply Pre-booking required Glenkinchie Distillery Midlothian Whisky distillery - Lowland Book Here Open daily. 10am - 5pm Evening visit of Rosslyn Chapel throughout Rosslyn Chapel by Candlelight Midlothian Friday evenings, from 7pm to 9pm Book here autumn and winter in a candlelit atmosphere

Pre-booking is required Rosslyn Chapel Midlothian 15th-century chapel in Midlothian Book here December: open weekends only and for candelight visits Not open to visitors, only to customers who have booked Dalhousie Falconry Midlothian Falconry and archery experiences Book here an experience Park open from 10am, gates close at 6pm. Entry to toilets Vogrie Country Park Midlothian Outdoor park for families and car park ends at 4pm - Park open daily all year round

Pre-booking required Castle & Grounds are closed until end of March 2021. Floors Castle & Gardens The Scottish Borders 18th century castle in Kelso in the Borders The Walled Garden, Millennium Garden, Apple Shed and - Terrace Café are open Wed - Sun, 10:30am - 4:00pm. Acess to the gardens is free until end of December

16th-century castle on the outskirts of Lauder Pre-booking required. Thirlestane Castle The Scottish Borders Book here in the Borders Small group guided tours of the castle on Tue, Thur, Sat

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK Lilliard Gin The Scottish Borders Gin distillery Pre-booking required [email protected] Pre-booking required Call 01450 374 330 The Borders Distillery The Scottish Borders Whisky distillery - Lowland Open Mon-Fri Tours available Home of Sir Walter Scott in Melrose in the Pre-booking recommended. Abbotsford House The Scottish Borders Book here Borders Open Thu - Sun, 10am -4pm Grounds, gardens and play park open daily 10am-4pm (stables and toilets Wed - Sun only) Paxton House The Scottish Borders Historic house overlooking the River Tweed Book here Closed until March 2021: House, Regency Gift Shop, Waterwheel, Boat Trips and Trails Attraction giving insight into the region's Open Fri -Sat, 10am - 4.30pm (closed 1pm - 2pm) Borders Textile Tower House The Scottish Borders Book here knitwear and tweed manufacturing history Pre-booking required

Pre-booking required Dryburgh Abbey The Scottish Borders Abbey near Dryburgh in the Borders Book here Till 31st March 2021: daily except Fri & Sat, 10am to 4pm Pre-booking required Jedburgh Abbey The Scottish Borders 12th-century abbey in Jedburgh in the Borders Book here Till 31st March 2021: daily, 10am to 4pm Free admission Kelso Abbey The Scottish Borders Abbey in Kelso in the Borders - Till 31st March 2021: daily except Thu & Fri, 10am to 4pm Private shopping experiences and made to measure Largest remaining working textile mill in the Call 01750 726100 or email Lochcarron Visitor Centre The Scottish Borders appointments available Mon to Thu and every other heart of the Borders, with shop and tours. [email protected] Friday & Saturday, 10am - 1pm Pre-booking required Melrose Abbey The Scottish Borders 12th-century abbey in Melrose in the Borders Book here Till 31st March 2021: daily, 10am to 4pm Fully functional Victorian era letterpress The print works is now closed until Apr 2021 Book by email [email protected] or Robert Smails Print works The Scottish Borders printing works in the small Borders town of Gift shop is open until 22nd Dec Mon, Thur, Fri & Sat, telephone 01896 830206 Innerleithen 10am - 4pm Ancient holy site associated with miracles and Cross Kirk - Peebles The Scottish Borders Open daily - the grave of a saint Treetop Activity Adventure - Rope Go Ape - Glentrees Forest The Scottish Borders Pre-booking recommended Book here course,obstacles and long Zip Lines Harestanes The Scottish Borders Countryside visitor centre and playpark Takeaway café and playpark open Sat-Sun 11am-3pm - Pre-booking not essential Kailzie Gardens The Scottish Borders Walled garden near Peebles in the Borders Open daily - Walled Garden reopens mid-March Pre-booking required Call 01450 374 330 The Borders Distillery The Scottish Borders Whisky Distillery in the Borders Tours available Mon to Fri. All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK All car parks, bike shop for cycle hire, toilets and cafe at Tweed Valley Forest Park The Scottish Borders Mountain biking and walking trails - Glentress are open. Jedburgh Icentre The Scottish Borders VisitScotland iCentre - -

Grounds are open but the house is closed for 2020. The House of the Binns West Lothian Historic house in West Lothian - Tier 3 restrictions apply

Pre-booking required Ruined palace, the birthplace of Mary Queen of Linlithgow Palace West Lothian Till 31st March: daily except Sun & Mon, 10am - 4pm Book here Scots Tier 3 restrictions apply Working watermill with a museum, farm Pre-booking required Almond Valley West Lothian animal enclosures, train and tractor rides and Book here Tier 3 restrictions apply play areas Almondell and Calderwood Country West Lothian Country park in West Lothian Tier 3 restrictions apply - Park Beecraigs Country Park West Lothian Country park in West Lothian Tier 3 restrictions apply - Pre-booking required Five Sisters Zoo West Lothian Zoo in West Lothian Book here Tier 3 restrictions apply Pre-booking recommended Houses over 100 owls from around the world, Till Jan: weekends only, 11.30am - 2pm Scottish Owl Centre West Lothian Book here flying displays No owl handling experiences for now Tier 3 restrictions apply Livingston Designer Outlet West Lothian Shopping outlet Tier 3 restrictions apply - Presented by Edinburgh International Film Edinburgh's Drive In Movies Edinburgh Festival and Unique Events. At Edinburgh Pre-booking required. Book here Airport Evening visit of Rosslyn Chapel throughout Rosslyn Chapel by Candlelight Midlothian Friday evenings, from 7pm to 9pm Book here autumn and winter in a candlelit atmosphere  FESTIVE EVENT  At Newhailes House & Gardens Weekends only Newhailes Christmas Markets East Lothian - Stalls, hot food & drink 5th & 6th, 12th & 13th and 19th & 20th December 2020, 10am–6pm  FESTIVE EVENT  Castle Street Christmas Market Edinburgh Daily outdoor market on Castle Street - Till 23rd December 2020

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK  FESTIVE EVENT  Afternoon Tea will be served in the beautiful 11th - 13th December 2020 surroundings of Edinburgh Castle. Pre booking Christmas Afternoon Tea at Edinburgh 18th - 20th December 2020 Edinburgh is required. Each table booking will receive a Book here Castle Ticket includes afternoon tea and entrance to Edinburgh complimentary gift bag. Castle Pre-booking required  FESTIVE EVENT  Botanical and festive illuminated trail at the Christmas at the Botanics Edinburgh Till 3rd January 2020 Book here Royal Edinburgh Botanic Garden Pre-booking required At the Palace of Holyroodhouse Explore the Palace with the help of Holly and  FESTIVE EVENT  Christmas at the Palace Edinburgh Rudy and a special Christmas trail to discover Till 23rd December 2020 Book here lots of Christmas facts as you visit the Standard Palace entry ticket required beautifully decorated State Apartments. Treasure hun  FESTIVE EVENT  Edinburgh Christmas Search Party Edinburgh Find Rabbie, the tartan nosed reindeer. A Till 8th January 2021 Book here snowcially-distant outdoor experience! Pre-booking required  FESTIVE EVENT  Edinburgh Zoo's Christmas Nights Edinburgh Spectacular light trail around the zoo. Till 3rd January 2021 Book here Pre-booking required  FESTIVE EVENT  Festive Afternoon Tea at the Enjoy a festive-themed afternoon tea in this Till 31st December 2020 Edinburgh Book here Colonnades at the Signet Library grand 19th century building Thursday – Sunday, 12pm – 4pm Pre-booking required Make your own Christmas chocolate bar for gifting or eating :), taste hot chocolate infused  FESTIVE EVENT  Festive Chocolate Tour at the with festive flavours, smell the roasting Edinburgh Till 31st December 2020 Book here Chocolatarium chocolate beans and tuck in to some Pre-booking required winterspice and Christmas pudding-flavour chocolate! Christmas Market on the ground floor of Ocean  FESTIVE EVENT  Ocean Terminal Christmas Market Edinburgh - Terminal Shopping Centre Till 23rd December 2020  FESTIVE EVENT  Till 3rd January 2021 Dalkeith Country Park - Spectacle of Festive light experience at Dalkeith Country Pre-booking required Midlothian Book here Light Park Dalkeith Country Park is currently in Level 3. Please be aware of local restrictions

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK  FESTIVE EVENT  Till 23rd December 2020 Meet Santa at Dalkeith Country Park. Includes Santa's Grotto at Dalkeith Country Park Midlothian Pre-booking required Book here free entry to Fort Douglas adventure park Tier 3 restrictions apply Sold out  FESTIVE EVENT  Christmas Drive-Thru Experience at West Lothian Magical Christmas Drive-Thru Experience Till 4th January 2021 Book here Conifox Pre-booking required  FESTIVE EVENT  Christmas lights and display lights, Till 23rd December 2020 Five Sisters Zoo - Zoo Illuminations 2020 West Lothian walkthrough light tunnels and life-sized Book here Pre-booking required animal themed lanterns Tier 4 restrictions apply Advent calendar of 12 stories for audiences in Edinburgh and beyond, combining online and live performances of new and familiar festive  FESTIVE EVENT  Lyceum Christmas Tales Online Book here tales penned and performed by some of Till 20th December 2020 Scotland’s best-loved writers, musicians and artists. Pantomime meets Murder Mystery as the  FESTIVE EVENT  Panto-Crime! 2020 Festive Online Clydeside Repertory Amateur Players attempt Online Till 21st December 2020 - Murder Mystery to launch their hilariously ill-fated online Free production. Edinburgh’s Christmas has teamed up with Forth 1’s breakfast elves Boogie and Arlene to bring you Santa’s Advent Stories!  FESTIVE EVENT  Santa’s Advent Stories Online - Till 24th December 2020 Each night of Advent the man himself, Santa Claus will read a festive, fun filled short story for all the family to enjoy.

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Weekly online global gathering of songs, Every Sunday at 7 (UK time) for the foreseeable future Campbell’s Ceilidh - Online Online tunes, poems and offerings from friends, fans Book here Pre-booking required and family.

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK 53-minute virtual tour of Edinburgh Leaving the main road for the closes and courtyards, you'll discover everything from 16th-century merchants' mansions to the city's Hidden Secrets of the Royal Mile Virtual Online Georgian "ladies of pleasure". - Book here Tour

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Company based in Edinburgh offering an Till 20th December 2020 online family-friendly and interactive circus Saturday and Sunday Webcam Circus Show Online show performed live on Zoom 2pm - Le Webcam Circus (French version) Book here The show is available in English, French and 3.30pm - Il Webcam Circus (Italian version) Italian 5pm and 7pm - The Webcam Circus (English version) Have a magical time at East Links! Take a trip on the express sleigh train, visit the  FESTIVE EVENT  Christmas at Eastlinks East Lothian elf present station to collect the present Santa 12th - 24th December 2020 Book here will have left for you, and enjoy lots of great Standard entrance ticket apply, pre-booking required. festive activities. City sightseeing bus tours, departing from St  FESTIVE EVENT  Andrews Square, driven by Santa, complete Edinburgh Bus Tours Edinburgh Weekends 12th/13th and 19th/20th December 2020 with Christmas activity sheet and a sweet treat At 10.15am and 1.15pm for kids on Santa’s nice list!

At Almond Valley Heritage Centre  FESTIVE EVENT  In the dark of a winter evening, you’ll 12th December 2020 encounter fantastical sights and spectacular The Paraffin Pixies Search for Santa West Lothian 18th and 19th December 2020 Book here lights, guided by the Paraffin Pixies on a 21st, 22nd and 23rd December 2020 journey along magical illuminated trails that Pre-booking required wind among the trees and fields. Selection of artists and crafters from across Art and Craft Online Market Online Scotland to tie in with what would have been 12th December 2020 - at the Edinburgh Festival  FESTIVE EVENT  Maggie’s Carols in the Kitchen Online Online Singalong Christmas Concert 13th December 2020 Book here 6pm - 7pm

All information correct at time of issue See visitscotland.com for latest advice on travel and booking NAME LOCATION DESCRIPTION NOTES PLAN YOUR VISIT / BOOK At the Palace of Holyroodhouse  FESTIVE EVENT  Visit the Palace to see the beautifully 19th December 2020 Christmas Festival Day Edinburgh decorated State Apartments, discover some Book here 10am - 3pm historic Christmas traditions and make your Standard Palace entry ticket required own Christmas decoration to take home.

Held at Dalkeith Country Park - Pantomimes,  FESTIVE EVENT  The Parking Lot Social Winter Festival huge Christmas parties, festive movie Edinburgh 19th December 2020 Book here Edinburgh screenings, fireworks, comedy & more to be Pre-booking required enjoyed from the comfort of your car.

Join Gina McKie from Go Radio as she meets 19th December 2020 Gina and Tonic, Meets the Makers Online the makers of Selkirk Gin, McClean's Gin, Ellis Book here 7.30pm-9.30pm Gin and Inspirited Gin - with a tasting of each!

Enjoy a dose of winter wonder with a line-up of  FESTIVE EVENT  Edinburgh International Magic Festival - Online local talent, most of whom live in Scotland and 20th – 24th December 2020 Book here Magic Fest Virtual 2020 are past MagicFest favourites. Various events

This Christmas, Scottish Ballet will bring the  FESTIVE EVENT  magic of the theatre right into your home. 21st - 24th December 2020 Starring characters from our most popular The Secret Theatre Online The film will premiere on Monday 21st December at 6pm Book here festive ballets, the worlds of the Snow Queen and be available online until Thursday 24 December at and the Sugar Plum Fairy collide when the 11.59pm. Tickets are FREE, pre-booking required. theatre bursts into life. Performers from across Scotland supporting  FESTIVE EVENT  Home Comforts & Joy' Online Festive Alzheimer Scotland's free online Christmas 22nd December 2020 Online Book here Concert Concert, to help bring some festive cheer to From 7pm everyone Free, donation welcome, registration required The National Theatre of Scotland in  FESTIVE EVENT  partnership with Historic Environment 23rd December 2020 - 4th January 2021 Rapunzel: A Hairy Tale Adventure Online Scotland presents Rapunzel: A Hairy Tale The film will premiere on Monday 21st December at 6pm Book here Adventure in an online festive show, packed and be available online until Thursday 24 December at full of songs and filmed at Stirling Castle. 11.59pm. Tickets are FREE, pre-booking required.  FESTIVE EVENT  Car Park Panto: Horrible Histories 30th - 31st December 2020 Edinburgh Drive-in Christmas show at Edinburgh Airport Book here presents Horrible Christmas Some shows already sold out Pre-booking required

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