Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
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Address – 20A Inverleith Row
Edinburgh
EH3 5LR |
| Phone | 0131 552 7171 |
| Opening times |
Open daily from 10am (except 25 Dec and 1 Jan) – various closing times 4pm Nov to Feb, 6pm in Mar, 7pm Apr to Sep, and 6pm in Oct
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| Collection/special features | Almost too numerous to mention, but the Rock Garden, the redwoods and the Palm House have to be the most popular features |
| Dog friendly? | On leads and not in all areas |
| Child friendly? | Yes, there’s excellent information for children, staff are knowledgeable and there are many hands-on parts of the garden that children simply adore. A very good tea rooms is popular with the youngsters too. |
| Description |
Originally founded in 1670 as a medicinal garden that cultivated herbal remedies, the seventy acre site is now both a haven of peace and calm for local residents and a first class research centre for botanical and horticultural subjects and a centre for global biodiversity with over 3400 different species of plant life being kept within its boundaries. Quite apart from the Palm House there are several conservatoires that have been described as the most spectacular glass houses in Great Britain. Look out for the peat wall garden if you are a keen specialist peat gardener. |
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh photograph by kyz, used under a creative commons licence
