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Royal Burgh of CulrossHistoric Attraction

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About this property
Relive the domestic life of the 16th and 17th centuries at this riverside Royal Burgh. The old buildings and cobbled streets create a fascinating time warp for visitors. Close your eyes and you can almost hear the calls of medieval street vendors selling their wares and the clang of hammers on metal as the Hammermen of Culross fashioned the famous girdles.

Explore the beautiful refurbished Palace which dates from 1597 - imagine what it would have been like to live within the splendid interiors, featuring painted woodwork, and 17th- and 18th-century furniture. Take a wander around the reconstructed early 17th-century palace garden, perhaps meeting the Scots Dumpy hens who supply eggs for the Bessie Bar tearoom.

Bessie's Tearoom

Did you know?

The Abbey was restored in 1633. It holds the Bruce Vault in the North Transept and has a fine alabaster monument to Sir George Bruce, his wife and their eight children

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Opening times

Palace, Study, and Town House: 23 Mar to 31 May, Thur-Mon 12-5; 1 Jun to 30 Aug, daily 12-5; 1 to 30 Sep, Thur-Mon 12-5; 1 Oct to 31 Oct Fri-Mon 12-4.

Access to The Study and Town House is by guided tour only. Tours depart from palace reception every hour. First tour departs 1pm, last tour departs 4pm (3pm in October). Tours last approx 1 hour.

Garden: all year, daily 9-5

Bessie’s Tearoom: Opens 23 March. March to 31 May- Friday to Sunday, 11 – 4; June to 31 August- 7 days a week, 11 -4. September to 31 October- Friday to Sunday, 11 -4.

Tel. 0844 493 2189

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