1-Hour Historical Walking Tour Discovering Edinburgh's Old Town: A Fun Stroll in Past

Step back in time and explore Edinburgh’s Old Town on a 1-hour historical walking tour. Join a fully costumed guide as they take you on a fun and informative stroll through the city’s rich history.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Edinburgh Old Town - Discover Edinburgh’s Old Town like never before. We walk around the centre of town and visit Iconic landmarks in Edinburgh’s capital. We will see buildings and streets that inspired writers and historian’s alike. We will visit film locations as well as a haunted cemetery in the heart of town. We will talk about Edinburgh’s magical past, criminal histories and rebellions, stories that shaped Scotland as it is today. Your costumed guides will entertain you on foot through one of the most exciting and unique cities in Europe.
What's Included
  • 1-hour historical walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This is our most popular tour, we walk you through Edinburgh’s cobbled streets where we will see some of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks such as St Giles Cathedral, West Parliament Square, Lady Stairs close, the writers museum, the Lawnmarket, Johnston Terrace, Victoria Street, The Grassmarket, Candlemaker Row, Greyfriar’s Kirkyard. Greyfriar’s Bobby and The Elephant House. Your costumed guide will share with you the stories that makes up the incredibly colourful History of Scotland’s capital. We talk about heroes and villains, witches and pirates, wizards and damsels in distress, Kings and Queens and famous dogs. There’s something for everyone. UPDATE We have just won an award for Excellence in Service in Scotland in 2024 so this tour is tremendous value for money.

Location
St Giles' Cathedral
High Street
In front of St Giles Cathedral, by the Statue, Look for your costumed Guide carrying a large umbrella with our company name on it.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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60missd
Aug 8, 2024
A great visit of the old town! - We had a wonderful tour of the city guided by Charlotte. It was really nice to learn about the historical context in the center of this beautiful city. Charlotte is a passionate storyteller and we have enjoyed listening to all the Scottish stories 🤗
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J_g
Aug 4, 2024
Who knew? - Great activity with a very knowledgeable and fun guide, well worth the money and time. Will learn a lot.
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Happilyretired21
Aug 3, 2024
Historical Tour Of Edinburgh Old Town - Charlotte was an amazingly knowledgeable guide and she packed so much into our fabulous tour. We visited all the major Old Town sites and Charlotte had an entertaining story to share about each and every stop. This tour was excellent value for money and we highly recommend it.
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Gnuism
Jul 15, 2024
Wonderfully informative, entertaining and fascinating walking tour - We had a fantastic walking tour of the Edinburgh Old Town with our excellent guide, Charlotte, who was warm, accommodating, funny, and extremely knowledgeable. The guided tour went on longer than scheduled but we didn't mind at all, as it was so interesting, well-paced, and not too strenuous. We were fortunate to have good weather, and being in a small group made the whole experience feel very personalised and easygoing. Edinburgh is a beautiful city with centuries of amazing history, and we were grateful to have a guide who knew and explained it all so well. Highly recommended!
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Q9613uestevenm
May 11, 2024
Very nice tour. - Very nice tour. The guide Charlotte was very enthousiastic and knowledgeable and gave us a small lesson in the history of kings and queens of Scotland and England. The tour was booked for one hour, after 1,5 hours we had to break it off, because we had to catch the ferry, Charlotte was not watching the clock. We enjoyed it very much, learned a lot and highly recommend this tour!
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Q9628xpfloriane
Apr 27, 2024
Great moment! - Great moment, our guide was very nice and interesting. She went through History and stories in an effective way. I recommend !
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X7599xkchristinem
Apr 4, 2024
Great experience - Interesting historical tour of the old town, with tales of old traditions and customs. Our guide was clothed in beautiful period outfit that she fashioned herself! Wonderful!
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Alexiskq7837cw
Jan 31, 2024
Awesome tour - I really enjoyed the tour and learned a lot from my tour guide charlotte. Charlotte was wonderful and I had a wonderful time.
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Monique_w
Jan 9, 2024
Amazing - Our guide was lovely and very informative with interesting facts and details, I’d very much recommend.
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Mrittercamilo
Jan 2, 2024
Such a treat! - We had the best time on this tour! We learned so much about Edinburgh and its fascinating history. Charlotte was so thorough, fun, and knowledgeable. Highly recommend it for all ages.
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