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Visitor Information


Costs and class size
Education workshops for schools are free. The maximum group size per visit is 33 pupils.

Length of visit
Each workshop runs for 2 hours from 10:00 - 12:00 on Thursday mornings.

Venue
Our workshops take place in General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY.

Arrival
Please arrive 15 minutes before the workshop is due to begin. When you arrive make yourself known to our reception desk staff.
They will contact the Education Officer who will come to meet you.
We will try to accommodate you if you are late, but any delay may cause your workshop to be shortened.

Drop-off facilities
We do not have parking facilities at General Register House. A bus/mini-bus can deposit and uplift pupils opposite our building outside the Balmoral Hotel.





 

Access
There is wheelchair access to our Education Room. There are also lifts and specially adapted toilets available in our building. Please inform us in advance of your visit if special access is required.

Lunches
Part of our Education Room can be used as a packed lunch venue subject to advance booking and availability. Teachers/group leaders should ensure that the area is cleared after use and left clean and tidy for the next visitors.

Supervision
Teachers and accompanying adults are responsible for pupils at all times during a visit to our building and grounds.

Health and safety
Should teachers wish to visit General Register House before a workshop to complete a risk assessment, contact Education Services.

Shop
If wished, pupils can visit the ScotlandsPeople shop in General Register House, which sells a variety of souvenirs, postcards and books.

How to find us


Map showing access to General Register House
Map showing access to General Register House.

  
 

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