Directory of Free Stuff
Some of the free entry places in Scotland that you can visit without paying for a ticket – all you need is the knowledge
Scottish Free Entry Attractions, Heritage Sites, Events,
Museums, Galleries. Listed by county.
Do Free Stuff in Edinburgh and The Lothians
- Free entry Lothians
Biggar Gasworks Museum
Royal Scottish Museum
Chambers Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
The only remaining gasworks in Scotland.
Jun - late Sept 1400 - 1700 daily.
Sun in July and August 1200 - 1700
Admission is free!
Tel: 0131 - 225 7534
MAP
Dean Gallery
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
73 Belford Road
Edinburgh, EH4 3DS
Houses an extensive collection of Dada and Surrealist art including many celebrated works by Dalí, Duchamp, Ernst, Giacometti, Magritte, Man Ray, Miró, Picasso, Tanguay and Delvaux among others.
Open Mon-Sat 1000-1700 and Sun 1200-1700.
Extended hours during the Edinburgh Festival.
Closed 25 and 26 Dec only.
Admission is free!
Entrance charges are made for special exhibitions.
Tel: 0131 624 6200
Fax: 0131 343 3250
Edinburgh Crystal Visitor Centre
Eastfield, Penicuik
Edinburgh & the Lothians, EH26 8HB
Open 7 days.
Admission is free!
Tour £3.50 (adults); £2.50 (concessions); £9.50 (Family 2+4)
Tel: 01968 675 128
Fax: 01968 674 847
Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Experience the variety and richness of Scotland's long and vibrant history through the national collections
Jan - Dec (except Christmas day)
Admission is free!
Tel: 0131 225 7534
Fax: 0131 225 4819
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National Gallery of Scotland
The Mound
Edinburgh, EH2 2EL
Scotland’s greatest collection of European paintings
Open Mon-Sat 1000-1700 and Sun 1200-1700
Extended hours during the Edinburgh Festival.
Closed 25 and 26 Dec only.
Admission is free!
Entrance charges are made for special exhibitions.
Tel: 0131 624 6200
Fax: 0131 343 3250
The People's Story Museum
Canongate Tollbooth
163 Canongate, Edinburgh
EH8 8BN, Lothian
Free Entry
Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Land Transport, Science and Technology, Social History
Housed in the late 16th century Canongate Tollbooth, The People's Story museum uses oral history, reminiscence, and written sources to tell the story of the lives, work and leisure of the ordinary people of Edinburgh, from the last 100 years or so.
The museum is filled with the sounds of Edinburgh together with sights and smells of the past. Exhibits include: a prison cell, town crier, reform parade, cooper's workshop, Scottish fishwife, a house servant at work, dressmaker, 1940s kitchen, a wash-house, typical pub and tea room. Reconstructions are acompanied by displays of photographs, objects and artifacts.
Open
Monday - Saturday 10.00 to 17.00
Sundays during August 12.00 to 17.00
Closed - Sundays except during August
Tel: 0131 529 4057
Fax: 0131 557 3346
Website
MAP
Royal Museum
Chambers Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Outstanding international collections of Decorative Arts, Science and Industry, Archaeology and the Natural World.
Jan - Dec (except Christmas day)
Admission is free!
Tel: 0131 247 4219
Fax: 0131 220 4819
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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Road
Edinburgh, EH4 3DR
Scotland’s finest collection of modern and contemporary art.
Open Mon-Sat 1000-1700 and Sun 1200-1700 Extended hours during the Edinburgh Festival.
Closed 25 and 26 Dec only.
Admission is free!
Entrance charges are made for special exhibitions.
Tel: 0131 624 6200
Fax: 0131 343 3250
Visit Website
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen Street
Edinburgh, EH2 1JD
The collection includes masterpieces of European and American portraiture as well as some of the greatest works by Scottish artists.
Open Mon-Sat 1000-1700 and Sun 1200-1700 Extended hours during the Edinburgh Festival.
Closed 25 and 26 Dec only.
Admission is free!
Entrance charges are made for special exhibitions.
Tel: 0131 624 6200
Fax: 0131 343 3250
Map of the Regions of Scotland CLICK HERE
Every effort has been made to make sure that the information contained
in this Directory is accurate. Do be aware, however, that conditions of
entry etc. can change at short notice and that telephone numbers and personalities
may change also.
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