Edinburgh Nine

26/04/2026

22/04/2026

❗Please be aware that fake booking websites exist.

To secure entry, please purchase tickets in advance directly from our official Edinburgh Castle ticketing website: https://www.edinburghcastle.scot or the Historic Environment Scotland website.

The URL must include https and .scot You will then be directed to our official ticket webstore. Tickets from fake booking websites are not valid for site entry.

Thank you for your vigilance, and we look forward to welcoming you soon!

22/04/2026

Our refurbished Crown Room is now open, and we can’t wait to welcome you.

Come and experience the Honours of Scotland re-displayed in their historic home.

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to visit Edinburgh… hi, it’s this one!🖐

Come say hello to us here on Castle Rock and fall in love with the views (and the castle, obviously) 🥰

23/02/2026

📆Get your calendars ready and start organising your trip to the castle!

We have some great news for you this lovely Monday morning! Our Spring & Summer tickets are now officially live!

You can now book your castle visits from April to September 2026🌞

🎫 We recommend booking your tickets online in advance to guarantee your visit to us 👇
www.EdinburghCastle.scot

22/02/2026

Mary de Guise was crowned on this day in 1540 at Holyrood Abbey. 👑

She’s best remembered as the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots and for serving as Regent of Scotland during the turbulent days of the mid-1500s . But how did a young lady from north-eastern France end up being one of the most important figures in Scotland?

Mary spent some of her childhood in a convent, preparing for a life of piety. However, her family decided she was more suited to a life of nobility. So when she was 14, she was whisked away for a life at the French royal court. With her striking looks and tall stature, she made a good impression on the noble family.

In the summer of 1534 she married Louis, the Duke of Longueville at the Louvre Palace. However, the marriage was to end only three years later when the Duke died of fever. Less than a month later, James V's first wife, Madeleine de Valois, also died, and the Scottish monarch was in need of another French bride.

After turning down the advances of Henry VIII of England, Mary swapped France for Fife in 1538. The celebration of the wedding of Mary and James V lasted 40 days, and the new Queen impressed the Scots as she toured the country.

Life was not to be easy for Mary after her marriage and coronation. As well as outliving four of her five children, she was widowed twice. James V died just days after Mary gave birth to her daughter at Linlithgow Palace in December 1542. That daughter, famously, was Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary de Guise stayed in Scotland to protect her infant daughter's interests. In doing so, she took on a prominent role in the immense political and religious struggles that were to follow.

21/02/2026

This weeks Stallholders! 🥦🍓🥙🍪

We hope to see you all there ☺️
🗓️ Every Saturday
📍 Castle Terrace
⏰ 9am - 2pm

08/02/2026