Beautiful peaceful gardens for a relaxing stroll, plenty of people there but it didn't feel like anyone was in your space. Loved watching all the busy squirrels which are obviously used to people, wished I'd taken some nuts! Really great that they're free to enter so everyone can enjoy them.

We visited to experience the light show at Christmas "Christmas at the Botanics". Lots of lovely displays, however there were often walks between each one. More of a light trail than a full light display experience, and definitely more like an hour at most rather than the 90 minutes advertised. Helpful staff, and food and hot drinks were available to purchase. We enjoyed our visit.

Me and my partner have been going for the past 4 years and always love this time of year. It marks the start of the Christmas season and gets us festive 😁. It was more of a lovely white light trail this year instead of loads of different colours but none the less, stunning and a lovely romantic time. So many excited kids, seems really nice for families also.

An easy walk, downhill from Princes Street, takes you to either gate of the park, or take the bus from town. The Gardens are superbly maintained and although the glasshouses are closed this winter, there is still much to see and admire in the well labelled landscapes. The restaurant has one of the best menus for this type of facility, and the soups on offer were delicious, and the counter displays enticing. We expected an entrance fee, and were surprised by free entry: membership of Westonbirt Arboretum even gave us a discounted lunch: the offer includes the shop!

Loved our visit to Christmas at the Botanics. Everything well organised and not too crowded. The lights and displays are stunning and the music choices fit really well with the displays. We took our time, stopping for lots of photos and to toast some marshmallows, was a really enjoyable evening. Got some cute Christmas ornaments from the gift shop afterwards too.

Been here a few times with my now 8 year old but not for a few years but took him again last weekend. Wonderful gardens and woods with beautiful displays, the little rivers and rockeries with steps up them are lovely. Lots to see and the cafe next to the big county house has the best cakes ever!

A peaceful oasis only a short walk from the hustle and bustle of the city. Well worth a visit if you're in the area. If you can go via inverleith park you can take in the view from above the pond. Lovely place to sit and have a coffee and some shortbread (Mimi's only a few minutes up the road is a great place to top up on supplies) There's an impressive collection of plants even for those like me who aren't horticulturists. It's set out really well and, it's free.

March is a month of early spring, almost Easter, and few plants had come out and/or were blooming. However, some of the rhododendrons were really showing off. Nice. The glasshouse will be visited after a needed renovation, so we’ll be back after that, in 4 years or so. And the slightly later in the year. To see the continual changes. Maybe there will be some QR-codes by some of the plants in addition to the names.

I just love places like this in a city. Away from all the busy parts of the city and it’s completely free. Stunning gardens , clearly well maintained by the staff who were all really friendly. We left a good donation when we left, the right thing to do.

The gardens are well worth visiting on most months of the year. I’d have rated it 5 out of 5 had it not been for the queue to order coffee and then the wait for your buzzer to tell you it’s ready. Incredibly poorly organised. Head’s should roll!