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Disabled Access Day at the Botanics

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Join us for Disabled Access Day at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - the national hub for the event.

The Garden will be offering free entry to the Glasshouse Visit for anyone who quotes Disabled Access Day on arrival. Book your place on one of three tours of the Garden for those with visual impairments, hearing difficulties or mobility requirements. Please book in advance as places are limited. Call 0131 248 2909 or email visitorwelcome@rbge.ac.uk. A number of mobility scooters and wheelchairs are also available to book in advance.

10am - 5pm  Free entry to the Glasshouses (usual adult price £5.50/concession £4.50, last entry 4pm). Please note that there are restrictions in two Glasshouses due to health & safety issues, please ask staff on the day


2pm - 3pm  Free Guided Garden Walks for those with specific requirements and open to everyone. No more than 1.5km/1 hr long depending on requests from the group. The meeting place is in the John Hope Gateway Visitor Centre at our entrance on Arboretum Place


2pm - 4pm  Free Seed Sowing in the Demonstration Garden

Registered assistance dogs welcome.  Robert McCourt, British Sign Language expert, will be at the Garden all day

 

 

http://www.rbge.org.uk/accessibility
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