The Scottish Parliament
Scotland's new Parliament sits at the foot of Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile in front of the spectacular Holyrood Park and Salisbury Crags. Constructed from a mixture of steel, oak, and granite, the complex building has been hailed as one of the most innovative designs in Britain today.
Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape, the flower paintings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the upturned boats on the seashore, Enric Miralles, one of the world's premier architects, developed a design that he said was a building "growing out of the land".
Access to the building is free and you can:
explore at your leisure an exhibition about the Scottish Parliament
pick up information about the Parliament
visit the public galleries of the Chamber or Committee rooms to see Parliament in action on business days. On non-business days, the Chamber and Committee Room public galleries are open for visitors to see these remarkable spaces and staff are available to answer questions
watch proceedings on our Information Channel screens in the Main Hall
visit the shop and café.
Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape, the flower paintings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the upturned boats on the seashore, Enric Miralles, one of the world's premier architects, developed a design that he said was a building "growing out of the land".
Access to the building is free and you can:
explore at your leisure an exhibition about the Scottish Parliament
pick up information about the Parliament
visit the public galleries of the Chamber or Committee rooms to see Parliament in action on business days. On non-business days, the Chamber and Committee Room public galleries are open for visitors to see these remarkable spaces and staff are available to answer questions
watch proceedings on our Information Channel screens in the Main Hall
visit the shop and café.
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Getting to Holyrood by bus
Visitors can use the Lothian Buses service numbers 35 and 36 to get to the Holyrood.
The 35 service runs from Edinburgh Airport via South Gyle, Gorgie Road, Slateford Road, Fountainbridge, Morrison Street, Lothian Road, Forrest Road, Chambers Street, South Bridge, High Street, Canongate, Abbeyhill, Easter Road, Constitution Street, Ocean Terminal. Visitors should get off at Canongate for the Scottish Parliament.
The 36 service runs from Ocean Terminal to the West End via Powderhall and Stockbridge and from the West End via Princes Street, Waverley Bridge, East Market Street, Jeffrey Street, St Mary's Street, Holyrood Road, Holyrood Gate, Queen's Drive to Horse Wynd. Visitors should get off at Horse Wynd for the Scottish Parliament.
There are a number of other bus routes a short walking distance away.
Visitors can use the Lothian Buses service numbers 35 and 36 to get to the Holyrood.
The 35 service runs from Edinburgh Airport via South Gyle, Gorgie Road, Slateford Road, Fountainbridge, Morrison Street, Lothian Road, Forrest Road, Chambers Street, South Bridge, High Street, Canongate, Abbeyhill, Easter Road, Constitution Street, Ocean Terminal. Visitors should get off at Canongate for the Scottish Parliament.
The 36 service runs from Ocean Terminal to the West End via Powderhall and Stockbridge and from the West End via Princes Street, Waverley Bridge, East Market Street, Jeffrey Street, St Mary's Street, Holyrood Road, Holyrood Gate, Queen's Drive to Horse Wynd. Visitors should get off at Horse Wynd for the Scottish Parliament.
There are a number of other bus routes a short walking distance away.
See also: Location Map
These details were last updated on Wednesday 30 April 2008