The Royal Yacht Britannia Reviews

Should be in dry dock and covered.the Britannia is slowly rotting away at the quayside. Like most tourist attractions minimal money is spent on keeping her up to scratch. This is a monument to British history and should be preserved better. Our visit was enjoyable, but the Scots could do better.
I hope the People who run this attraction realise how lucky they are to have such a powerful icon.How they have won a award by the Scottish Tourism award for 13 years is beyond me,Cannot be a lot else in Scotland.

Really enjoyable visit with family. Stayed for three hours with a cheeky visit to the tea room for tea and scones half way round. Audio set brilliant.

A truly unique experience, if you ever wanted to see what a palace on water is like, then HMY Brittania will not disappoint you, we really enjoyed our visit m staff were helpful and polite, the audio description was excellent.

Amazing tour and afternoon tea. A great boat with a rich history. The staff on board go the extra mile and make this experience a must!

A very beautiful boat, you can appreciate the luxuries of the royal house but also the life on the high seas of the crew. 100x100 recommended. Taking bus 35 from the royale mile you will be in less than half an hour.

A very interesting visit. Through the halls of the Britannia you can explore forty years of history of the twentieth century, of England in particular, but since the events of the English royals are in the public domain, one does not feel disoriented. The ship is splendid and very well kept, crossing the different environments shows a cross-section of English society and its hierarchies. The route is excellently explained by an audio guide also in Italian, as always there are family cumulative tickets (2 adults + two children), the children's rate is still extended up to 17 years!
Besides the cultural visit there is no shortage of cotillons, free fudge tasting, tea room, nice souvenir shop. Attraction not to be missed. The entrance is in the giant shopping mall on the waterfront

Very nice tour, very easy to navigate around and helpful staff when asking advice.

Brilliant tour, lovely tea and scone, in the teashop after it, well worth the visit, and they offer forces discount.

Amazing and in awe that I have walked somewhere the Queen and family have walked

The Royal Yacht Britannia is a wonderful piece of British maritime history. There is easy parking just beside the dock. The ship is accessed from within the shopping centre there. You can get a guided tour with a digital device which gives a great but concise history of the ship and the signs give a clear route around all decks. There is also a lovely tea room on board.

Great value, really informative view of what life was like on the royal yacht. Definitely worth a visit.

Good way to spend a morning, make's you realise how incredibly pampered the royals are in reality.

Definitely worth a visit. Informative tour with great insights and explanations.

Such a beautiful part of history. We'll worth a visit. We spent hours there.

We couldn't go to Edinburgh without visiting Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, and we were not disappointed. The self-guided audio tour was excellent, allowing everyone time to absorb the beautiful environment at a pace they choose. If you've not been, add it to your "Bucket List" it's well worth a visit. So much to see!

This is a very interesting visit, and good value too. Enjoy a journey into history!
The ship decks are accessed on several levels, and the route is well signed to give the most logical tour of the vessel, commencing at the bridge and concluding in the engine room. I d say around two hours are necessary to absorb everything.
The guides are very knowledgeable and friendly and are very pleased to answer any queries.
The cafe on board is well organised and quality snacks are available- the prices certainly aren t excessive and the staff are charming.
I was pleased to be able to park right outside the shopping centre entry point which made my visit easy.
Do make an attempt to visit the Yacht - I m certain you wouldn t be disappointed, and it s good to learn about its contribution to Great Britain.
If I was to make any suggestion, I d like to see more of the vessel opened up! I ll be back in the near future for my third visit.

Most excellent yacht, the autotour gives you time to enjoy and look at the small details and not marched around like sheep.

Very detailed audio tour of the ship. Polite staff and great facilities. Good gift shop also. It is a fair walk from the city centre so would recommend either a taxi or bus if you don't have access to a car.

Really interesting and worth the money. Count those corgis :-)

Beautiful view and thanks for the friendly security staff, we able to see this!

Well worth the money. Having a nosey through the recent royal family's history.

This is the best tourist item I did when in Edinburgh. It's so well organised and really interesting. You can move through at your own pace and I was really impressed by how buggy-friendly it was. I would highly recommend this for a great couple of hours of tourism!

Visit with free audio guide in the royal yacht that was Queen Elizabeth's. Duration of the visit from 2 to 3 hours. It's worth a visit. All very well taken care of and very clean. Recommended

Destination overrated by tourists on vacation. I don't recommend it at all

This was a really interesting visit. The staff were so helpful throughout. The tour lets you see a large proportion of the vessel. The lunch in the restaurant was very good. Overall a really enjoyable experience.

Great place to chill and pop on board to the royal Britannia Yacht

Well worth a visit,the tour lasts about 1.5hrs but you can take as long as you like.
Have a coffee in the restaurant or a meal if your rich!!

Hyatch shows the lifestyle on some trips around the world.

Worth a visit. Amazing seeing all the living quarters.
The cafe was nice but I found the cheese scone rather unpleasant. It wasn't even warm. The butter had a plastic sheen to it.

Beautiful yatch inside yatch restaurant is also there to feel the Royalness of it.... Most of the part is closed due to security reasons.

Very interesting tour. Very strange entrance as it is in a shopping centre

Interesting to look around such a significant ship. The experience is a bit restricted compared to other ship tours with a lot of it behind glass.

It's a royal ship which was used by royal family to sail around the world

Well maintained and with the electronic tour clearly, learning about real life on the ship will be fun and above all done with great precision in the description.

Had a lovely experience with the family, very informative and interesting. Definitely worth a visit if you're in doubt.

The HMY Britannia is a wonderful ship with an incredibly interesting and fascinating history, which is really shown by the wonderful exhibition and the attention to detail of the Royal Yacht Britannia Trust.
The tour that leads through many rooms in the original style, or at least as much as possible based on the original, is really impressive.
I could describe for hours how great this entire museum is, but I recommend anyone who is even slightly interested in such an exhibition to visit this ship and the rooms where the royal family once lived on their travels and heads of state of all imaginable countries and went out to visit.
It is definitely a very special experience and my visit today will not have been the last visit on board HMY Britannia.

Definitely worth a visit. Not cheap but just great.

Good look round, the audio commentary was brilliant very informative the yacht was superb and immaculate.

The Fingal hotel converted from a lighthouse supply ship close to Britannia in Leith is exquisite.

Visit enjoyed by all the family ranging from 7 year old to 65 year old. They have a different audio tour for young children. Individual handsets allow you to enjoy the tour at your own pace.

Enjoyed our visit. Steeped in History. The audio guide (included in the price) was informative without being tedious and allowed us to take the tour at our own pace.

A fantastic day out .. SHE being so close to the family ( my grandfather was on her first commission ) we were delighted that she was looking at her prime the yachts company and all have done a wonderful job in keeping her looking great .. in the day 250 men would of been doing everything . And now it's down to only a couple handfuls .. a personal note to the Matlow who took a jolly to show my self and my wife to the parts my grandfather worked at ( off normal public route ) thank you very much . You made my day . This is a ship the nation should be proud of . And I can say on behalf of my grandfather CPO JOHN BREWER RN , RFA ,. YOU ALL HAVE A TOTT . JOB WELL DONE .

Everyone should visit the Royal yacht Britannia if you get an opportunity it's worth the trip.

Really enjoyed this experience until I was told by a local taxi driver that some of the furniture and object were copies

A big ship, there is a shopping mall next to it. If you want to enter the boat, you have to pay for the tickets, but if you just want to see the boat, shopping mall has a big window to watch.

It is very worthy to pay for visiting such historic symbol.

Definitely a worthwhile sight in Edinburgh. Fascinating insight into the luxury afforded the queen and the royal family while at sea. A definite must for any British royalty enthusiast.

Scotlands greatest tourist attraction a must visit for anyone visiting edinburgh -a short bus ride from edinburgh to leith then step aboard The Royal Yacht Britannia, Her Majesty The Queen s former floating palace for over 40 years. Berthed in LEITH, follow in the footsteps of Royalty to discover the heart and soul of this most special of Royal residences.Explore Britannia's 5 decks with a free audio guide available in 30 languages.Discover where kings and queens, world leaders and celebrities were wined and dined; from Frank Sinatra and Liz Taylor to Nelson Mandela and Sir Winston Churchill. -last time i saw it -it was anchored off Torquay must be 30ish years ago - Her Majesty waved to me as she was driven along the Torquay seafront.There is a small shopping arcade near by and a short walk to a spacious wetherspoons ( The Foot of the Walk) where you can have lunch and a good pint

Well worth a look,great helpful staff great ship, glorious interior,wow, great artifact's gifted to the Queen from all corners of the world.

Very good family day out with most interests catered for.
The Yacht is very wheelchair friendly with lifts and ramps for ease of access.

The site is open daily from 9.30am until 4.30pm and has excellent catering facilities and wheelchair accessible toilets.
There is a free car park in the Ocean Terminal which connects the site.

Enterance fees are as follows.

Do take advantage of the free audio tour if you wish to look around at your own pace.

Well worth a second visit in my opinion.

The Queen's giant yacht ... decommissioned today with an enormous history ... Interesting to see. With Rolls Royce on the deck ... the interior is regal, solid and very impressive. The dinghies and the sailing yacht of the royal family, with which many prizes have been won, can also be seen. It is worth the visit .... I will definitely do it again when I am in Scotland

My wife brought me here and after walking in to a shopping centre I had my doubts. However it turned out to be a fantastic tour of the Royal Britannia very informative guide information give through a hand held listening device. Lots to see I would recommend this tour.

Really good experience if you love ships and or Royal Family

Very attentive staff.
Very interesting and restaurant high standard

A great day out. The audio guide, which is included in the price, is informative and interesting and means you can wander round at your own pace. Plenty of staff on hand if you have any questions. The tea room is quite expensive for what it is, I imagine the queen would want a more generous portion of clotted cream on her scones!

Certainly very elitist the former motorhome on the water for the royals but 16Pfund entrance, I was then too steep.

I had a marvellous trip round Brittania, so much history not only of Royalty but of the crew and traditions. There is an audio talk as you go round and lots of staff to guide you. My only problem was how packed it was because I walk with a stick I got a bit buffeted.

Such a beautifully prepared ship as a memory of the Queen. It is definitely worth a visit. We were flashed. The tea on the upper deck was very, very delicious