The historic palm houses at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh reopen to the public today after a five-year restoration.

Published: October 2, 2026 at 6:29 am

The Palm Houses at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh will reopen to the public today after an historic five-year restoration project. This marks the completion of a transformative phase of the wider £58 million Edinburgh Biomes restoration and development programme.

"The reopening of our historic Palm Houses has taken five years of painstaking restoration work," says Professor Julia Knights, the 17th Regius Keeper (CEO and director of the garden - a post requiring approval from the reigning monarch). "Plus many more years of planning and fundraising.…