Historical Walking Tour - Edinburgh's Old Town

This free to join walking tour is the perfect way to start your trip & an excellent basis for our other tours, offering you the complete Edinburgh experience! Our tour runs on a tips only basis, so you only pay what you feel it's worth.

Covering everything from history to religion & folklore, this walking tour is our original tour of Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town. Our talented and entertaining guides will walk you through the streets and alleys of Auld Reekie while enthralling you with with its history, folklore and tales!

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Each of our guides bring their own unique style and interests to their tours. This means each tour will cover slightly different topics. We believe that giving our knowledgable guides this freedom increases their ability to offer the best possible tour. These topics may include, but are not limited to;

• The Mercat Cross
• St Giles Cathedral
• David Hume and the Scottish enlightenment
• Sir Walter Scott and the resurgence of Scottish national pride
• The National Museum
• Haggis, whisky, Irn Bru and deep fried Mars Bars
• Greyfriars Bobby
• Some Harry Potter inspirations
• The Grassmarket
• Edinburgh Castle (from the outside)