Botanics set to remain a free-for-all
VISITORS to the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh have been assured the gardens are to remain free, following reports an entry fee was to be introduced.
Professor Stephen Blackmore, the Inverleith garden's Regius Keeper, said the decision on whether to bring in an entry fee was for the Scottish Government to decide, and he said ministers had ruled out the move, saying they wanted the garden to remain free to visitors.
Mr Blackmore said: "This was one of a range of options that our board put to ministers, but they have decided they do not want to bring in charges."
The botanic gardens are waiting to hear how much of its 1.2 million it will receive back from a collapsed Icelandic bank.
It hopes to make extra revenue from new shops and a restaurant it has built.
So far administrators have paid back 20p in the pound.
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