On Foot · EDINBURGH WALKING TOURS
Half the Old Town is vertical and the interesting part is underground. The 15 below cover the closes, the vaults, the castle and the ghost routes, with prices and how much climbing each involves.
Explore Edinburgh’s Harry Potter connections on a lively two-hour walking tour with trivia, Hogwarts sorting, Greyfriars Kirkyard, and local history.
“Tour was fantastic Kieran was super guide very friendly and made it very enjoyable.”
Review of Edinburgh Castle’s 1.5-hour guided walk, with entry, castle views, practical tips, guide languages, and honest value advice.
“lots of good stories and information from our guide, David from Australia”
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, hear dark Old Town stories, and get practical tips on access, value, guides, and group size.
“This tour was a great way for me and my sister to have a better understanding of the underground history of Edinburgh. Our tour guide Louisa was phenomenal!”
Review of Edinburgh Castle’s guided walking tour, with entry, history, guide tips, pricing, weather advice, and practical planning details.
“The tour itself is all outdoors, so bundle up accordingly. After the official tour you are able to go inside the various buildings, which is very cool. Our tour guide was extremely informative and entertaining. We loved it!”
Review of Edinburgh Castle’s English walking tour, with skip-the-line entry, Scottish history, guide tips, costs, access, and practical advice.
“Graeme was awesome! We learned so much! He answered all our questions and gave us a lot of insight about the history of Edinburgh!”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a two-hour evening walk through Old Town, Calton Hill, cemeteries, murders, witch trials, and legends.
“When walking after the sundset get yourself a flashlight. It was a great experience with Brian as a guide.”
Review of Edinburgh’s Old Town walking tour, with medieval tales, Harry Potter links, landmark stops, guide tips, price, and practical advice.
“Highly recommend! Graeme is an absolute Gem, i don‘t think i‘ve ever had a more welcoming tour guide! As a local (who loves Edinburgh) he is the perfect man to guide you through Edinburgh, open for all the questions possible, his knowledge of the city and it‘s history is insane. Funny too! Easily the best tour i‘ve ever been to thanks to Graeme! I‘ve seen places i would have struggled finding easily on my own! Lovely tour!!! Cheers Graeme 😁”
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, torture displays, dark history, and ghost stories on a lively one-hour walking tour.
“Lots of steep steps. Some graphic historical torture things. We learned about edinbourghs darker side.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town with a lively guide, historic closes, St Giles Cathedral, castle views, and useful local tips in two hours.
“We took the Historic Edinburgh tour on 06 12 25. Euan was our guide and he was excellent. Very knowledgeable and interesting with a dry sense of humour. Euan interacted well with the whole group and everyone appeared to feel included. There was a very pleasant, friendly atmosphere. At the end of the tour, the four us (husband and friends) all thought that we had a good overview of Edinburgh's history even if we southerners weren't entirely convinced that the English Civil War started in Edinburgh due to an ecclesiastical dispute with Charles I although we did admire Euan's patriotism and love of his home town.”
Review of Edinburgh’s Mountebank Comedy Walk, a funny, history-filled Old Town tour with Daniel, his dog, and castle views.
“Daniel’s tour of Old Town is the absolute best way to begin your exploration of Edinburgh’s Old Town. His mix of history and humor focuses more on the famous and infamous, the poets, the writers, the criminals, who are part of the city’s colorful history. Daniel and his performance are highly recommended.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard and South Bridge Vaults after dark, with grim stories, ghost lore, and practical tips for a memorable 90-minute tour.
“A nice walk through the graveyard and vaults. Tour guide very informative and made the tour fun but I expected a more themed about ghosts etc but that was my fault for not looking closely enough at the detail”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a two-hour ghost walk covering witches, plague, Burke and Hare, haunted kirkyards, and Old Town tales.
“What a great night! It was a blast hearing about Edinburgh's darker side while also picking up some local history and seeing the landmarks. Gavin was a fantastic guide, super friendly and easy to talk to. Thank you so much for a really interesting evening!”
Explore Edinburgh’s Harry Potter links, from Victoria Street to Greyfriars Kirkyard, on a lively two-hour walking tour for $24.
“Kyrastal was a great guide full of knowledge and energy”
Walk Edinburgh’s Old Town with a small group, from Usher Hall to Scott Monument, with stories, views, and practical history in three hours.
“Our guide was an excellent tour guide; knowledgeable, entertaining, and succinct. He had many stories to tell that made the history learning so much easier and more fun..”
Explore Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, hidden closes, and Edinburgh Castle on a small-group walking tour with skip-the-line entry.
“Tour was time well spent. Guide was the perfect mix of entertaining and informative. Have already recommended tour to friends.”
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