WHERE ECHOES REST - DALKEITH PALACE
27 / 28 / 29 JUNE 2005
DALKEITH COUNTRY PARK, EDINBURGH, EH22 1ST
The exhibition Where Echoes Rest will be hosted at Dalkeith Palace, a place that is close to where Paul Martin lived and worked. The Palace is set in extensive parkland - some of it landscaped, some of it landscape - and ancient woodlands dating back a thousand years or more. Full length windows in the gallery spaces overlook this parkland, or perhaps allow the landscape into the gallery itself, making Dalkeith Palace the perfect setting to display Paul Martin's explorations into the mysteries of the natural world.
The seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch from the mid 17th century until 1914, Dalkeith Palace is one of the earliest classical buildings in Scotland, and also one of the finest. Indeed it was here, rather than the somewhat dilapidated Holyroodhouse, that George IV chose to stay on his visit to Edinburgh in 1822, the first visit by a reigning monarch north of the border since the Act of Union, during which George presented himself to his Scottish subjects as both king and clan chief, resplendent in full highland dress (and 'flesh-coloured pantaloons' to keep his legs warm, although David Wilkie's official portrait omits that particular detail). Modelled on William of Orange's Paleis Het Loo in the Netherlands, the Palace as we see it today was built during the first decade of the 18th century, though it incorporates large sections of an earlier mediaeval castle, the notorious 'Lion's Den' of the Douglas family.
The Palace will be open from 10am - 7pm, Friday - Sunday. Dalkeith Palace and Country Park also boasts a restaurant and several cafes in the grounds which will be open during the exhibition.
Please visit their website for further details: www.dalkeithcountrypark.co.uk
TRAVELLING BY CAR
The Park entrance is less than five minutes from Edinburgh City By-pass. The main vehicle entrance is King’s Gate, a left turn shortly after Sheriffhall Roundabout on the A6106. The Park postcode is EH22 1ST or you can find it on what3words. Larger vehicle drivers please be aware this entrance has a height restriction of 2.7m so you’ll need to enter via Town Gate.
Cars can also enter and must exit The Park via Town Gate which can be found on Dalkeith High Street. Postcode for your Sat Nav is EH22 2NA. The What3words for this entrance are:///uptown.cactus.takeovers
There is a £3 charge for parking – pay online or by card when you arrive.
TRAVELLING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
There are regular trains from the Borders and Edinburgh City Centre to Eskbank Station, a 25 minute walk from The Park. Or jump on the number 46 Lothian Bus from Tesco Hardengreen to Dalkeith High Street. From Dalkeith High Street it’ll take about five to 10 minutes to walk to The Park.
If you’re travelling from Edinburgh to Dalkeith, jump on a Lothian Bus number 3 to Dalkeith High Street. Dalkeith Country Park is then a short five to ten minute walk away. For up to date bus routes and timetables please check Lothian Buses