Discount

£1 entry at Historic Scotland

Travel and Leisure  

Get £1 entry into Historic Scotland sites. 

How to book on your phone

  • Visit www.historyawaits.scot to find out which attractions are open. Please book in advance to guarantee entry.
  • Select the attraction you would like to visit
  • Click 'Find Out more' then 'In this Section' then choose the 'Prices and opening times' option
  • Scroll down and click the link to book your Young Scot tickets

How to book on desktop

  • Visit www.historyawaits.scot to find out which attractions are open.Please book in advance to guarantee entry.
  • Select the attraction you would like to visit.
  • Click ‘Find Out More’ then  ‘Prices and opening times’ tab
  • Scroll down and click the link to book your Young Scot tickets

Please book your visit online in advance to guarantee entry. 

Due to access restrictions in place as a precautionary measure while we undertake high level masonry inspections, there is currently no visitor access to some of our sites. Find out more about our conservation work.

Please note: the following sites are currently free to access for all, but still need to be booked online in advance to guarantee entry:

  • Tantallon Castle
  •  Dirleton Castle
  • Dunblane Cathedral
  • Dryburgh
  • Dunfermline
  • Maeshowe

Book your visit online and make sure to read through the safety information before going to a site.

Where will you visit?

Location

Aberdeenshire

HUNTLY CASTLE

HUNTLY

AB54 4SH

Angus

ARBROATH ABBEY ABBEY STREET

ARBROATH

DD11 1EG

Argyll & Bute

DUNSTAFFNAGE CASTLE DUNBEG

OBAN

PA37 1PZ

Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)

BLACK HOUSE ARNOL ARNOL

ISLE OF LEWIS

HS2 9DB

East Lothian

TANTALLON CASTLE

NORTH BERWICK

EH39 5PN

DIRLETON CASTLE DIRLETON

NORTH BERWICK

EH39 5ER

Edinburgh

EDINBURGH CASTLE 362 CASTLEHILL OLD TOWN

EDINBURGH

EH1 2NG

CRAIGMILLAR CASTLE CRAIGMILLAR CASTLE ROAD CRAIGMILLAR

EDINBURGH

EH16 4SY

Falkirk

BLACKNESS CASTLE

BLACKNESS

EH49 7NH

Highland

URQUHART CASTLE DRUMNADROCHIT

INVERNESS

IV63 6XJ

Moray

ELGIN CATHEDRAL KING STREET

ELGIN

IV30 1HU

Orkney Islands

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Near Kirkwall

KW16 3LB

Scottish Borders

MELROSE ABBEY ABBEY STREET

MELROSE

TD6 9LG

DRYBURGH ABBEY ST. BOSWELLS

MELROSE

TD6 0RQ

Stirling

DUNBLANE CATHEDRAL MUSEUM THE CROSS

DUNBLANE

FK15 0AQ

STIRLING CASTLE ESPLANADE

STIRLING

FK8 1EJ

Other Locations

Dunfermline Palace and Abbey

Dunfermline

KY12 7TE

Fort George

Inverness

IV2 7TD

Huntingtower Castle

Perth

PH1 3JR

Iona Abbey and Nunnery

Isle of Iona

PA76 6SQ

Jedburgh Abbey

Jedburgh

TD8 6JQ

Skara Brae & Skail House

Orkney

KW16 3LP

About Historic Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland looks after many sites, ensuring they can be enjoyed by thousands of people for years to come.

To find more about Historic Scotland, click here