Packages for 21-50 guests

Private dining in the Gatehouse, Edinburgh Castle

£398+VAT per person for parties of 12-22 (Monday to Friday and Saturday early show)

Imagine sipping drinks on the Castle battlements before taking your seats in the 19th century Castle Gatehouse for a sumptuous three course dinner with wine followed by coffee and tablet. This truly is a magnificent location for an unforgettable evening.

You will have private use of this building until shortly before the Tattoo begins when it becomes part of the backdrop for the performance. After dinner, your guests will gather behind the great oak doors of the Castle drawbridge as they swing open for their walk down the centre of the Castle Esplanade in front of a full audience. A seat in the VIP box awaits you to enjoy the mesmerising performance.

• Priority access to the arena avoiding the queue
• Drinks and canapé reception on the Castle Battlements
• A hospitality host
• Three course dinner with wine followed by coffee and tablet
• Escorted over the drawbridge and across the esplanade to your VIP seat
• A seat in the covered Tattoo VIP Box
• A gift bag and official Tattoo souvenir programme
• Invitation to the Producer’s Pommery Reception

The Queen Anne Room, Edinburgh Castle

£479 +VAT per person for parties of 2-100 (Monday to Friday)

On arrival at Edinburgh Castle you will be welcomed with a glass of champagne and a choice of delicious canapés. Enjoy a sumptuous three course dinner with wine in The Queen Anne Room which is at the heart of Edinburgh Castle. After dinner you will be gathered together by the Castle drawbridge and taken through the throng of cast members waiting to go on stage to emerge onto the Esplanade in front of the 8,500 strong crowd as they take their seats. You will be escorted across the Esplanade, where the performance will shortly be taking place, to your seats to enjoy the spectacle that is the Tattoo.

• Priority access to the arena avoiding the queue
• Drinks and canapé reception in the courtyard of the Queen Anne room
• Three course dinner with wine followed by coffee and tablet
• Escorted over the drawbridge and across the esplanade to your VIP Seat
• A seat in the covered Tattoo VIP Box
• A gift bag and official Tattoo souvenir programme
• Invitation to the Producer’s Pommery Reception

This package is a mix dining experience but can be booked on a private dining basis for groups of 40 or more subject to availability. The package is also available with a prime location seat in the open-air grandstand from £299-£329+VAT per person for parties of 2-100 (Monday to Friday)

Private dining in the Castlehill Suite/Blenders Room

The Scotch Whisky Experience

£365 +VAT per person Blenders Room for parties of 6-16 and Castlehill Suite for parties of 20-80 (all performances)

The Scotch Whisky Experience provides a unique setting for private dining with the impressive Castlehill Suite offering high ceilings and exposed oak beams, magnificent stained glass window, large open marble fireplace and elegant Swarovski crystal chandeliers, exclusive to The Scotch Whisky Experience. For smaller groups the bright and airy Blender’s Room offers a more intimate setting. You will be welcomed with a dram before taking your seats for dinner prepared by Amber Restaurant’s elite team of chefs. After dinner you will be escorted to your seats to watch the show.

• Priority access to the arena avoiding the queue
• A dram of Whisky in the Blenders Room/Castlehill Suite
• Three course dinner with wine followed by coffee and fudge
• An escort to your VIP Seat
• A seat in the covered Tattoo VIP Box
• A gift bag and official Tattoo souvenir programme
• Invitation to the Producer’s Pommery Reception

Additional options

Private dining can also be arranged subject to availability on The Royal Yacht Britannia, The National Museum of Scotland and The New Club on any night for all shows. See Saturday packages for more details.

• Packages for 2-20 guests
• Packages for 51-102 guests
• Saturday packages