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St Cecilia's Hall

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall, opened in 1763 and still in regular use. It hosts the University of Edinburgh collection of historic musical instruments, crafted 16th to 20th century, many of which (such as the Trompette Demilune) are no longer played.

  • Heritage listed
Address
Niddry Street, Cowgate, EH1 1NQ
Hours
Tue-Sat 10AM-6:30PM
Price
Historic instruments free

Listing from Wikivoyage: Edinburgh/Old Town, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.