Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Gorgeous gardens. Free entry. Always have a wonderful time here! They have lots of different beautiful plants and areas to wander around and see. There’s a couple of ponds, a huge waterfall, rock gardens and a herb/vegetable garden section. Lovely way to spend a couple of hours & it’s nice being able to visit at various points throughout the year to see how it changes.

If you love plants, you will love Botanic Garden at Edinburgh. Amount of unique plant ☘️ is staggering, you could spend entire day wandering around and try to hunt new species. Depending on time of year could be more or less spectacular ,but always equally amazing. If you love heat , visit Large greenhouse area ( which is paid) to enjoy tropical plants and usually one or another is blooming so always something new is ready to unfold it's beauty. Coffee ☕ available on site in multiple areas. This is one of iconic places which should be visited multiple times to truly appreciate its beauty.

Beautiful place with lots and lots of different types of plants and trees. There is a waterfall as well and the water flows in between the garden. I especially enjoyed my time in the cafe in the garden which was very peaceful and quiet. You will find description at each place. No entry fees for anyone. It's a photographic place.

***Note - This review only covers their Winter Garden Light Show *** This was a great family outing for Mid December (though make sure to wrap up warm as it's all outdoors). The presentation was great, all the lighting features were set up to make the most of the gardens plant life and features. Took some pretty nice photos. Also half way round they had a epic Santa, took his Xmas cheer job seriously. Kids were mesmerized. Well worth the entry fee.

Large, beautifully kept gardens with excellent labelling of plants and explanations. The best way to get there is a 23 bus which stops outside the East Gate. The gardens are free to enter; the glasshouses which are charged for are closed for an extended renovation. It is worth paying £1 for a map at the entrance - a helpful man circled the main places to see at this time of year, some of which we would have missed, such as the Alpine house tucked away behind the area under renovation. There is a great view of the city centre from the hill above the Chinese garden.