Murrayfield Stadium
Scotland's largest stadium opened in 1925 with a Grand Slam win — 70,000 people watched it happen.
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With 67,144 seats, Murrayfield is the largest stadium in Scotland and fifth largest in the UK. It has been the home of Scottish rugby since 21 March 1925, when Scotland beat England here to claim their first Five Nations Grand Slam. The SRU bought the land from Edinburgh Polo Club and raised money through debentures — the whole place was built on ambition before a single match was played.
What to look for
- The sheer scale of the bowl — 67,144 seats on land that was a polo ground a century ago
- Markers to the opening day of 21 March 1925, Scotland's first Five Nations Grand Slam victory over England
- Any reference to the ground record: 104,000 crammed in on 1 March 1975 when Scotland beat Wales
Check the Scottish Rugby Union fixture list — the stadium hosts Scotland home test matches and Edinburgh Rugby URC ties; non-match days are quieter but the exterior scale still lands.
Murrayfield Stadium is one of 28 sights worth the detour in Edinburgh, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Edinburgh pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Edinburgh
- Edinburgh CastleAttacked 26 times over 1,100 years — research calls it the most besieged place in Great Britain.
- Holyrood PalaceScotland's working royal residence since the 1500s — the actual rooms where Mary, Queen of Scots lived are open to walk through.
- The National (Scottish National Gallery)Since 1912, two near-identical neoclassical buildings have stood side by side on The Mound — visitors have been walking into the wrong one ever since.
- National Museum of ScotlandDolly the sheep, one of Elton John's extravagant suits, and a Victorian cast-iron hall — all under one free roof on Chambers Street.
- St Giles' CathedralA prayer book read here in 1637 caused a riot that sparked a rebellion pulling three kingdoms into war.
- Holyrood AbbeyA king nearly gored by a charging hart founded this abbey in thanksgiving — the ruin now stands beside the palace that grew from its own guesthouse.