Physic Garden Family Tours

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For the first time, families will be able to join free short tours of the beautiful Physic Garden at the height of summer.

About Physic Garden Family Tours

Listed Under Tour Events / Days Out Events / Family and Kids Events / Gardening Events / Summer Holiday Events

Please note that these tours take place in the Physic Garden and do not include entrance to the Palace.

For the first time, families will be able to join free short tours of the beautiful Physic Garden at the height of summer. On these guided, drop-in tours, which are open to visitors to the Palace and the wider public, families can discover more about the history of the Garden and listen to stories of its past plants and the people who used it.

The Physic Garden, just outside the gates of the Palace, was opened in 2020 to recreate the earliest known gardens on the site and can be freely enjoyed year-round by the people of Edinburgh. Founded in the grounds of the Palace in 1670, the original garden provided pharmacists with vital, fresh ingredients and allowed students to learn the medicinal properties of plants. It was the first of its kind in Scotland and was the forerunner of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

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