8 Hour Edinburgh Walking Tour (with breaks!)

Meeting Point

Your hotel

I'll meet you at your hotel and we'll take a walk to the top of Calton Hill where you have a great overview of the city and its suburbs.

St Andrews Square / George Street

I'll tell you about the origins of the New Town, some of its characters and well wander along George Street to hear the tale of George IV's kilt...

Charlotte Square

Here we'll see the jewel of Edinburgh's New Town and I'll boast about great Scottish inventors.

Prices Street Gardens

We'll walk through the gardens, observe the flowers and I'll explain our 16th century witch problem.

Edinburgh Castle

We'll enter the castle and see its highlights, the Honours of Scotland, St Margaret's Chapel, Mons Meg, The National War Memorial, the Napoleonic Prison and the various military museums. I'll also explain how not only Robert the Bruce and Oliver Cromwell were responsible for causing damage to the Castle...

The Grassmarket

Here we'll pause for lunch in an area filled with bars and restaurants.

Top half of the Royal Mile

We'll start our descent of the Royal Mile passing St Gile's Cathedral, Parliament Square, The City Chambers, The Tron Church and John Konx's house. I'll tell you about some of the characters who lived here, executions, ghosts and controversy.

Canongate

We'll walk down the last part of the Royal Mile, see the Canongate Tollbooth and Kirk, talk briefly about Outlander, meet Robert Fergusson and discuss the architectural merits of the Scottish Parliament.

Holyrood Palace

Our tour ends with a visit to the palace which has been a "home" to Kings and Queens for centuries.

Tour End

Unfortunately we now find ourselves at the bottom of a hill... we'll figure a way out of getting back to your hotel or I'll point out a bar or two where you can obtain refreshment!

Ending Point

Holyrood Palace