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A sign on a grass lawn with ivy draped over it and a castle in the background
  • On until Sunday 1 November 2026
  • Multiple venues
  • Kids trail
  • Technical Level:
  • Halloween
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Wild Magic! An autumn family trail

Find the answers to the clues and be rewarded with a sticker

A traditional sandstone Engine Shed building with a large opening on one side
  • Tuesday 13 October 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Learning session
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed
  • Feature weight: 0

History of Building Conservation

The essential principles of building conservation in Scotland.

A group of people surrounding a park Ranger listening to them giving information about Holyrood park
  • Selected dates until Wednesday 17 February 2027
  • Holyrood Park
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Archaeology, Nature, Ranger Service
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Holyrood Family Adventure

A fun filled session in the dramatic landscape of Holyrood Park.

General interior view of Trinity House
  • Selected dates until Friday 23 October 2026
  • Trinity House
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Maritime Leith's Black History

Join us on a tour of Trinity House to celebrate Black History Month.

Two children with a Ranger all wearing waterproofs and looking at bugs
  • Monday 19 October 2026
  • Linlithgow Palace
  • Workshops and Activities
  • Technical Level:
  • Archaeology, Nature, Ranger Service
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Linlithgow Family Adventure

Family-friendly activities and exploration of Linlithgow Peel.

A collage of maps and planning documents sitting on a table, with a pen. Some of the maps are historic, others modern Ordnance Survey versions.
  • Tuesday 20 October 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Learning session
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Structures and Components, Building Management, Architecture
  • Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed
  • Feature weight: 0

Heritage Planning

An overview of the legislative framework governing how Scotland’s historic environment is managed and protected.

A woman in period costume doing keepy-uppies
  • Thursday 22 October 2026 to Saturday 24 October 2026
  • Stirling Castle
  • Workshops and Activities
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Sports through Time

From football to ‘real tennis’, trunk bending and falconry, join us to learn about the fascinating history behind some lost sports and some still practiced today.

A person in a dark coat holds a glowing lantern inside a stone-walled chamber. In the background, a hooded figure stands silhouetted beside a tall leaded-glass window, while the lantern casts warm light across the textured stone walls, creating a dramatic and atmospheric scene.
  • Selected dates from Friday 23 October 2026 to Sunday 1 November 2026
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Halloween
  • HES, Edinburgh Castle
  • Feature weight: 0

Whispers of the past: Dark history of the castle

Join our guide for a journey through the grounds of this ancient site to explore the veiled past of Edinburgh Castle, as well as tales of the shadows and whispers which have been left behind

A black and white photo of a street in Scotland with shops at the bottom and tenement flats above, with cars parked and people walking along the pavements
  • Monday 26 October 2026
  • John Sinclair House
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Housing for the People

In this talk Michael Allan, Acquisitions and Loans Officer at HES Archives, uses material from HES Archives to explore tenement housing in Scotland's cities

Two large pumpkins, a lit candle, a bag of gold coins and a ship in a bottle
  • Monday 26 October 2026 to Tuesday 27 October 2026
  • Trinity House
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Halloween
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Little Ones Halloween Tales

Join us for a family friendly visit and discover the darker side of Trinity House's maritime history and hear tales of hauntings, superstition and mystery

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