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Royal Yacht Britannia
The royal family's floating palace for 44 years, now moored at Leith, with the Queen's bedroom and the engine room.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6JJDirections
- Getting There
- The tram to Ocean Terminal, or buses from Princes Street.
Why Go
Britannia carried Queen Elizabeth II on more than 900 voyages around the world from 1954 until 1997. Its decks show the state rooms, the royal bedrooms, the crew's quarters and the gleaming engine room.
It's moored by a shopping center in Leith, the old port.
Nearby in Edinburgh
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