Royal Mile Guided Walking Tour: Exploring Edinburgh's Cultural Treasures with Expert Historians

Join our Royal Mile guided walking tour in Edinburgh and explore the city’s cultural treasures with expert historians. Limited to 12 guests for an engaging and entertaining experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Usher Hall - View this Baroque “Beaux Arts” masterpiece in the Heart of Edinburgh, the Usher Hall. Donated to the people and the City of Edinburgh by Stuart Usher’s great great uncle, Andrew Usher.
  • Edinburgh Castle - Behold and view (from the outside) the towering, majestic pile of Edinburgh Castle from various vantage points. Learn all about…
What's Included
  • Small group (maximum 12 participants)
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Join our exceptional tour guides, Stuart Usher or his son, Richard Usher, for a captivating and enjoyable walk. We are also pleased to present our new guides; Dr Alison Duncan and David Forsyth, both skilled historians and specialists in Edinburgh.
We restrict our tour to a maximum of 12 participants to ensure personal engagement (unlike many tours that…

Location
The Usher Hall
Lothian Road
Your guide will be waiting for you outside the central entrance of the Usher Hall (there are 3 entrances and he will be outside the middle one).
Cancellation Policy

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

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Dominick_g
Aug 31, 2024
Funny guide - Our guide was very funny and entertaining. He was very knowledgeable I. His understanding of Scottish history clearly showed his interest in the field and made the learning from him enjoyable.
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Tourist51375997519
Aug 31, 2024
Knowledgeable, pleasant guide with a sense of fun. - Really enjoyed our tour with the guide Douglas. Douglas had a very pleasant manner. He provided lots of history and interesting tidbits in a manner that we could easily understand. You will need good walking shoes to cope with the cobblestones and steps. Appreciated that we were in a small group of 8. Also found Douglas very respectful of other groups we encountered… giving them their space. Well worth doing. You’ll learn heaps.
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Amy_r
Aug 30, 2024
Memorable tour - Enjoyed the guided tour of Old Town! The guide was friendly, personable and knowledgeable. She knew a variety of information about the area including the history, architecture, famous stories and Harry Potter take-ways.
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Ann_d
Aug 30, 2024
Old Town Edinburgh- great walking tour! - Steuart was a wonderful and entertaining guide. We enjoyed all the stories and the your was super informative.
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Scott_l
Aug 29, 2024
Royal Mile walking tour - A three-hour tour feels all too short when you have a guide as exceptional as David exploring a city as magnificent as Edinburgh. David, a genuine Scottish historian and the narrator for the Palace of Holyroodhouse audio tour, is clearly passionate about his country’s history and eager to share it. The tour was outstanding, covering nearly everything of note on the Royal Mile. I highly recommend this tour, especially if David is leading it.
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David_r
Aug 28, 2024
Excellent tour with Allison - We did the walking tour with Allison and she was fantastic! We had a small group of six and Allison made the tour was interactive. She was extremely knowledgeable and kept the tour fun. We would definitely recommend this tour to folks looking to learn more about the history of Edinburgh and the Royal Mile!
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A5800yqsharonl
Aug 27, 2024
Perfect host for the Royal Mile Tour - How fortunate were we to have chosen this tour and had Stewart Usher as our guide. He lives and breathes the history and majesty of Edinburgh. This traveler was very appreciative that Mr. Usher kept the group to a small number so that we could all hear clearly and ask questions. I thoroughly enjoyed the few hours we spent with him.
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Joanneg2256
Aug 24, 2024
Wonderful Royal Mile Guided Walking Tour of Edinburgh - What a wonderful way to be introduced to the fascinating history of Edinburgh by knowledgeable tour guide Craig Goodman. It truly makes such a difference getting the right guide and he was delightful! My husband and I greatly appreciated Craig’s deep pride, knowledge and love of history, bringing Edinburgh to life for us all to enjoy. After our three hour walking tour with Craig, we had an understanding of what important landmarks we were looking at and an ease of exploring on our own more of this fascinating historic Scottish city. Thank you also Craig for the lunch time recommendation too : )
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Joel_h
Aug 20, 2024
Sophisticated overview - Douglas did graduate work in medieval theology which helped to give his tour a sophisticated grounding without being stuffy. He was real smart, interesting, and had a good wit. Since the tour is determined by geography rather than, say, chronology, it means that historical stories jump backward and forward, which can be a bit confusing. I would recommend handing out a one-sheet timeline which would give visual cuing and would help listeners organize the information in their heads. (Recommendation from a professor with 35 years of teaching experience).
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Alexander_s
Aug 20, 2024
Good - Our tour guide Alyson was quirky and full of character and good humour regarding Scottish History. Very entertaining!
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