Park roads
Before travelling to or through Holyrood Park by car, please check that your route is open to vehicles.
Saturday & Sunday road closures
On Saturday and Sunday all roads are closed to vehicles during the day (all road users if an event is taking place).
Please note, it takes around 45 minutes for our Rangers to operate all barriers in the park, which is why a window of opening/closing is provided.
- Closures commence from 8.15am to 9am
- Roads begin to reopen each Sat & Sun evening between 7.15pm & 8pm.
- Access to Broad Pavement, Meadowbank and Duddingston car parks is maintained (unless otherwise signed as closed for events or maintenance)
The High Road
The High Road and Dunsapie Loch Car Park are open to vehicles from Tuesday to Thursday, 9.30am to 3pm.
A one-way system is in place for cyclists.
Other closures
Please be aware the Radical Road is closed until further notice for public safety reasons as there is an active risk of rockfall. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Detailed map of Holyrood Park including road and footpath names [PDF, 1.95MB]
For closure updates please visit our closure page. We also notify @edintravel of any closures.
Park roads may open or close for longer or at other times.
This may happen because of:
- maintenance work
- a large public event
- an accident
- rock fall
- ice and snow
We publicise details of additional or extended road closures on radio, Twitter and traffic news services. Yellow information signs may also be used in the park to give advance warning of changes, where it is practical to do so.
Traffic Regulations
The Ranger Service work with Edinburgh Police to enforce traffic regulations in the Park. Speeding cars and dangerous driving should be reported to the police directly using 101.
External Events
From time to time park roads are closed due to external events. Details provided accurate at the time of production, but subject to change. The most up to date event information can be found on the organisers' website.
Edinburgh Marathon Festival
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May
- Variety of running races from Marathon to Junior Races taking place over the weekend.
- Road closures throughout the park and surrounding roads from the evening of Friday 24 May to accommodate various races across both Saturday and Sunday.
- Broad Pavement car park closed from 12 noon on Friday 24 to Monday 27 May.
- Meadowbank and Duddingston Loch car parks closed/restricted at various points on Saturday 25 May.
- A sound system will be present in the park.
Race for Life
Sunday 2 June
- 5K, 10K and family events to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
- All park roads closed and ‘loop’ road closed as required for event.
- Broad Pavement & Duddingston Loch car parks closed on Sunday 2 June.
- A sound system will be present in the park.
Walk for a Cure
Sunday 23 June
- 5K walk to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
- Standard weekend closures.
- Broad pavement car park closed.
- A sound system will be present in the park.
World Orienteering Championships
Sunday 11 July
- Warm-up race as part of Sprint World Orienteering Championships.
- Details TBC.
