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The front of ochre-coloured Culross Palace on a bright sunny day, blue sky visible above the tiled roof.
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The Kingdom of Fife

Royal Burgh of Culross

Getting here

Culross is 31 miles east of Glasgow and 22 miles north-west of Edinburgh.
Address Culross Dunfermline, Culross Fife KY12 8JH

By car

From Edinburgh: Take the M90 north over the Queensferry Crossing and leave at junction 1. Take the A985 towards Kincardine.

From Glasgow: Take the M80 north. Merge onto the M876 and cross the Kincardine Bridge. Turn right on to the A985.

By bus and train: please check travelinescotland.com for up-to-date information.

Contact information

Telephone: 01383 880359

Get directions

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Opening times

Palace and garden

From April to October, guided town tours: Fri–Sun, 14.00 | Please note that all guided tours are subject to be cancelled at short notice due to unexpected staff shortages, so please call ahead on the day to check if these will be running.

Current period 1 Nov–15 Mar 2025, closed
Shop

Current period 24 Dec–9 Jan 2025, closed 10 Jan–15 Mar, Fri–Mon, 10.00–15.45
Bessie’s Café

Current period 23 Dec–6 Jan, closed 7 Jan–22 Oct, daily, 10.00–16.00 (last orders 15.30)

Entry prices

Palace & Garden
Adult
£13.00
Family
£35.00
One adult family
£22.50
Concession
£10.00
Young Scot
£1.00
Town Tour
Adult
£5.50
Garden only
Adult
£5.00

Members go free

At all Trust places, admission is free for members.

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Planning your visit

All tickets can be booked at the Townhouse shop on the day of your visit. Please note that entry numbers are limited to 8 people every 15 minutes, from 10am until 4pm (this applies to all visitors, including members). This is to limit the loading capacity on the old wooden beams in the Palace.

Buy freshly grown seasonal herbs, fruit and vegetables from the organic Palace Garden.

Only assistance dogs are permitted inside Culross Palace and the Palace Garden.

We welcome children of all ages, but we ask that buggies are stored in our safe place while you explore the property.

There are a number of local shops and galleries for you to visit.

For more information about planning your visit, please see our frequently asked questions. If you’d like to speak to us, we can be contacted by telephone on 01383 880359.

Facilities & access

  • There are cobbled streets throughout the town.
  • Culross Palace, Study and Town House are unsuitable for visitors with limited mobility due to uneven surfaces and spiral staircases, but the palace garden may be suitable, with difficulty, for wheelchairs.

We have an ongoing programme of accessible content development. Detailed accessibility guides for the most visited Trust places are available on our Accessibility pages as well as links to useful resources.

We’d love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what’s good and where we need to do better.

Accessible parking

Disabled parking is available at the west car park and there are drop-off points at Culross Palace and the Town House.

Accessible toilet
App or audio guide

There is an audio tour on the history of Culross.

Baby changing
Bike facilities

There is a bike rack near the community play park (not in the care of the National Trust for Scotland).

Children’s activities

Children can enjoy the Lego figure Trail while exploring the Palace and multi-level Garden, dressing up and colouring in.

Guided tour

Town tours and Palace tours are available on selected days. Please see the opening times below for more information.

Café

Enjoy the delicious coffee and cakes in Bessie’s Café.

Highchair
Large print

Large-print guides of the Palace, Study and Town House are available.

Parking

Parking is free for members.

The west car park is 200m from Culross Palace. Coach parking is available ¾ mile from Culross Palace but there’s a drop-off and pick-up point outside the palace.

Play area
Self-guided trails

Make sure you leave plenty of time to explore the village and Palace as there’s a lot to see and do! Get a sense of what it would have been like to live in Culross Palace in its prime, with original painted woodwork and beautifully restored 17th- and 18th-century interiors. The Palace allows you to enjoy your tour at your own pace.

We love Outlander! The streets of Culross have appeared many times in this hit TV series. Follow in the footsteps of Jamie and Claire.

Shop

You can also view our wide range of great gift ideas and Outlander-inspired products at our online shop.

Walks

Wander along charming, peaceful streets that were once full of the hustle and bustle of a thriving 17th-century port on the River Forth.

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