Please look out for Edinburgh Biomes signs during your visit. They will advise you of temporary access changes while the work on the Edinburgh Biomes project is progressing.

Queen Mother's Memorial Garden and Alpine Area

The Queen Mother’s Memorial Garden and Alpine Area is currently closed to visitors.

To allow for the creation of a new, more efficient Energy Centre as part of the Edinburgh Biomes, the area will be closed for a temporary period and will reopen later this year.

During this period of restricted access we have also redeveloped the Queen Mother's Memorial Garden to create a more robust garden against the impacts of climate change, whilst maintaining inspiration from the Castle of Mey - the Queen Mother's Home in Caithness. 

The Glasshouses

Our Glasshouses are currently closed as part of Edinburgh Biomes, the Garden’s major restoration and construction project. Work is now underway to protect our globally important Living Collection of plants for future generations. We apologise for any inconvenience.