National Records of Scotland
HM General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY
Email: education@nrscotland.gov.uk
Virtual visits only
Virtual visits only
Take a virtual tour of this incredible room in the City Chambers
Virtual visits only this year
Virtual AND in-person visits this year
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.
Virtual visits only this year
Virtual visits only this year
Virtual AND in-person visits this year
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):
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.
Virtual visits only this year
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 …