The Royal Yacht Britannia Edinburgh Tour and Tearoom #Gifted
All aboard The Royal Yacht Britannia, a Royal residence for over 40 years, who sailed over 1,000,000 nautical miles on 968 state visits with the Royal Family, excitingly is now a five-star visitor attraction, voted Best UK Attraction by Which? Magazine, located in Edinburgh.
On 23 June 1994, John Major’s Government announced, that due to the costs involved, there would be no refit for HMY Britannia and hence it was announced that the last Royal Yacht was to be decommissioned.
This fabulous floating palace is stepped in historical Royal providence and charm providing visitors a unique opportunity to experience life aboard from the perspective of the Royal Family and also the 220 hardworking and dedicated crew of Royal Yachtsmen.
The whole of The Royal Yacht Britannia team could not have provided amore warm welcome which just instantly made us feel like royalty and gave us good vibes all round.
This super self-guided tour, via easy portable talking telephones, provided in a range of languages, provide a wealth of interesting information and the five decks of the tour can be explored and enjoyed at your own pace.
Start your tour at the bridge and see the iconic vessel in all its glory, state apartments, crew quarters, engine room and of course the Royal residence and their transportation vehicles.
The Sun Lounge, not photographed as you must see this in person to soak up the ambiance, was Her Majesty The Queen’s favourite room on board, where she would enjoy breakfast and afternoon tea.
Now, talking of Afternoon tea, The Royal Yacht Britannia have a terrific Tearoom* which provides breath-taking views while you indulge in a range of freshly prepared savoury and sweet treats such as a traditional cream tea and of course there is plenty of champagne, so you can raise a glass to Her Majesty The Queen.
In fact, the Tearoom is the very same spot where the Royal Family would have played deck games and entertained, so you know that you are in good company.
The Royal Yacht Britannia is a unique Edinburgh experience where you will have the chance to feel what life was like aboard this beautiful vessel, so make sure you gather your crew and captain them for a seafaring adventure like no other.
Thank you for reading 😊
Melanie xx
*Please note in order to visit the tearoom you must have a valid tour ticket for the day of your tea room visit.
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This is wow, the yacht really is a floating palace x
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It is wow and yes such a beautiful yacht xx
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What a cool and unique experience! I would love to go with my teens.
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Very cool and a perfect activity to do with your teens. Have un in Edinburgh xx
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The yacht has a very British theme. What a lovely experience. Can’t wait for summertime now.
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Totally agree and yes very lovely. Ooo yes I~ could not agree more roll on summer xx
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Woah I just gotta go on this yacht. It looks well mint Jx
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I can see why and would highly recommend go for it Jack xx
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I mean who wouldn’t want to visit, so much royal history, I’m in!
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Exactly this and a perfect reason to visit this amazing vessel xx
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A beautiful day out, I need a bit if this in my life. Looks very romantic in the tearoom too. That coffee is impressive xxx
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You really are spot on and I am all about the coffee so this was brilliant xx
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Ahh looks like so much fun! What a fabulous experience..makes me want to go on a cruise now haha!
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It is a fun activity and well worth the visit to Edinburgh. Haha love it and don’t forget me, I will come with you hun xx
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Sounds like an awesome way to enjoy the area! Added it to my bucket list!
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Totally agree and yes well worth adding to your list hun xx
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What a lovely experience! I am definitely booking our spot on the Royal Yacht Britannia when we do head to Edinburg
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It really is fabulous and that is great to read that the my review has inspired you to book. Enjoy Edinburgh hun xx
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That is the trip of a lifetime! I would love to go on a tour with the royal Yacht britannia, that would be amazing..
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Totally, I would highly recommend you would love it xx
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I love the sound of this. It is somewhere completely different and a real treat to enjoy a cream tea with Champagne. It would be interesting to do the tour too, I’ve not been on anything like that before.
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Yes, it is unique and such a fun and interesting tour. Well worth it and the cream tea and champagne really make the visit extra special xx
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With my huge love towards both Edinburgh (I am a little envy your trip) and yachts, I did think twice to visit it several times. Each visit I had to the wonderful capital of Scots was marked with a Britannia visit. I really wish I could use it (or a very similar yacht), that’s a dream
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Well worth visiting especially since you are so passionate. Well worth the trip hun and I am sure that you would have an amazing time xx
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This is amazing! Too bad it isn’t in or around London, I am traveling there in October! I would love to have done this tour!
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Well, if you have some flexibility during your stay you could easily catch the train up to Edinburgh, it’s well worth the trip hun xx
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It is a charming yacht! Also, I love the blue colors in your pictures. I hope I`ll see the sea this summer. Thank you for the inspirational blog.
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My pleasure and thank you so much for such a lovely comment xx
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It’s on my bucket list to travel on a yatch some day. It’s so luxurious.
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Why not lol. The Royal Yacht Britannia is stationary and never leaves dock, but it is a great way to board and well worth a visit for sure xx
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This seems an amazing tour and never been to this yacht before. I hope to visit it one day.
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Totally agree and well worth a visit. Have fun when you visit Edinburgh xx
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This looks like it was a fun tour to take! I’ve done a tour on a few ships before and it is so neat to see how everything is laid out to live on a ship for a set amount of time.
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Ooo well this sounds ideal for you and the perfect activity to enjoy. Have fun hun xx
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Sounds like you had a wonderful time there and the royal yacht looks absolutely amazing!
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We did such a lovely experience and well worth the trip to Edinburgh xx
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This looks like such a unique and fun experience, im definitely adding this to my list of things to do.
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Well worth booking, it is an amazing attraction for sure xx
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This looks like such a fun way to spend an afternoon. I’ll have to put this on my list for when I visit Edinburgh.
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Yay, I could not agree with you more, enjoy visiting Edinburgh xx
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Wow! I would love to experience The Royal Yacht Britannia tour in Edinburgh!
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I can see why, it’s fab, so would highly recommend lovely lady xx
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I haven’t been to Edinburgh in years! This post makes me want to go back so badly, and go on this tour while I’m there. It looks like a ton of fun and definitely a new experience.
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Aw thank you so much, I am glad that my post has inspired a future visit to Edinburgh hun xx
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This looks like such a cool experience! My other half would absolutely love this, what a fun thing to do.
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I used to live in Edinburgh near Leith for three years but somehow never managed to visit the Royal Yacht of Britannia. It looks like a pretty cool place to check out. Hopefully next time when I’m in Edinburgh 🥰 thanks for sharing and have a good day 😊 Aiva xx
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