Royal Yacht Britannia

Practical Tourist Information

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Address, contact information

The Royal Yacht Britannia,
Ocean Terminal,
Leith,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6JJ,
Scotland,
Official website: Royal Yacht Britannia
Tel: +44 0131 555 5566

Buy fast track tickets to Royal Yacht Britannia at no extra cost to avoid queuing.

Entrance fees, tickets

Adults: £10.00
Senior: £8.75
Children: £6.00
Family ticket: £29.50

Opening times

Winter - November to March:
Daily: 10.00am - 3.30pm (close 5pm)
Summer - April to October:
Daily: 9.30am - 4.00pm (close 6pm) - Longer opening hours in July and August

Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Last admission at 2.30pm on Christmas Eve (close 4pm)

The information on this page was last checked for accuracy in October 2009. Please check the official Royal Yacht Britannia website for up to date information.

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Britannia Visitor Centre Overview of the Royal Yacht Britannia visitor centre at Ocean Terminal.

Highlights of a Britannia Tour Information on the most interesting things to see on the Royal Yacht.

Leith Waterfront & Docks Visitor information about the revived Edinburgh waterfront at Leith.

Photos of the Royal Yacht Britannia Picture gallery of and from the Royal Yacht.

Attraction Details - Royal Yacht Britannia Royal Yacht Britannia tourist information including opening times, admission and contact details.

Royal Yacht Britannia on the web Links to other web pages related to the most famous yacht in the world.

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Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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