📍 Garden📸 Tourist Attraction

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

4.5 (0)

Overview

Botanical garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It is best visited between May and September, when the days are long, though rain is possible in any month.

Why visit: Kew, the great landscape parks and the RHS gardens — the country that invented the herbaceous border takes them seriously.

Things to do

›Come in late spring when the borders are at their fullest
›Walk the glasshouses on a wet day
›Check whether the National Trust or RHS card covers it
›Allow time for the tea room — it is half the point

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Travel Information

Best time

April – June for the peak; October for autumn colour

Weather

Temperate maritime climate — mild and changeable, 18–24°C in summer and 2–8°C in winter, with rain possible in any month and daylight down to about eight hours in December.

Entry fee

Ticketed (~₹1,000 – 2,500); many free to members

Hours

Typically 10 AM – 6 PM, closing earlier in winter

Est. budget

₹1,200 – ₹3,000

Duration

2 – 3 hours

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