The Historical and Digital Archive Search Rooms are spaces to access original records we hold, and digitised copies of selected records.
They’re based in the same building and have the same conditions of access.
Every time you visit, you'll need to follow the conditions of access. If you don't, we can withdraw your reader's ticket.
You need a reader’s ticket to access the search rooms
Visiting the search room
You can access them 9:00 – 16:00, Monday to Friday. You do not need to make an appointment.
You can find them at:
National Records of Scotland
General Register House
2 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3YY
Access to the search room
The search rooms are located on the first floor of General Register House. You can access them from the front door.
If you need assistance to evacuate the building in the event of an emergency, let a member of search room staff know when you arrive. We’ll let you know the assisted emergency evacuation procedure.
The accessible entrance is via the Archivists’ Garden to the west side of General Register House.
Accessibility and assistance
We’ve taken steps to make sure:
- our search rooms are accessible
- adaptations are available
You can read more about access and adaptations available
