Five-star rating for parliament tours

The Scottish Parliament has been awarded a five-star rating from Scotland’s national tourism body.

Visitscotland gave the quality assurance grading to the visitor experience at Holyrood in recognition of exceptional customer service and highquality facilities.

The building runs free tours for visitors explaining the history, building architecture and parliamentary process.

Scottish Parliament presiding officer Ken Macintosh said: “This award is a terrific achievement.”