Landmark · Castlehill · Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle
Cannon, wind and the whole city from the ramparts.
When it fits
Best in the morning · at least 120 min
Your plan checks the real hours for your dates.
Where it is
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Straight-line distances: Ross Fountain 225 m · Timberyard 271 m · Mary's Milk Bar 277 m. Not travel times.
Why Aura
Go at opening and end on the Half Moon Battery before the crowds.
IconicViewGood with kidsNeeds bookingGo early
Today09:30–17:00Two sources disagree
All hours
Oct 01-Dec 23 09:30-17:00; Dec 24 09:30-16:00; Dec 25-26 off; Dec 27-31 09:30-17:00; Jan 01 11:00-17:00; Jan 02-Mar 31 09:30-17:00; Apr 01-Sep 30 09:30-18:00 (last entry one hour before closing (16:00 from 1 Oct to 23 Dec); the National War Museum and regimental museums keep their own hours) · OpenStreetMap says “Apr 01-Sep 30 09:30-18:00; Oct 01-Dec 23,Dec 27-31,Jan 02-Mar 31 09:30-17:00; Dec 24 09:30-16:00; Jan 01 11:00-17:00; Dec 25-26 off”Tickets£23.50 adult online · £26.00 at the gate
Visit lengthAt least 120 min
WeatherPartly outdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
Sources and dates (6)
- When it fits: Best time: Aura editorial. Visit length per edinburghcastle.scot, read 1 Oct 2026: “set aside at least 2 hours to see the main attractions”.
- Today: per edinburghcastle.scot, read 1 Oct 2026
- Tickets: per edinburghcastle.scot, read 25 Sept 2026
- Visit length: per edinburghcastle.scot, read 1 Oct 2026
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
Why, feel, tags and tips are Aura editorial. Hours and positions come from OpenStreetMap; prices only when read from a named source on a date. Ratings and reviews are not shown: no provider is connected in this build, and under EEA terms Google ratings may appear only inside Google’s own place card.
- Edinburgh Castle: tickets · official · read 27 Sept 2026
- Edinburgh Castle: opening times · official · read 1 Oct 2026
- Edinburgh Castle: One O'Clock Gun · official · read 1 Oct 2026
- OpenStreetMap way/4301292 · osm · read 27 Sept 2026
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