Morningside United Church at Holy Corner is an ecumenical congregation of the Church of Scotland and United Reformed Church (URC). It also hosts the Romanian Orthodox Church and Edinburgh Spiders, a Ukrainian group making hospital camouflage nets. The building, by James McLachlan 1927-29, is described as a small Art Deco-Romanesque church with campanile and barrel vaulted interior. As well as stained glass windows commemorating each of the world wars, there is another in memory of missionary and Olympian Eric Liddell. Address: 15 Chamberlain Road, EH10 4DJ. Open: Sunday September 27 , 1.30-4.30pm.placeholder image
Morningside United Church at Holy Corner is an ecumenical congregation of the Church of Scotland and United Reformed Church (URC). It also hosts the Romanian Orthodox Church and Edinburgh Spiders, a Ukrainian group making hospital camouflage nets. The building, by James McLachlan 1927-29, is described as a small Art Deco-Romanesque church with campanile and barrel vaulted interior. As well as stained glass windows commemorating each of the world wars, there is another in memory of missionary and Olympian Eric Liddell. Address: 15 Chamberlain Road, EH10 4DJ. Open: Sunday September 27 , 1.30-4.30pm. | Scottish Civic Trust

Doors Open 2026: Another 21 Edinburgh buildings ready to be explored

By Ian Swanson
Published 20th Sep 2026, 04:45 GMT

Galleries, libraries, archives, museums, churches, cemeteries and more

It’s a chance to venture into those places you pass all the time but never go inside.

Edinburgh’s Doors Open Days are next weekend - Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27. More than 100 buildings in the Capital are taking part, offering visitors a glimpse behind the scenes.

Doors Open is Scotland’s largest free festival of culture, architecture and heritage. It happens on different dates in different places. Midlothian and West Lothian have already had theirs. East Lothian’s falls this weekend, the same as Edinburgh’s.

This year’s theme, Heritage at Risk: Revive, Resist, Reimagine, invites participating venues and visitors to explore how Edinburgh’s built heritage is being protected, adapted for new uses, and reimagined for the future.

We’ve already featured some of the buildings in the Capital which will be opening their doors to the public:

Doors Open 2026: 29 Edinburgh buildings offering you a look behind the scenes

Doors Open 2026: 25 more Edinburgh buildings letting you in to look around

Scroll through the 21 buildings featured here and decide which ones you want to visit.

And look out for more to come.

Known as the Kirk on the Canal, Polwarth Church is threatened with closure and has a fundraising appeal to stay open. The building opened in 1901 as Candlish Free Church and became Polwarth Parish Church when Candlish united with the John Ker Memorial Church in 1981. Among its other activities, the church has a canal boat which runs trips along the Union Canal. Address: 36-38 Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1LU. Open: Saturday, September 26, 11am-4pm, and Sunday, September 27, 1-4pm.

17. Polwarth Church

Known as the Kirk on the Canal, Polwarth Church is threatened with closure and has a fundraising appeal to stay open. The building opened in 1901 as Candlish Free Church and became Polwarth Parish Church when Candlish united with the John Ker Memorial Church in 1981. Among its other activities, the church has a canal boat which runs trips along the Union Canal. Address: 36-38 Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1LU. Open: Saturday, September 26, 11am-4pm, and Sunday, September 27, 1-4pm.

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Opened in 2023, the UK's first vertical distillery has been hailed as the future of whisky production. The nine-storey building has grain milling and mashing at the top, leading down through fermentation to distillation at the bottom. Address: 11 Whisky Quay, EH6 6FH. Tours: Saturday, September 26, 6pm, and Sunday, September 27, 11am. Booking essential: https://portofleithdistillery.rezdy.com/777721/doors-open-days-2026

18. Port of Leith distillery

Opened in 2023, the UK's first vertical distillery has been hailed as the future of whisky production. The nine-storey building has grain milling and mashing at the top, leading down through fermentation to distillation at the bottom. Address: 11 Whisky Quay, EH6 6FH. Tours: Saturday, September 26, 6pm, and Sunday, September 27, 11am. Booking essential: https://portofleithdistillery.rezdy.com/777721/doors-open-days-2026 | Scottish Civic Trust

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The Portobello Lodge No.226, was established in 1808 to address the financial burden of commuting for freemasons from Portobello to Edinburgh. It operates from premises in Figgate Street, Portobello, which include a temple and social facilities. The lodge continues to be an active part of the community. Lodge office-bearers will be on hand to narrate the history of the lodge and explain decorations within the Lodge rooms. Address: 7-9 Figgate Street, Portobello, EH15 1HL. Open: Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 10am-3pm.

19. Portobello Masonic Lodge 226

The Portobello Lodge No.226, was established in 1808 to address the financial burden of commuting for freemasons from Portobello to Edinburgh. It operates from premises in Figgate Street, Portobello, which include a temple and social facilities. The lodge continues to be an active part of the community. Lodge office-bearers will be on hand to narrate the history of the lodge and explain decorations within the Lodge rooms. Address: 7-9 Figgate Street, Portobello, EH15 1HL. Open: Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 10am-3pm. | Google