Old Town Walking Tour History and Tales in Edinburgh
Description
This walking tour is designed to give you a broad understanding of Edinburgh, it's history and culture. The tour runs for around two hours taking in many of the sites of the Old Town which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We strive to be informative yet entertaining on this tour, delivering an overview of Edinburgh with the passion it deserves.
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Itinerary
The walking tour will take you up and down the network of cobbled streets and back alleys that make up the historic heart of the Old Town of Edinburgh. The tour runs for around two hours and you can expect to see sights such as St Giles Cathedral, the Mercat Cross, the George Heriot School and Edinburgh Castle (from the outside). Every guide who works with us is strongly encouraged to develop their own tour route to help ensure that they are passionate about the stories and history that they deliver on their tour. We believe this tour will give you a good understanding of Edinburgh and is a great basis for the other tours that we offer.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- These tours run all the year round so please wear clothing that is appropriate for the Scottish climate and come in footwear that you are comfortable in for a two hour walking tour on the historic streets of Edinburgh.
- Please Note - Children, aged 15 and under, will not be able to join the tour unless accompanied by a responsible adult
Reviews(2,267)
Euan was a great guide and helped us see Edinburgh in new ways that made the rest of our trip richer. In particular, I never really noticed all the unicorn imagery in Scotland before.
Excellent tour! Best to do this at the beginning of your stay but would still be worthwhile. Our guide was fabulous, I apologize I cannot remember her name right now. She did introduce herself. She was extremely knowledgeable and very engaging.
Welcoming, informative, fun. A great experience. Value for money. Koffe our guide was approachable, polite, knowledgeable, and personal - a competent guide. I enjoyed it and Koffe was a great storyteller. Recommend.
Matthew was our tour guide, and he made the Old Town Tour something truly special. We learned a lot about the history of the city and of Scotland, and despite some of the more serious topics, we laughed a lot along the way. We would recommend this Tour to anyone visiting Edinburgh. It was engaging from start to finish and very well presented. Starting at Mercat Cross, we made our way past the cathedral and on to the first skyscraper. At the end, we heard the story of Bobby at Greyfriars Kirkyard. All in all, highly recommended. P.S.: Dear Matthew’s mum: you have a wonderful son! ;-)
Our guide Matthew was great! Extremely knowledgeable and engaging. He told us so many wonderful, fascinating, and horrifying stories about the history of Edinburgh. I can't wait to goback home and share what I learned with friends and family.
The History of Edinburghs Old Town brought to life in a relaxed informative way . Perfect guide and length of time .
Amazing tour with Graeme! He made it fun and interesting! Very knowledgeable about Edinburgh history !!
Well-read and history-minded guide with funny stories about Edinburgh city and anecdotes. Suitable tour but with stairs.
Matthew was our tour guide, he was very entertaining, very informative and approachable, he also considered our health and safety, finding us shady spots to stand in the hot weather.
This tour is very informative. Matthew was knowledgeable and entertaining! There’s a little bit of everything for everyone.
