The State Apartments
The free multimedia guide leads you through the Royal and Historic Apartments and explains how the palace is used by the monarch on official engagements in Scotland. Children can look for the two thrones in the Throne Room.
The Great Gallery
The Great Gallery, about 45 metres long, holds 96 of the 111 portraits of Scottish monarchs that Charles II commissioned from Jacob de Wet, painted between 1684 and 1686. Bonnie Prince Charlie held balls here in 1745.
The abbey and the garden
The ruins of Holyrood Abbey, founded in 1128, stand beside the palace. The palace garden was first used in 1503 and is still used today for royal events; the tour includes outdoor areas, among them the garden.



