Tickets for April to September 2023 events programme on sale now
Over 50 events including atmospheric film screenings, ghost stories, murder mysteries, sketching workshops, lectures, picnics and theatre offer locals many opportunities to enjoy the Edwardian manor and gardens
As the spring sunshine approaches, Lauriston Castle has launched an action-packed season of activities and events for all the family.
Members of Edinburgh Living History got into the spirit ahead of the Easter Shenanigans planned for the weekend and rolled some easter eggs they had painted.
Edinburgh Living History are our multi award-winning team, who interpret the history of the castle in a variety of entertaining ways in Edwardian costume - bringing to life the history of the house. On Sunday 2 April visitors can walk through the Castle on a special tour watching the performance unfold.
Elsewhere, running from the Castle Courtyard, there are free drop-in events all day including an Easter Trail with a chocolate surprise at the end, our Egg and Spoon Race, which you can bring your own hard-boiled egg to decorate and then race in, or egg rolling, with a prize for the egg that rolls the furthest. Visitors can also make their own Easter Crown, flower or pinwheel and share online using our giant frame! You can also craft a clay spring tile, paint a cermaic tile, make papier mâché eggs or explore with one of our garden activity books.
This year’s lecture series kicks off in April and across 15 mornings explores an incredible range of subjects with experts in their field covering topics from Earth Day and Scottish Art in the 1920s to Occupations of Old and Mary Queen of Scots.
Family days out come in the form of Castle Bug Tour, World Bee Day and the return of the popular Lauriston’s Castle Teddy Bear’s Picnic.
Enjoy a special evening screening of Downton Abbey: A New Era at Lauriston Castle on Saturday 10 June as part of the atmosphere series of films at the Castle.
The Castle’s costumed performances are popular. This year spring sees A Lauriston Castle Murder Mystery or you can drop into the lives of the people in the Castle in 1911 as members of the household debate the issues involved in the campaigns for Votes for Women in A Guid Caus. In September, in Our Soldiers Need You, it’s 1916 and a member of the local fundraising committee has come to the castle to speak to everyone about how they can help with the War effort.
A series of workshops for adults and families draw on the seasons and the setting for their inspiration, and this year visitors can try their hands at Printmaking Inspired by Nature, making Summer Mosaics and many more covering expressive drawing, painting and sketching.
With over 50 events from April to September varying from workshops to murder mystery nights, Lauriston Castle has many reasons to return throughout the season.
