Welcome to Lauriston Castle in 2024. We have now launched our new programme for 2024. Here are some highlights of our spring and early summer season. Click on our home page for even more events beyond early summer. We have bookable events up until Christmas.
We have something for everyone at the Castle and we hope to see you soon.
11am - 4pm Celebrate the blossom in our beautiful Japanese Garden. Join us over 2 weekends for the return of the Japan Sakura in Scotland festival on...
11am - 4pm Celebrate the blossom in our beautiful Japanese Garden. Join us over 2 weekends for the return of the Japan Sakura in Scotland festival on...
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10.30am - 3.30pm Make absolutely beautiful felted pictures which we will felt from sheep’s wool and then work into with stitching and applique...
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10am - 12 noon Happy National Astronaut Day! Spend a morning with us exploring a variety of creative projects relating to space. All our pre-booked...
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3pm - 5pm Algernon Greystoke is the leader of an Edwardian sect, which is obsessed with the supernatural. He has summoned the other members to his...
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It has taken more than 450 years of building and the visions of several people to make Lauriston Castle the unique and original structure it is today...
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1pm - 2pm We have created a special tour of the Castle as a digital presentation in our Maids’ Hall to provide step-free access to the Castle. This...
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10am - 12 noon Happy World Bee Day in recognition of some of the most important insects on our planet. Join John Jeffrey our resident Beekeeper at...
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10.30am - 3.30pm ‘Spring is nature’s way of saying, lets party.’ Robin Williams In this workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to crochet flowers, and...
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A unique tour of Lauriston Castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre.
3pm - 4.30pm Meet at the Castle main doors. Suitable for ages 14+ Come along and see the sights of the castle as never seen before – hear the history...
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10am - 12.30pm Edinburgh’s favourite sketcher makes a welcome return to Lauriston Castle and we are teaming up with him once again for some sketching...
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Lauriston Castle has a rich and interesting history covering more than seven centuries. Come and meet the spirits of some of the people who have...
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Lauriston Castle has a rich and interesting history covering more than seven centuries. Come and meet the spirits of some of the people who have...
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10.30am - 3.30pm, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June Join us for a 2- day class making beautiful mosaic panels inspired by the colours of summer. You will...
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It is often said that Edinburgh has more statues of animals than it does of women, but did you know that there are many memorials to inspiring women...
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The inside of Lauriston today is the vision of William Robert Reid; however, the Castle was around for more than 600 years before he bought and...
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12.30pm - 3pm Edinburgh’s favourite sketcher makes a welcome return to Lauriston Castle and we are teaming up with him once again for some sketching...
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7.30pm for 8pm It wouldn't be midsummer without a ravishing country house affair to enjoy at Lauriston Castle, and this year we're delighted to...
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10am - 12 noon Join us to celebrate International Fairy Day tomorrow with a variety of ‘Fairy’ creative projects. Weather permitting, they will be...
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Our annual partnership lecture with Scran. Using archive records we’ll explore the story of a close-knit community and discover the events which...
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10.30am - 3.30pm ‘In nature, nothing is perfect, and everything is perfect.’ Monty Don Join me in a relaxed day of uninterrupted summer crochet. In...
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A unique tour of Lauriston Castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre.
3pm - 4.30pm Meet at the Castle main doors. Suitable for ages 14+ Come along and see the sights of the castle as never seen before – hear the history...
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It is June 1906, Mr and Mrs Reid have invited their friends, Mr George Monkton and his wife Marguerite Marigold, the respected musician and composer...
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It is June 1906, Mr and Mrs Reid have invited their friends, Mr George Monkton and his wife Marguerite Marigold, the respected musician and composer...
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At the beginning of the nineteenth century Edinburgh’s Medical School was one of the most prestigious in Europe. Students flocked to study there, and...
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