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Plan your visits in Autumn and Winter
There are lots of reasons to plan a visit to Rosslyn Chapel over the coming months: Autumn Visits Enjoy a daytime visit to the Chapel in autumn and enjoy the glorious colours in the surrounding Roslin Glen. The Chapel is open daily with information talks from Chapel Guides throughout the day. Bookings at www.rosslynchapel.com Autumn Events…
Minister enjoys a new taste of Scotland during Chapel visit
Richard Lochhead, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Business, enjoyed a new taste of Scotland during his visit to Rosslyn Chapel. The Minister sampled one of the new products developed for the Chapel using Scottish suppliers – a strawberry and cacao nib liqueur by Perth-based company Pomology and crafted using local Scottish berries. Ian Gardner, Director…
New nominations for Castle project
Rosslyn Chapel Trust is celebrating a hat trick of new awards nominations for its work, particularly in recognition of the major restoration and repair project at Rosslyn Castle. The project has been shortlisted in – The AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards 2025 – ‘decarbonisation and net zero’ category with the winner announced at a ceremony…
New exterior tours led by Summer Apprentice Guides
Visitors to Rosslyn Chapel have had an extra treat this summer, with the introduction of new exterior tours, led by local children and young people. The tours were developed for the Chapel’s Summer Apprentice Guides, in collaboration with heritage drama specialists Illuminate UK, and took place on Wednesdays throughout the summer holidays. The Summer Apprentice…
Gold Award for Castle in Scottish Design Awards
Rosslyn Castle has won a Gold Award in this year’s Scottish Design Awards, following the recently completed programme of restoration and repair. Winners were announced at The Scottish Design Awards – described as ‘ Scotland’s most prestigious awards for architecture firms & design agencies’ – held in Glasgow on 25th June. The project at the…
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…