Verified Oct 19, 2026
Craigmillar Castle
Castle or palace · Edinburgh · United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Only official site
historicenvironment.scot
Tickets online or at the entrance
“Type · Online (best value) · In person · Member · FREE · FREE · Adult · £7.50 · £8.50” historicenvironment.scot
Our check
What we established Craigmillar Castle: the official site is historicenvironment.scot. Its tickets are sold on tickets.historic-scotland.gov.uk, the ticket shop its official site links to. Its Wikidata entry, Q432422, names the same official site. Added to our site on .
What our tests checked We last tried the ticket link on ; the site refused our automatic checker, so that try proves nothing either way. We last read historicenvironment.scot for this page on .
Admission prices
Adult (online, best value)
£7.50
Adult (in person)
£8.50
Reduced
Concession (online, best value)
£6
Reduced
Concession (in person)
£6.80
Child (7-15 years) (online, best value)
£3.50
Child (7-15 years) (in person)
£4
stated on historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/craigmillar-castle/plan-your-visit · checked 2026-10-19
Book online in advance for the best ticket price. Type · Online (best value) · In person · Member · FREE · FREE · Adult · £7.50 · £8.50 · Concession · £6 · £6.80 · Child (7-15 years) · £3.50 · £4
Practical
Craigmillar Castle: address
Craigmillar Castle Road Edinburgh EH16 4SYOpen in Google Maps →✓ historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/craigmillar-castle/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-19Craigmillar Castle: opening hours
1 April – 30 September Daily 9.30am to 5pm 1 October – 31 March Daily 10am to 4pm✓ historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/craigmillar-castle/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-19Craigmillar Castle: closing days
Closed: 25-28 December; 1-4 January✓ historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/craigmillar-castle/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-19Craigmillar Castle: what should I know before visiting?
Today, visitors can climb the tower house, one of Scotland’s oldest, which houses fascinating features like a fine great hall and a prison.✓ historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/craigmillar-castle · 2026-10-19Craigmillar Castle: how to get there
Craigmillar Castle is within 15 minutes’ walk of various bus stops which link directly to Edinburgh city centre.✓ historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/craigmillar-castle/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-19Craigmillar Castle: parking
Car Parking is very limited at the castle and spaces cannot be guaranteed.✓ historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/craigmillar-castle/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-19Craigmillar Castle: is it wheelchair accessible?
The visitor centre is on ground level and has a level threshold. The castle is reach from the visitor centre by a gently inclined 100m long tarmac path.✓ historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/craigmillar-castle/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-19Craigmillar Castle: are dogs allowed?
Assistance dogs are permitted at all our sites and within roofed areas.✓ historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/craigmillar-castle/plan-your-visit · 2026-10-19Step inside Edinburgh’s ‘other castle’, which stood a mile outside the old city walls, providing a retreat from Scotland’s capital.
Book official tickets →
You will be redirected to tickets.historic-scotland.gov.uk — This is the venue’s own ticketing page.