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Surgeons' Hall Museum
Museum4.7 · 4 5714.6 · 1 938≈ 2 hEntry: ~10 £766 m from the center
One of the United Kingdom's premier medical museums, owned by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and housed in William Henry Playfair's 1832 neoclassical building. It features the Wohl Pathology Museum, displaying thousands of historic anatomical specimens, alongside exhibits on surgical history and forensic science. Notably, surgeon Dr Joseph Bell worked here, inspiring Arthur Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes.
Highlights
- Neoclassical 1832 building designed by William Henry Playfair
- Historic pathology collections of Sir Charles Bell and John Barclay
- Exhibits on Dr Joseph Bell, the real-life model for Sherlock Holmes
Opening hours
| Mon | 10:00 – 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Wed | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Thu | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Fri | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Sat | 10:00 – 17:00 |
| Sun | 10:00 – 17:00 |
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