Opening times
The Garden is open daily
(except 25 December and 1 January).
Opening hours:
November & February: 10.00am - 4.00pm
March & October: 10.00am - 6.00pm
April to September: 10.00am - 7.00pm
Glasshouses close:
November to February: 3.30pm
March to October: 5.00pm
Admission
Admission to the Garden is free.
Effective from 1 April 2009, in common with many other visitor attractions, RBGE is introducing a two-tier price structure for Admission to the Glasshouses at Edinburgh.
If you choose to make a donation of 50p on top of the admission charge of £4.00 we can reclaim Gift Aid on the full £4.50, giving us an additional £1.83 for the 50p donation.
The new Category of Gift Aid admission, applicable only to UK tax payers, allows the Garden to reclaim 28% of the value.
GLASSHOUSES ADMISSION
NORMAL ENTRY ENTRY with Gift Aid*
Individual (Additional Value to RBGE)
Adult 4.00 4.50 (1.83)
Concession 3.00 3.50 (1.49)
(Student/OAP's/UB40/Unemployed/disabled)
Child 1.00 1.20 (0.54)
(Age 5-16 / under 5's free)
Family Ticket 8.00 9.50 (4.18)
(2 adults + up to 4 children)
Group (of 10 or more)
Group Adult 3.60 n/a
Group Concession 2.70 n/a
Group Child 0.90 n/a
Education Group 1.00 n/a
(self guided)
* GIFT AID ADMISSION
If you are a UK tax payer and kindly agree to make a donation in the form of Gift Aid Entry, the Government's Gift Aid scheme allows RBGE to reclaim the tax, increasing the value of your admission payment by nearly one third.
Friends enjoy free admission to the Glasshouses.
Eating
The Gateway Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and afternoontea daily as well as Sunday lunch and a special kids menu. Therestaurant opens at 9.30am Monday-Friday and 9.00am at weekends. Itcloses at 6.00pm with last orders to be made before 5.15pm.
Please call 0131 552 2674 for information or to book a table, or email:info@gatewayrestaurant.net
The Terrace Café serves delicious hot and cold food daily and, when the sun shines, the tables spill out onto the terrace where visitors can enjoy an alfresco lunch with an unrivalled view of the city skyline.
The Terrace Café opens at 10am daily and closes at the following times:
November to February: 3.30pm
March & October: 5.30pm
April to September: 6.30pm
Facilities available at the Café:
- self-service
- baby changing facilities and high chairs
- disabled access and toilets
- fully licensed
Please call 0131 552 0606 for all Cafe related enquiries.
Shopping
The Botanics Shop in the John Hope Gateway offers a fantastic shopping experience.
Choose from a wide selection of gifts, stationery, books, souvenirs, confectionery, seeds, bulbs and gardening products.
You will also find a large outdoor plant sales centre with a carefully chosen range of plants, including some more unusual varieties for those of you looking for something a bit different.
All profits from the Botanics Shop are used directly to support the work of the Garden.
How to get here
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is located just one mile from city centre, and there are many ways to reach us. For travel details and a location map, go to How to reach us.
Access
All buildings and major areas of the Garden are accessible to all visitors. Wheelchairs are available for loan at the Garden entrances and a self-driven electric cart is available by prior appointment. Please contact the Garden Rangers via the enquiry form (select ‘Garden Rangers').
Photography
You can take photographs and videos in the Garden for personal use. All filming and photography for commercial use or the use of tripods is by permit only. Details of any requests for filming or photography should be discussed with the Press & Marketing Office.
Regulations
Please note that no dogs except guide dogs are permitted within the Garden. No bicycles or footballs are allowed within the Garden.
Contact us
If you have any other queries relating to visitor facilities, please call us on +44 (0) 131 552 7171 or get in touch by using the enquiry form.
