National Records of Scotland

HM General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY
Email: education@nrscotland.gov.uk

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The European Room, Edinburgh City Chambers

Edinburgh City Chambers, 253 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ
Email: eventsbooking@edinburgh.gov.uk

Take a virtual tour of this incredible room in the City Chambers


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Dunbar’s Close Garden

Dunbar's Close Garden, 137 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BW

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John Knox House

John Knox House, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR
Phone: 0131 556 9579
Email: reception@scottishstorytellingcentre.com

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Augustine United Church

Augustine United Church, 41-43 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL
Email: administrator@augustine.org.uk

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Augustine’s will be open to Doors Open Days visitors on Saturday 25th September from 10am – 5pm and Sunday 26th September from 2pm – 5pm. Our volunteer guides will be on hand to answer your questions.

The sanctuary will be available for viewing together with our heritage exhibition and our audio-visual resources. Light refreshments will also be available for those who need a pick-me-up!

Offices will be closed and there will be no planned access to the gallery or lower levels of the building. The tower is inaccessible.

To book your place on one of our new outdoor urban pilgrimages “Herstory” over Doors Open Days weekend please click the link below when it opens for bookings closer to the date.

 

 

 

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Fountainbridge Library

Fountainbridge Library, 137 Dundee Street, Edinburgh, EH11 1BG
Email: Fountainbridge.library@edinburgh.gov.uk

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Benjamin Tindall Architects

17 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL
Phone: 0131 2203366
Email: info@BenjaminTIndallArchitects.co.uk

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Institut français d’Ecosse

West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF
Phone: 0131 285 6030
Email: frenchclassesife@gmail.com

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This year, we are delighted to open our doors to the public once more. Discover our wonderful building’s history through a self-guided tour and a series of free activities throughout the day.

Our Doors Open Days event takes place on Saturday 25 September 2021 (10-11:30 children/family activities, 11:30-16:00 all public):

  • FREE event – Our children films sessions are back with a special screening at 10am (approx. 30min). Book now!
  • FREE event – Then head to our library for l’Heure du Conte with our librarian Catherine at 10:30am. Book now!
  • FREE event – For those who can’t make the early screening, another family film will take place at 11am. Book now and attend either or both screenings at 10am and 11am!
  • FREE event – Walk around our spaces and discover The Tolerance Project exhibition with graphic design posters displayed all around the ground floor. The exhibition is open from 10am to 4pm. More info here.
  • FREE event – From 11:30am to 4pm, visit the different spaces of our building with some self-guided tours (just follow the green signs!) or access the 2nd floor (accessible by lift) to test your French level for free!

The offices of the Consulate General of France in Scotland, the offices of the Edinburgh Art Festival and those of the RSNO will not be open to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

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Riddle’s Court

322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2PG
Phone: 0131 510 8789
Email: info@shbt.org.uk

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Old Calton Burial Ground

Old Calton Burial Ground, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG
Email: Bereavement@edinburgh.gov.uk

With its sharpened monumental obelisk, commemorating five political martyrs, boldly piercing the skyline above Calton Hill, the Old Calton Burial Ground draws the attention of many a pedestrian crossing Edinburgh’s great North Bridge. First opened in 1718, the burial ground was divided in two just after the Napoleonic wars. It would eventually become the final resting place of thousands of …


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