Explore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, science and technology, art, design and fashion, and Scottish history, all under one roof.
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Mar 14, 2025
Me and my two children (21 and 13) visited here as we had a few hours to spare before our flight home. It’s free entry, and £3 for a cabin sized locker, which was so convenient for us to use. They …Full review by Discover225166
Mar 10, 2025
An exceptionally large museum, with so much to see and take in. I would recomment two full days of exploration. Thoroughly enjoyed exploring this place. Only thing I would suggest, is a change to t…Full review by Owenomac
Mar 8, 2025
Brilliant place to visit but allow plenty of time as you can spend hours in here! I went with friends, and after having walked most of the day doing other activities I didn’t have the energy to explo…Full review by IslamU9
Is the museum open on good friday March 29? does anyone know
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I realise that my reply is pretty late, given it’s now Friday morning, but I would be very surprised if they were not open. Everything that we had planned for London is open, a …
I realise that my reply is pretty late, given it’s now Friday morning, but I would be very surprised if they were not open. Everything that we had planned for London is open, a copy with slightly reduced hours
We missed seeing any of the Scotland story exhibits. We used the Chambers Street entrance. Should we have used a different one as there seems to be no direct link from the main museum to any of the Scotland areas.
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Not sure I understand your question. We entered through Chambers Street. I believe that is the main entrance. There is access to the entire museum from that entrance. Seems …
Not sure I understand your question. We entered through Chambers Street. I believe that is the main entrance. There is access to the entire museum from that entrance. Seems we went up some stairs from entrance and that took us to the main multi story room. From there all the exhibits and rooms were available.
Is there parking as I don’t want to get the train through and then a taxi?
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There website states there is off-site parking at nearby NCP car parks. If you are coming to Edinburgh via Waverley train station, the National Museum of Scotland is a 10 minute (0.5 mile) walk.
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