Edinburgh & East Lothian
Doors Open Days
25th and 26th September 2021

This year’s Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days weekend is a hybrid virtual and in-person event.

All of the participating venues have produced some sort of digital resource, so that you can once again visit them virtually from the comfort of your own home, and some of them, the ones that have the capacity to safely do so, have decided to open their actual doors and welcome visitors in-person.

To plan your weekend’s Doors Open Days activities you can simply and easily view all of participating venues alphabetically, filter them by name, neighbourhood, or category. For example, if you want to see a list of “In Person” live events, simply select this category and press enter. Alternatively, you may wish to open and make use of our integrated map functionality that shows you the location of all of our wonderful venues.

For those sites that are able to welcome visitors in-person once again, please be advised that they will each be operating within Scottish Government COVID-19 safety guidelines. Please respect each venue’s requirements and guidelines. Visitors must adhere to certain precautions, such as wearing facemasks indoors, using hand sanitiser or socially distancing.

Please also note that venues may be subject to temporary closure at short notice. Where possible we advise that you check with venues before visiting, and please follow the guidance of staff and volunteers on site. The Cockburn Association does not accept liability for COVID compliance and other safety issues at participating properties. Please follow the latest Scottish Government COVID safety guidelines and have regard to your personal safety and the safety of others.

Doors Open Days take place throughout Scotland and the event is part of the European Heritage Days initiative. We organise the Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days programme and the complete and up-to-date listings for each venue and organisation can be found on this page. The national programme, organised by the Scottish Civic Trust, can be found here

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1722 Waggonway Museum

Virtual AND in-person visits this year
Abbeyhill Baptist Church

Virtual AND In-person visits this year
Adam Smith's Panmure House

Virtual visits only this year
All Aboard

Virtual AND in-person visits this year
Amisfield Walled Garden

Virtual AND in-person visits this year
Appleton Tower

Virtual visits only this year
Astley Ainsley Hospital

Virtual visits only this year
Augustine United Church

Virtual AND in-person visits this year
Bayes Centre

Virtual visits only this year
Bellfield

Virtual AND in-person visits this year
Benjamin Tindall Architects

Virtual visits only this year
Bridgend Farmhouse

Virtual AND in-person visits this year
Buro Happold

Virtual AND in-person visits this year
Cammo Estate

Virtual AND in-person visits this year
Canongate Kirk and Kirkyard

Virtual visits only this year

Edinburgh and East Lothian Doors Open Days is supported by:

Hinshelwood Gibson Trust

Event Sponsor

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