Opening Times & Events
We are open Monday to Sunday 10am to 5pm
See the WHAT’S ON page for details about our programme of Exhibitions and Events in 2023:
- Scotland’s Garden Scheme | 4 & 5 May 2024 | 2pm-5pm
Entry is free of charge (except for some advertised events) but we welcome donations – see our Support Us page. For commercial group visits, we encourage some payment.
The Duddingston Kirk Garden Room Cafe is open Thursdays & Fridays 10am-4pm; Saturdays & Sundays 1pm-4pm.
No dogs allowed, except for assistance dogs
Links
Sources of Local Information
The Duddingston Kirk Website – www.duddingstonkirk.co.uk
The Duddingston Village Conservation Society – www.duddingston-village.co.uk
The Sheep Heid Inn, Duddingston – claimed to be Scotland’s oldest public house: – www.sheepheid.co.uk
Scottish Wildlife Trust: Bawsinch and Duddingston Loch Nature Reserve – www.swt.org.uk
Holyrood Park and Arthur’s Seat information (University of Edinburgh) – www.geo.ed.ac.uk/arthurseat
Holyrood: The Scottish Parliament – www.scottish.parliament.uk
Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse – www.royal.gov.uk
Scottish Tourist Board – www.visitscotland.com/
Scotland the Best- www.harpercollins.co.uk/stb
VisitScotland – Edinburgh & Lothians – www.edinburgh.org/
The Gateway to Scotland – www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland
Organisations who have grant-aided or supported Dr Neil’s Garden in other ways
The National Trust for Scotland – www.nts.org.uk
The Heritage Lottery Fund, who grant-aided the Thomson’s Tower restoration – www.hlf.org.uk
Historic Scotland, who grant-aided the Thomson’s Tower restoration – www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
The WREN Scheme, which funded our disabled access path – www.wrg.co.uk
The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society – www.rchs.co.uk
BBC Scotland’s The Beechgrove Garden – www.beechgrove.co.uk
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh – www.rbge.org.uk
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, for whom we have an annual open weekend – www.gardensofscotland.org
MS Therapy Centre Lothian – www.mstherapycentres.org.uk
The Garden and Landscape Guide – www.gardenvisit.com
The Alpine Rockery Plants Society – www.alpinegardensociety.net
Famous people associated with Duddingston
Reverend John Thomson – John Thomson (Painter)
Sir Walter Scott (Novelist) – Walter Scott
Sir Henry Raeburn (Painter) – Henry Raeburn
J.M.W. Turner (Painter) – J.M.W.Turner
William Henry Playfair (Architect) – William Henry Playfair
Bonnie Prince Charlie, who stayed in The Causeway, Duddingston, on the night before he won the Battle of Prestonpans, 21/9/1745 – Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Altamont Doyle, who painted curling and skating scenes Duddingston Loch – Charles Altamont Doyle
Curling
The Royal Caledonian Curling Club – www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org
World Curling Federation – www.worldcurlingfederation.org
All about curling – Curling – Wikipedia