The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh

...is a review written following the benefit of a second - rather different visit to this particular Scottish tourist attraction. I first visited the Royal Yacht Britannia on my own in 1999, the first year that it was open to the public having been "forcibly" retired to Leith Docks in Edinburgh. I am not going to go too deeply into the politics behind the decision to put the Britannia on display in the Scottish capital, save to say that it seemed an ...
...was always my opinion that the Britannia should have retired in her home port - Portsmouth, where all the required facilities are on hand to look after her in a ready made historical naval setting. Indeed if she was to go to Scotland, it would have made more sense to put her back - either in, or close to, her birthplace - John Brown's ship yard at Clydebank. In view of the many famous and historic ships built and launched from that proud but unassuming ...

RICHADA 01.12.2006 (02.12.2006) · Read full review
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Review of The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh

At the moment Dave has a contract in Edinburgh and I have come up to stay with him for a fortnight to keep him company and to get a break from the daily routine. For those of you wondering about Mew he has gone to the local cattery where he has under paw, sorry under floor, heating, so he'll be OK! I will be doing a review shortly! Anyway today we decided to go and see the Royal Yacht Britannia which is currently moored in the waters of the Firth ...
...today. Instead we found the yacht had been moved to the other side of the harbour next to a shopping mall called Ocean Terminal, which I shall be reviewing at a later date. We went by car and parked in the large multi storey car park next to the mall and the parking here was free. It is also possible to get to the Britannia by bus from Edinburgh City Centre using Lothian bus number 1, 11, 22, 34 or 35. The entrance to the Britannia is on the top ...

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Review of The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh

The Royal Yacht Britannia is possible one of the most elegant and well known ships that has sailed the Ocean. She was launched in 1953 and served the Queen and her Family for 44 years before being decommissioned at the end of 1997. The Royal Yacht Britannia is 83rd in a long line of royal yachts and was planned during the reign of King George VI but upon his death the design of her was overseen by the new Queen. When the yacht was decommissioned ...
...that was ultimately successful and the Yacht can now be found in the historic port of Leith. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo GETTING THERE First of all you need to get to Edinburgh (obvious really). Edinburgh enjoys the usual links to the rest of the country and even abroad and is accessible by road, train, air and by sea. Once you get in to Edinburgh itself follow road signs to Leith and North Edinburgh and I would ...

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...to tell you about all the many highlights of Edinburgh, but I want to make you aware of a more recent attraction: The Royal Yacht Britannia. The Royal Yacht served the Royal Family from its launch in 1953 until 1997. She has become the most famous ship in the world. After more then 700 journeys all over the world she has now come to a final destination, where she is now open to the public. To get there by car, just follow the signs to Leith and ...
...bus service from the centre of Edinburgh (Waverley Bridge, next to the railway station). We have spent a few hours on board (last summer), and it's certainly worth the money. The Visitor Centre gives you a good overview of The Royal Yacht's history, you can see a lot of photos from famous state visits, receptions, honeymoons and royal holidays. There is also the reconstructed Wheelhouse (which used to be below the Bridge), and some original berths ...

Michael-S 27.03.2001 (12.04.2001) · Read full review
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The Royal Yacht Britannia is probably on of the most famous ships in the world. For over forty years it served the Royal family and in that time travelled over one million miles. She travelled to every corner of the globe during her illustrious career playing host to 968 Royal and Official visits. Since she was built at John Browns shipyard in Clydebank Scotland in 1953 Britannia was a floating home from home for the Royals and was the perfect ...
...in Portsmouth in front of the Queen , The Duke of Edinburgh and fourteen other senior Royals. Then four months later she moved to her new home at Leith just outside Edinburgh were she is open to the public. Open daily Mon toFriday Jan Mar---10am to 3.30pm AprMay---9.30 to 4pm Aug Sept----9.30 to 4.30 Oct Dec----- 10am to 3.30 Weekends 9.30 to 4.30 Closed at Christmas and New Year Admission Prices Adult £7.75 Senior Citizen (60+) £5.95 ...

elspeth334 15.05.2001 · Read full review
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