Camera Obscura (Edinburgh) Reviews

I visited the camera obscura many years ago as a young teenager and I really enjoyed it. My husband and I spent a weekend in Edinburgh in summer 2006 and this was one of the first places we visited. The place is set over five floors, with the camera obscura at the very top. The world of illusions is on the lower floors, and this was our favourite ...  Read the complete review

Situated right in the heart of Edinburgh Camera Obscura sits at the top of the Royal Mile, near the famous castle. Initially established in the early 1850's the Camera Obscura is Edinburgh's oldest purpose built visitor attraction. This is one of my favourite attractions in Edinburgh. It's entertaining and informative for both ...  Read the complete review

Having had to travel through to Edinburgh recently for hospital appointments we decided to have a bit of a day out in Edinburgh. We wanted to treat the kids, maybe to something a bit different, we'd done the castle before, the dungeons, museums etc, all the usual things, so when I came across a leaflet for the Camera Obscura World of Illusions, ...  Read the complete review

Camera Obscura is a place good to come for tourists in Edinburgh. If you want to see it you'll find it up in the High Street in the walk up to the Castle. It's a white building with a dome shaped roof. You can see it in the picture. What it's basically about is cameras and all about them. I liked the bit at the end when you ...  Read the complete review

Whilst on a tour of Scotland for our holiday my partner and I were only in Edinburgh itself for one full day. We wanted to see as much as we could of the city, to gather information for a possible return visit to spend more time there. As we were only there for that one day we decided not to actually visit any of the major attractions, ...  Read the complete review