The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland—Edinburgh, Dawyck, Logan and Benmore—each with its own specialist collection. The RBGE's living collection consists of more than 13,302 plant species, whilst the herbarium contains in excess of 3 million preserved specimens.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. The Edinburgh site is the main garden and the headquarters of the public body, which is led by Regius Keeper Simon Milne.
Garden:
Nov - Jan: 10 am - 4 pm
Feb & Oct: 10 am - 5 pm
Mar - Sep: 10 am - 6 pm
Glasshouses:
Nov - Jan: 10 am - 3 pm
Feb & Oct: 10 am - 4 pm
Mar - Sep: 10 am - 5 pm
Closed on Dec 25 and Jan 1.
Admission to the garden is free.
Admission to the glasshouses:
Adults: £5.50
Concessions: £4.50
Children (15 and under): free
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Garden_Edinburgh
Official Website http://www.rbge.org.uk/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thebotanics/
Email info@rbge.org.uk
Phone +440 131 552 7171
Address 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, UK
Coordinates 55°57'54.663" N -3°12'31.151" E
