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March 31 2025

Chapel wins at Chamber awards

31 March 2025

Rosslyn Chapel Trust had a winning evening at the 2025 Business Awards organised recently by Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce with the following – Winner of ‘Best Environmental Impact’ award for work at the Chapel and at Rosslyn Castle, which is now Net Zero ready following the major project there. You can read…

March 28 2025

Historic photographs in online exhibition

28 March 2025

A new online exhibition has been launched featuring forty historic photographs of Roslin. The photographs, part of The Bryce Collection, include archive images of Rosslyn Chapel, Rosslyn Castle and the village, and can now be seen in the first online exhibition on Rosslyn Chapel’s website. From around 1880 to the 1940s, two generations of the…

March 3 2025

Seasonal Recruitment 2025 – Visitor Welcome & Parking Assistant

3 March 2025

We are looking for enthusiastic, welcoming & outgoing people to join our Visitor Services team this summer as Visitor Welcome & Parking Assistants. Our Visitor Welcome & Parking Assistants will be required to assist visitors as they arrive at the Chapel.  As a first point of contact for visitors, this role is crucial in providing…

February 6 2025

Seeing the Chapel in a new light

6 February 2025

Visitors can now see the stone carvings in key areas of the Chapel in a new light. Work has been completed to refurbish lighting in The Lady Chapel, the most ornate area of the Chapel, and in the Sacristy making it easier to see the details there. The refurbishment work was carried out by Stoane…

Filming the Da Vinci code at Rosslyn Chapel
January 29 2025

New tourism campaign….starring Rosslyn Chapel!

29 January 2025

The Chapel is hoping to see a boost in visitors after being included in a new global screen tourism campaign, launched this week by national tourism agency VisitBritain. A major advertising campaign has begun, directing viewers to a ‘screen tourism hub’ on VisitBritain’s global consumer website, with a digital map linking to film inspired locations, attractions and experiences…

December 19 2024

Castle shortlisted in Scottish Property Awards

19 December 2024

The recently completed project to restore and repair Rosslyn Castle has been recognised by The Scottish Property Awards 2025, where it has been shortlisted in two categories. Rosslyn Castle is category A-listed, recognising its architectural and historic character, and its grounds are designated as a Scheduled Monument. The Castle is in the care of Rosslyn…

November 28 2024

Celebrating Midlothian’s Young People in Chapel Ceremony

28 November 2024

A special awards ceremony held in the Chapel has recognised amazing young people in Midlothian. Midlothian’s Young People Awards (MYPA) are open to young people living, working or studying in Midlothian, whose contribution to their local community deserves to be acknowledged. The award scheme is a collaborative effort supported by the council’s Communities Lifelong Learning…

November 8 2024

Chapel in Red for Scottish Poppy Appeal

8 November 2024

Rosslyn Chapel is taking part again in the ‘Light Up Red’ campaign, which raises awareness of the Scottish Poppy Appeal. In 2023, around 200 locations lit up across the length and breadth of Scotland, and organisers hope that as many sites will take part again this year to provide ‘a visible show of support and…

October 15 2024

A sustainable future for Rosslyn Castle

15 October 2024

When Rosslyn Castle’s East Range reopens for holiday guests this month, it will be Net Zero ready and engineers believe it may be the world’s oldest building to have adopted air source heat pumps as a sustainable, low carbon technology of the future. The development of a new sustainable heating strategy was a key element…

October 11 2024

New Da Vinci Code Display for Visitor Centre

11 October 2024

Travel guides, games – and a letter from Tom Hanks – have all gone on display in Rosslyn Chapel’s Visitor Centre to mark the 21st anniversary of the publication of The Da Vinci Code, which brought the Chapel to worldwide prominence. First published in 2003, The Da Vinci Code has become of the best-selling books…

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