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Man inspecting slates on a roof
  • Wednesday 28 October 2026
  • Online
  • Talks and Seminars
  • Technical Level:
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Historic Environment Grants information session

Join us to find out about our open project fund, which offers funding from £1,000 to £750,000.

Silhouette of Edinburgh Castle in the dark under lots of cloud
  • Selected dates from Wednesday 28 October 2026 to Saturday 31 October 2026
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Halloween
  • HES, Edinburgh Castle
  • Feature weight: 0

Whispers after dark

Whispers After Dark invites you into Edinburgh Castle after hours for a guided Halloween journey through its shadowed spaces. Discover centuries of secrets and darker histories on this atmospheric tour

A spider on fake webbing with jars of green liquid and skeletons inside
  • Saturday 31 October 2026
  • Urquhart Castle
  • Public Performance
  • Technical Level:
  • Halloween
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Halloween Shenanigans at Urrrr-quhart Castle

This Halloween this loch side castle comes alive with creepy delights

Four re-enactors in costume wearing masks with linked arms and walking under a portcullis gate
  • Saturday 31 October 2026
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • Halloween
  • HES, Edinburgh Castle
  • Feature weight: 0

Halloween Shenanigans at Edin-boo! Castle

Some special guests await you in the Great Hall and they have a story to tell!

A general view of Stirling Castle at night
  • Saturday 31 October 2026
  • Stirling Castle
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • Halloween
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Halloween Hijinks at Stirling Castle

Get in the Halloween spirit...with tales from the past and the opportunity to try guising with Royalty, it's a day not to be missed!

A carved pumpkin surrounded with ivy leaves and a pretend rat sitting on top of it
  • Saturday 31 October 2026
  • Craigmillar Castle
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • Halloween
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Halloween Shenanigans at Craig-thriller Castle

Come along to the creepy setting of Craigmillar Castle to meet the Master of Owls and Ravina, the spine-tingling storyteller

View of St Anthony's Chapel and St Margaret's Loch in Holyrood Park
  • Saturday 31 October 2026
  • Holyrood Park
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Ranger Service, Halloween
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Holyrood Halloween Story Trail

Come for a walk and hear stories of the uncanny and unsettling this Samhuin, from three professional storytellers

stained glass window
  • Sunday 1 November 2026
  • Holyrood Park
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Nature, Ranger Service, Halloween
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Saints and Sinners

Join us for a Hallowe’en and All Saints’ Day themed walk, uncovering the light and dark sides of Holyrood’s history of saints and sinners

An aerial view of a castle surrounded by floodwater
  • Tuesday 3 November 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Learning session
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Research, Sustainability, Technical Conservation
  • Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Adaptive Re-use of Buildings

Join us to explore climate change and the major issues affecting Scotland’s historic environment. We'll also cover key principles for improving the energy efficiency of traditional Scottish buildings, with insights into current practical techniques.

A person's hand picks up a small circular metal disc from a selection on the viewing platform of a microscope-like machine.
  • Wednesday 11 November 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Learning session
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Architecture
  • Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Heritage Science at the Engine Shed

An introduction to the applied use of material science in heritage conservation in Scotland.

Close up of a gloved left hand of a restoration worker reaching out to touch an old fashioned slate roof. Some of the dark grey slates are not straight, with gaps in between.
  • Tuesday 17 November 2026
  • Engine Shed
  • Learning session
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Sustainability, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Traditional Building Maintenance

We will explore how to reduce decay and damage in buildings with regular maintenance.

Trees with a lot of snow
  • Selected dates from Saturday 21 November 2026 to Tuesday 16 February 2027
  • Holyrood Park
  • Walks and Guided Tours
  • Technical Level:
  • Nature, Ranger Service
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Trees in Winter - Holyrood Park

Struggle to tell an oak from an ash when they are not in leaf? Join a ranger for a short walk to identify trees from bark and buds.

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