Edinburgh Castle Tour: History and Mystery

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Discover Edinburgh’s secrets on a 2-hour Royal Mile walking tour. Explore hidden gems, historic sites, and optional Edinburgh Castle visit.

Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

St Giles’ Cathedral - Admire the exterior and listen to its history.
Parliament House - Observe the exterior.
Edinburgh Old Town - Discover on foot and learn its history from your guide.
Royal Mile - Walk with your guide who will share captivating stories.
John Knox House Museum - See the exterior and learn its history with…

What's Included

Exclusive multi-sensory experience with master Storyteller guides
Enhanced, hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh through TourTalk audio devices
Small group experience
Tickets to Edinburgh Castle with your Storyteller
Exclusive Sounds of Edinburgh Playlist

Additional Information

This walking tour offers an ideal introduction to the capital of Scotland. The first secret revealed? You can bypass the queue at Edinburgh Castle!
Delve into Edinburgh’s hidden gems and uncover the essence of Scotland’s capital, away from the typical tour buses and guidebooks. This magnificent city, rich in captivating history, remains beautifully…

Location

Mercat Cross

High Street

Mercat Cross, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF. Look for the 8 sided monument with white Unicorn on top. You will find a member of our visitor services team waiting here to check you in. They will be dressed in black, holding an iPad, wearing an orange lanyard & holding a black & orange umbrella.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Sampelling

Feb 2, 2026

Mally was exceptional - Mally was exceptional with his retention of facts all wrapped into beautiful story telling. Such an informative and fun walk around the royal mile.

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Sightsee307511

Feb 2, 2026

First class tour guide - Mal was an excellent host - very knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time. He had a great sense of fun and brought Edinburgh's history to life in an empathetic way, helping us to grasp the toughness of life back then and admire the determination of the people to survive.

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U4769juroberta

Jan 30, 2026

Exceptional and authentic stories that will make your visit. - Our tour guide Mally was wonderful. He delivered an enthusiastic and engaging tour that told the story of a Royal Mile thousands walk past and never fully appreciate. The pace and content were perfect, keeping the attention of the group while covering a reasonable area, and all on a very dreich Edinburgh day. The group size was perfect for the visit, as it allowed for ease of engaging with the guide and didn't swamp you as you walked through the busy high street. For those wanting to see the castle, I would describe this tour as a must do as it paints the picture of this remarkable city in a way that offers incomparable value. Thank you so much for the memorable experience.

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Itsa67

Jan 14, 2026

Perfect start to our time in Scotland! - This was a wonderful way to start our time in Scotland. Our tour guide Charles was excellent and we enjoyed our tour so much!

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Cameron_m

Jan 14, 2026

Rich history of Edinburgh! - Great overview of the city and its rich history. Charles was a great guide and made the walk very enjoyable.

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U9981dqsarah

Jan 12, 2026

Lovely Tour - We had such a lovely tour with Mally..he was amazing and made the tour even more fun...yes it rained a little, but that was no big dea :) l as it did not last long. Meet up place was a little confusing for early arrivals. They have many walking tours that meat up in this spot. This tour is well worth it...if your lucky you will get Mally....I have never been so in love with a place in my life and I would also recomend going late November. It is less crowded and the Christmas Market was just phenomenal...dont skip this tour. .

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Fi37

Jan 2, 2026

Fascinating fun for families! - Linda was a wonderful tour guide, excellent with kids, helped create genuine rapport within the group, and incredibly knowledgeable. Her stories were fascinating and interspersed with comedy and great sound effects. When my daughter was feeling the cold, Linda even lent her her own mittens. Highly recommended! The 2 hours flew by.

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Ericd246

Dec 28, 2025

Craig was amazing. This is a great tour to get some in depth understanding of the history of Edinburgh, and Scotland. - A great walking tour with Craig! He is a Scottish native and gave a ton of little known history and insights toward Edinburgh and Scotland in general. He was very engaging and funny and made the tour very enjoyable. Highly recommended!

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Bray346

Dec 28, 2025

Royal Mile Tour - Great Experience! Our guide Mally did a really great job. He really brought the tour to life for us. Very knowledgeable! Would highly recommend.

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Road504303

Jan 3, 2026

Edinburgh Castle - Linda was FANTASTIC!! She was friendly and knowledgeable. She took the time to learn something (low risk) about each of us on the tour and remembered it. She is truly an asset to the team. The only reason I ranked this 4 of 5 stars has nothing to do with Linda. It's because there was one party who arrived without their third member. We waited - putting our schedule off nearly 20 minutes. So, after returning our items, saying goodbye and thank you I was nearly 30 minutes behind schedule. Not Linda's fault. She deserves a 5. Just hope the tour company institutes a no wait policy.

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From $70

up to 6 guests

1 - Adult