Conservation
St Andrew’s Day Visit for Local MP
Among the visitors welcomed to Rosslyn Chapel today, St Andrew’s Day, was Midlothian MP, David Hamilton. During his visit, Mr Hamilton toured the Chapel and Visitor Centre and met members of staff. He also joined a group of local children enjoying the St Andrew’s Day storytelling and craft event, which was the first of Rosslyn…
Give a gift of a 15th century day out!
If you are looking for a Christmas present for someone who enjoys history, architecture, or just a good day out, the gift of a visit to Midlothian’s iconic Rosslyn Chapel could be the answer. Gift vouchers, providing a visit to the 15th century Chapel, are now available for sale on our website (click here). The voucher…
Debut performance for Junior Guides
For those of you who have been following our Chapel news, you’ll know that the Junior Tour Guide Launch was held a few weeks ago, with Roslin Primary’s Junior Guides performing to an excited audience of friends, families and also Councillor Joe Wallace, the Provost of Midlothian. Today, however, was yet another special day for…
Roslin Primary Junior Guide launch
Twenty eight pupils from Roslin Primary School will travel back in time tomorrow (Thursday 25th October) at Rosslyn Chapel when they take on the guise of historic characters and become the Chapel’s new Junior Guides for the morning. The story of the iconic 15th-century Chapel will be presented to visitors, families and friends during two…
New guidebook on sale
The new official Rosslyn Chapel Guidebook, written by the Earl of Rosslyn and recently updated to include information on the conservation work and new visitor centre is on sale now. This in depth guidebook includes a walking tour of the Chapel with many wonderful colour photographs. It also features the family history and poetry from…
Classic car rally comes to Rosslyn
On Thursday 9th August, we were visited by members of a Classic car organisation. They were travelling from the Netherlands to a ‘meet’ further north. The group stopped off to enjoy a guided tour at the Chapel, and our other visitors enjoyed seeing and taking photographs of this wonderful collection of Vintage cars.
Chapel exterior back on view
There have been some exciting developments here at the Chapel over the past few weeks. Much of the north facade is now back in full view, while public access through the south door has also been restored. Scaffolding and tarpaulins have been taken down from both these areas, revealing the rosey hues of the freshly-conserved…
Royal visitor comes to Rosslyn
Yesterday was a big day for the Chapel, as we welcomed Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay and other guests to a special service and celebration marking the opening of our new visitor centre, and also the official completion of the conservation project. The sun was out and so were our Junior Guides from…
Admission Policy
As of 1st April 2012, The admission price for Adults will be £9 and Concessions £7. We are also introducing a ‘Privilege Pass’ for local residents living within the EH25 post code area. If you live within this area, you can receive your FREE annual pass by providing us with a passport photo (and proof…
Cleaning up work continues
Over the past few months, there has been scaffolding around the north side of the Chapel. This scaffolding is to allow stonemasons access to various areas of the building so that they can clean up the exterior stone. This week, work has been taking place to move the scaffolding to a new area on the…