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The Palace of Holyroodhouse
elspeth334 (55)
East Kilbride, United Kingdom
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland. The royal apartments are used regularly by The Queen for official entertaining and State ceremonies. They are all beautifully decorated with many works of art from the royal collection. It is set in the large Queens Park where the Queen hosts a garden party in July every year .The year I was offered the chance to go unfortunately coincided with holiday arrangements. But I was told all about it from friends. Large marquees are set up in case of inclement weather, it is Scotland after all and trays of miniature scones, sandwiches and cream cakes were on offer. It is very easy to get there by train the Palace is roughly fifteen minutes walk from Waverly Station. Many buses from the centre of Edinburgh pass by, and
the open top bus tour stops there
Its most famous resident was Mary Queen of Scots and her chambers are housed in the Palaces west tower. Many of Mary Queen of Scots belongings are on display along with Lord Darnleys Armour and the beautiful Darnley Jewel
The Palace was also briefly the headquarters of Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745 during the Jacobite uprising. It is open 1 April to 31 October 09.30 to 1800 (last admission 17.15)
1 November to 31 March 09.30 16.30 (last admission 15.45) It is closed when the Queen is in residence and also at Christmas. There are guides to help you enjoy your visit with lots of information or you can explore at your leisure. There is a shop selling a wide range of books, postcards and gift items It makes a great day out and on a good day it is lovely to have a picnic in the grounds.
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