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Royal Mile Walking Tour
4.8
1,099 Ratings
Edinburgh
Discover Edinburgh’s secrets on a 2-hour Royal Mile walking tour. Explore hidden gems, historic sites, and optional Edinburgh Castle visit.
Discover Edinburgh’s secrets on a 2-hour Royal Mile walking tour. Explore hidden gems, historic sites, and optional Edinburgh Castle visit.
Duration:
2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- St Giles’ Cathedral - Admire the exterior and learn about its history.
- Parliament House - Observe the exterior.
- Edinburgh Old Town - Discover on foot and listen to the historical insights from your guide.
- St. Margaret’s Chapel - Access included with the castle entry ticket.
- Royal Mile - Walk through with your guide who will…
- St Giles’ Cathedral - Admire the exterior and learn about its history.
- Parliament House - Observe the exterior.
- Edinburgh Old Town - Discover on foot and listen to the historical insights from your guide.
- St. Margaret’s Chapel - Access included with the castle entry ticket.
- Royal Mile - Walk through with your guide who will share captivating stories.
- John Knox House Museum - Appreciate the exterior and uncover its history with your guide.
- Castlehill - Relish the panoramic views over Edinburgh.
- Edinburgh Castle - If the “castle included” option is chosen, enjoy a 45-minute introductory tour of Edinburgh Castle with your guide, followed by unlimited free time to explore the Castle at your leisure.
What's Included
- Small group experience
- Fast track, skip the line entry into Edinburgh Castle (if this option is selected)
- Award-winning local storytellers
- TourTalk radio receiver to enjoy a more immersive storytelling experience
- Small group experience
- Fast track, skip the line entry into Edinburgh Castle (if this option is selected)
- Award-winning local storytellers
- TourTalk radio receiver to enjoy a more immersive storytelling experience
Additional Information
Small, personal 5 star group tour with a maximum of 18 people.
Pack in history, mystery and local flavor on this 2-hour walking tour of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle. Follow an informative guide into Old Town’s labyrinth of cobblestone alleyways and tenements, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, and find secret places you’d never discover…
Small, personal 5 star group tour with a maximum of 18 people.
Pack in history, mystery and local flavor on this 2-hour walking tour of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle. Follow an informative guide into Old Town’s labyrinth of cobblestone alleyways and tenements, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, and find secret places you’d never discover on your own. As you pass St Giles Cathedral, Parliament Square and John Knox House, hear about Edinburgh’s colorful and turbulent past. Follow this great introduction to the Royal Mile with a tour of Edinburgh Castle(if castle option is selected) and learn how this iconic fortress shaped the country’s history.
- Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
- Please note: Edinburgh Castle will not admit visitors with bags larger than a 25litre capacity
- Please note that we cannot accept babies or children under the age of 5 on this tour.
Location
Mercat Cross
High Street
Mercat Cross, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF. Look for the 8 sided monument with white Unicorn on top. You will find a member of our visitor services team waiting here to check you in. They will be dressed in black, holding an iPad, wearing an orange lanyard & holding a black & orange umbrella.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(1099 Ratings)
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Bonnie
Nov 7, 2024
Worth the time and money - Niccola was fantastic guide. You can tell she is passionate about the subject. She is fun and full of interesting information. I love when a tour keeps your attention the whole time and you don’t realize you’ve walk thousands of steps up and down hills. The castle was also part of the experience and that was fantastic. Would definitely recommend. Wish we had more time to do more tours with this company.
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Cathysn2320le
Nov 3, 2024
Great Afternoon - Our first time to Edinburgh. This tour was fascinating. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining! Highly recommend!
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Jules_c
Nov 2, 2024
Interesting tour of the a Royal Mile - Marina did a great job of guiding us along the history of the Royal Mile and Edinburgh. The headsets helped a lot. I’d recommend this tour to anyone.
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Kerryo915
Oct 29, 2024
Walking tour of Edinburgh and the Castle with Rodger - We had a great tour of Edinburgh and included the castle entry and tour of that as well. Roger our guide was excellent. Knowledgable and passionate about Edinburgh as well as being funny. We really enjoyed it and was well worth the money. Would recommend it.
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Henrietteh777
Oct 28, 2024
Nice walk with very pleasant guide - Nice walk with a very nice enthusiastic guide, Veni. Really loved it!
This tour is mainly focused on the Royal Mile and its highlights. Very nice to also take the castle on the tour.
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Merimargaret_m
Oct 23, 2024
Incredibly paced and full of history - Roger was an AMAZING tour guide full of a plethora of Scottish knowledge and historical artifacts hidden throughout the city. I felt like each stop on this tour was a must-see and that the tour was perfectly paced to enjoy each stop and snap pictures. Highly recommend!!
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942cartery
Oct 19, 2024
Great Edinburgh experience - Mercat guide “Merina” was outstanding. Very professional, articulate, informative with a great personality. Highly recommend this tour.
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Dwight_t
Oct 17, 2024
Fantastic afternoon tour - Nicky was a fantastic guide. She was very knowledgeable and entertaining, making the history on the tour come alive for us. During the walk along the mile she did an excellent job of guiding us through the crowds and keeping track of us all. Once we got into the castle she did lose one couple when they lingered in the restrooms, but she did everything she could to try to find them again and once they showed up at the end she was making arrangements to take them around privately after the rest of us left. She was a very conscientious and caring guide.
One of the things that I personally appreciated was the sound system used by the tour company. On walking tours in crowds having the bluetooth connected systems is a must, but as someone who wears hearing aids, having over-the-ear headsets instead of the usual cheap in-the-ear buds is really nice. I could clearly hear Nicky, and when I took the headset off I could still hear my wife without having to fumble with my hearing aids.
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Lball1958
Oct 14, 2024
Best Tour with Roger! - We had a Great tour guide! Roger was friendly, fun, informative and engaging. He made the 2 1/2 hrs fly by! We learned a lot about the Royal Mile. History of the buildings, stories of the occupants. He led us on a wonderful tour of Edinburgh castle. Lots of good and fun information..
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Gert
Oct 29, 2024
Exiting, friendly, busy part of scotland - In 1 woord FANTASTISCH! Veni did an outstanding job telling all in’s and out’s regarding old town and new town. She is most friendly, everybody should have her as a tour guide.
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