Britain · WALKING TOURS IN EDINBURGH
Think of this as the list you would text a friend landing next week: 15 walking tours in Edinburgh worth the money, with the one thing to know before committing to each.
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, hear dark Old Town tales, and get practical tips on access, value, guides, and what to expect.
“Definitely a not to be missed tour! Dom was a great tour guide with lots of interesting facts and even brought some comedy. Great tour thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you”
Review of Edinburgh Castle’s 90-minute guided walk, entry ticket, outdoor tour format, guide quality, price, weather tips, and practical advice.
“Great tour guide. Very engaging, funny, and informative. So much history in a single place. Enjoyed it all around!”
Review of Edinburgh Castle’s 90-minute English walking tour, with skip-the-line entry, guide quality, costs, weather tips, and practical advice.
“Euan was full of funny stories and facts... During winter...wear warm clothes because it gets very windy”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a two-hour evening walk through haunted alleys, Calton Hill, historic cemeteries, and grim local legends.
“Our guide, G, really knew his stuff. Very entertaining and knowledgeable. The tour last two hours approximately and you’re on foot so make sure you dress for the weather. We would highly recommend the Dark Side walk.”
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, hear dark historical tales, and weigh the spooky fun, steep stairs, and practical details before booking.
“It was very interesting and informative. I forget my guides name, however, she did a great job keeping us entertained.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town with a lively guide, historic closes, St Giles Cathedral, Mercat Cross, and castle views in two hours.
“Our guide Max was very informative and entertaining. The length of the tour was just about right for an introduction to Edinburgh.”
Laugh through Edinburgh’s Old Town with comedian Daniel Downie, Scottish history, Edinburgh Castle views, and his charming dog Braan.
“Daniel is very funny and super knowledgeable about Edinburgh's history. He makes an effort to connect with each guest, and can successfully poke fun at just about anyone! I really enjoyed the tour, and wish I was staying in town long enough to see his stand up act!”
Explore Greyfriars Kirk and Edinburgh’s underground vaults on a lively 90-minute night tour of dark history, ghosts, and true crime.
“Absolutely amazing tour of the kirkyard and Vaults, james was incredible showed such passion for his job and the history of edinburgh, would highly recommend”
Review of Edinburgh’s 3-hour Royal Mile and Old Town walking tour, covering its small groups, historic sights, guides, value, and practical tips.
“Lots of fun. Fiona was a great tour guide. She had a fun sense of humor and obviously loves her job. She told us a lot of history and took us on a really good sightseeing tour of Edinburgh.”
Walk Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, explore hidden closes, and enter Edinburgh Castle with a small-group Mercat Tours guide.
“The tour was extremely informative and humorous. Linda our tour guide was fantastic. She personalized the tour to the group and really knew here facts. Highly recommend if you want a detailed facts tour. Their is a fair amount of walking up and down the royal mile but nothing too strenuous.”
Review of Edinburgh Castle’s $51 skip-the-line walking tour, including the guide, castle highlights, value, access, timing, and practical tips.
“Our guide Alasdair was excellent. He’s been to the castle over 500 times. He had so much knowledge of just the castle and Scottish history. Can’t go to Edinburgh without seeing the castle.”
Review of Edinburgh’s 2-hour Old Town walking tour, with medieval stories, top sights, guide tips, pricing, logistics, and booking advice.
“Urs war super, unterhaltsam, gut auf die Gruppe acht gegeben. Weiß absolut Bescheid! Keine absolute mainstream Geschichte, achtet auf Details.”
Review of Edinburgh Castle and Royal Mile walking tour, with history, guide insights, practical tips, pricing, and honest advice.
“Paul was a fantastic tour guide. He had terrific knowledge of Edinburgh's history and presented it with a lot of fun, humour and energy. We'd highly recommend him.”
Explore Edinburgh on foot with castle entry, Old Town stories, Georgian sights, the National Gallery, and a small group of up to 15.
“Ben was awesome, very informative, easy walking tour, great history stories, best guide ever 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃”
Explore Edinburgh’s witch trials and darker past on a lively 75-minute walk from St Giles’ Cathedral to Grassmarket.
“The guide we had was really good! She was fun and included people into the tour itself. Would definitely recommend if youre into witches :)”
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