Things to do on Friday afternoon in Edinburgh (GB)

Edinburgh Castle is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 3 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Last entry 5pm. Tickets often sell out far in advance, especially over the summer months. Book your tickets online in advance for the best price and to guarantee entry. A mighty fortress, the defender of the nation and a world-famous visitor attraction that has dominated the skyline for centuries. The castle's powerful stone walls have endured many sieges and its sumptuous apartments were an important residence of Scottish kings and queens.

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National Museum of Scotland is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

Explore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, science and technology, art, design and fashion, and Scottish history, all under one roof. Fire your imagination at the National Museum of Scotland, one of the UK’s top 10 visitor attractions. Our diverse collections take you on a journey of discovery through the history of Scotland, the wonders of nature, art and design, science and technology, and world cultures – all under one roof.

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Palace of Holyroodhouse is most popular around 12 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

The King's official residence in Edinburgh and the home of Scottish royal history. Open throughout the year, the Palace of Holyroodhouse stands at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

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Royal Mile is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

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Camera Obscura & World of Illusions is most popular around 1 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

Edinburgh's oldest visitor attraction, located at the top of the Royal Mile. Five floors of fascinating, hands-on, interactive exhibits. Where 21st Century tech meets classic illusions and historic science. It's a great day out for all ages. Camera Obscura & World of Illusions is the only place where you can discover the whole of Edinburgh without leaving the room.

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Holyrood Park is most popular around 3 PM on Sundays. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Roam through a city park like no other. Holyrood Park’s dramatic hills and crags shape Edinburgh’s unforgettable skyline, and its history and archaeology span thousands of years. Arthur’s Seat, the park’s highest point, is the remains of a volcano, and stone and flint tools found here reveal human activity as far back as 5000 BC. Please take your litter and any waste home.

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