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Rosslyn Chapel Summer Drama School
Calling all budding Midlothian actors! Rosslyn Chapel is offering a free summer drama school, between 4 and 8 August this year, for children aged 9 to 12. The drama summer school will consist of a one-week intensive drama experience finishing with a performance of an original short play, based on the story of Rosslyn Chapel,…
Chapel wins at Chamber awards
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…
Historic photographs in online exhibition
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…
Seeing the Chapel in a new light
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…
New tourism campaign….starring Rosslyn Chapel!
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…
Castle shortlisted in Scottish Property Awards
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…
Celebrating Midlothian’s Young People in Chapel Ceremony
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…
Chapel in Red for Scottish Poppy Appeal
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…
A sustainable future for Rosslyn Castle
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…
New Da Vinci Code Display for Visitor Centre
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…