Detailed review by elspeth334
elspeth334
East Kilbride, United Kingdom89%
The Royal Yacht Britannia is probably on of the most famous ships in the world. For over forty years it served the Royal family and in that time travelled over one million miles. She travelled to every corner of the globe during her illustrious career playing host to 968 Royal and Official visits.
Since she was built at John Browns shipyard in Clydebank Scotland in 1953
Britannia was a floating home from home for the Royals and was the perfect residence to host glittering state visits, official receptions, royal honeymoons as well as many family holidays.
She was decommissioned in 1997 in Portsmouth in front of the Queen , The Duke of Edinburgh and fourteen other senior Royals. Then four months later she moved to her new home at Leith just outside Edinburgh were she is open to the public.
It is easy to get to by car
From city centre: A900 Leith.
From Forth Road Bridge: A90 City Centre &8594; A902 Leith &8594; A901 Port of Leith.
From M8 (J1): A720 City Bypass North &8594; A8 City Centre &8594; A902 Leith &8594; A901 Port of Leith.
From A720 City Bypass: Follow A720 Leith &8594; Old Craighall Junction &8594; A1 Edinburgh &8594; A199 Leith.
From A1: Follow A1 Edinburgh A199 Leith.
There is a free Car Park.
By Bus
The number 1,11,22,34,35 all run from Edinburgh city centre.
Open daily
Mon toFriday
Jan Mar---10am to 3.30pm
AprMay---9.30 to 4pm
Aug Sept----9.30 to 4.30
Oct Dec----- 10am to 3.30
Weekends
9.30 to 4.30
Closed at Christmas and New Year
No advance booking necessary except in August when booking is required.
Admission Prices
Adult £9.00
Senior Citizen (60+) £7.00
Child 5-17 £5.00
Family Ticket 2+3 £25.00
Student £5.00
H M Armed Forces £7.00
Assoc of Royal Yachtsmen Members Free
Prices include use of hand held audio guide which is available in a wide range of languages
There are ramps and lifts so it is accessable for the disabled
At last you can see what life was really like for the Royal Family. Peep into the Queens bedroom have a good nosy at the Dukes sitting room gaze in awe at the State Drawing Room before heading off to inspect the bridge. There are lots of other rooms to view not forgetting the engine room still looking as pristine as the day it was built.
There is also a visitors centre where there are lots of photographs which show the history of this fascinating ship as well as newsreel footage.Here you also pick up an audio handset to take on your tour , this is of particular help to the hearing impaired as it has a volume control. The ship is fully accessible by wheelchairs and guide dogs for
the blind are allowed.
After you have wandered in the footsteps of Kings and Queens you can relax in the cafe or buy some souvenirs in the well stocked shop. It is advisable to allow at least one and a half to two hours for your visit.
Britannia does not have a cafe on board but there is a great range of cafés, bars and restaurants in Ocean Terminal and in Leith. You can use your Britannia ticket to get discounts at a number of the cafes and restaurants
Britannia has won awards for the best tourist attraction
It is a great day out and if you are in Edinburgh it is well worth a visit, if not you can enjoy some of the sights on line at www.royalyachtbritannia.c o.uk.
Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I give it 10 out of 10
The Royal Yacht Britannia,
Ocean Terminal,
Leith,
Edinburgh
EH6 6JJ
Scotland
Royal Yacht Britannia10
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