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Edinburgh - Old Town Stories: Discover Hidden Gems and Famous Landmarks
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41 Ratings
Edinburgh
Uncover the secrets of Edinburgh’s Old Town with a knowledgeable guide. Explore famous landmarks and hidden gems, and learn the fascinating stories of the city’s history.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Edinburgh Old Town - The perfect introduction to the history of Scotland and Edinburgh in particular. Wander around Old Town Edinburgh in the company of an expert guide, and hear about the origins of Scotland and its capital.
- St Giles’ Cathedral - Walk around St. Giles Cathedral and hear about its history, John Knox and the Reformation, and how the Wars of the Three Kingdoms may have started.
- Mercat Cross - Hear about the architecture of the city, and the impact of the Great Fire of 1824.
- Royal Mile - Walk up the Royal Mile, and hear about important long-gone buildings, as well as some of the surrounding landmarks and statues.
- Writers’ Museum - Hear about one of the city’s oldest standing buildings, now home to the Writer’s Museum, dedicated to some of the most famous Scottish Writers.
- Edinburgh Castle - Without a doubt the most imposing building in the city. Hear about its origins and importance.
- Grassmarket - Hear about the former gallows site, as well as some of the characters that met their fate there. Hear about the Covenanters and visit the Memorial.
- Greyfriars Kirkyard - Visit the gates of the Covenanters Prison, and hear about one of the most convoluted periods of history. Hear about the bodysnatching activity in Edinburgh and its impact in the studies of anatomy. Finally, listen to the heart-warming story of Greyfriars Bobby.
What's Included
- In-person guide
Additional Information
An ideal way to get to know the city.
A guide will escort you around Old Town Edinburgh, acquainting you with not just the popular landmarks, but also with some lesser-known yet unique features that give our adored city its character.
You’ll gain knowledge about how Scotland and Edinburgh came into existence, listen to the narratives of our celebrated citizens and notorious inhabitants, stroll amongst graves and along stone-paved paths, all under the watchful eye of a well-informed and friendly guide.
An opportunity not to be overlooked!
Location
West Parliament Square
Find us across the square in Front of St. Giles Cathedral. Search for the white umbrella with the logo of All-Star Guides.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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320annakarinw
Aug 17, 2024
Interesting and fin - Really interesting, a little bit of everything, we truely recommend this tour! Nice with a walk instead of going by bus.
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Trevor_j
Aug 15, 2024
Great taste of Edinburgh - Learning interesting snippets of history were enjoyable for us. The whole process of booking and finding our guide was simple.
David, our guide, handled the noise and bustle of Fringe week very well and kept us entertained with lots of wonderful stories. Thank you.
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George
Aug 10, 2024
Best tour guide off all time - we had robert as a tour guide he was incredible ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. he was a funny guy he knew everything about scotland and all of the old town stories . Lastly, robert deserves 100% a 5 star rate from me and all of my family
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Antonisa417
Aug 10, 2024
ROBERT DA GOAT🐐🐐🐐😤😤😤 - We had tobert through our entire tour on the old tower of endiburgh he told us every story about the old city and explained everything very clearly he is honestly the GREATEST TOUR GUIDE THERE IS and he needs to come to Greece🐐
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Annepf
Jul 28, 2024
Edinburgh walking tour - Excellent tour, our guide Robert was superb, knowledgeable and interesting. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and would definitely recommend
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Delilah_e
Jul 24, 2024
Great! - Absolutely wonderful! Great guide. Very knowledgeable guide who talked about specific interests of people in the group
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Tatiana
Jul 23, 2024
A pleasant, entertaining and illuminating walk in the very heart of Edinburgh. - I highly recommend this tour. Within just 2 hours we were able to see the key attractions of Edinburgh, plunged into the history of Scotland, and learned many fascinating stories. Our guide, James, was exceptionally knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the history and literature of Scotland. All stories were shared in a friendly and entertaining manner and with a good sense of humor. I would never be able to get so much pleasure and fun by walking around the city on my own! Thank you!
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Mattrr6946yc
Jul 9, 2024
If you only have time for one tour, this should be your choice! - Our guide James gave us a very informative, varied and humorous tour of the old town. As an expert guide he was able to answer any questions about the history of Scotland in detail and vividly and offered us various exciting stories. We can wholeheartedly recommend this tour!
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Foodieballerina2022
Jul 8, 2024
Best Tour, Great Experience - Our guide was David and we did the Old Town of Edinburgh tour. Not only was he amazingly knowledgeable about the history of Edinburgh, but he was charming, funny and engaging who went above and beyond what we expected. His tour made our trip to Edinburgh special and meaningful.
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141tallulahm
Jun 11, 2024
Highly recommend! - I had a great time of this tour! My guide, James, was passionate and very friendly. They had great recommendations for where else I should stop by on my trip. I happened to be the only one booked in on the tour and I really enjoyed it. Coming from Australia I had very little knowledge of the history of Edinburgh and this tour was very informative but doesn’t require and prior knowledge. Highly recommend.
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