Make the most of your time in Edinburgh. Spend a couple of hours strolling through the streets of Edinburgh's Old Town. Hear about Edinburgh's history, characters and events that shaped this wonderful city. The Royal Mile leads down from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. If you have a special interest let us know we can tailor for you. Harry Potter, Outlander or the Jacobite's or a mix of everything, history, architecture and people from the past.
Posted By : johnwL4442DT
We took the private Royal Mile Walking Tour with our guide Sam. There were four of us and the tour was a highlight of the visit to Edinburgh. The tour was 3 hours and took us into side roads and alleyways we never would have explored without Sam’s guidance. Her historical knowledge of every nook and cranny of the Royal Mile was impressive and made it a very entertaining way to learn some of Edinburgh’s incredible history. Highly recommend this.
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Posted On : 2024-10-05 16:53:22 
Posted By : Nanjac2010
I changed the tour from Royal Mile to New Town at the last minute because I had seen Royal Mile already on my own. The guide wasn't happy about the change but she switched gears & gave me a good tour of New Town. We walked through the central park & saw many beautiful buildings & streets. We ended at the Georgian house museum which was lovely and then I went to the Portrait Museum on my own. After a rough start, it was a good day.
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Posted On : 2024-09-18 14:01:33
Posted By : O5260VEheidim
My first impression when meeting our guide was unpleasant. Sam was quite abrasive and not welcoming and it felt like we got off on a bad start. A pleasant welcome would have been appreciated. But, we enjoyed our tour of the Royal Mile with our very knowledgeable tour guide, Sam.
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Posted On : 2024-09-09 09:17:03
Posted By : AnonATL
Our family had a great time on this tour. We had a short time in Edinburgh, and Sam provided us with a great overview of the history of the city. She clearly loves her home and was able to answer all of our questions. Time well spent!
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 05:27:39
Posted By : tdhnts
We loved the private tour Martin provided us from the Castle to the Palace. We couldn't have asked for a better time!
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Posted On : 2019-05-27 12:51:51
Posted By : sminfl1127
Sam was our tour guide and was really knowledgeable. We arrived late, it was cold and it rained the entire time but she was really great. I mentioned that I was an Outlander fan and she showed us some of the filming locations which was an added bonus. This type of tour is a perfect way to learn about the city and some history. Thanks Sam!!! I hope you’re friendemey gets more pictures of you with Sam! Thanks for the pigeon. We laughed about that many times!
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Posted On : 2018-10-21 19:34:11
Posted By : bhennessey60
Josh took us on an excellent walking tour of Edinburgh. He was very knowledgeable and clearly loved sharing the history of the city. The tour encompassed the length of the Royal (Scottish) mile and took us thru court yards, closes, and gardens. Josh also shared his extensive knowledge of the flims made in the area. We throughly enjoyed our time with Josh and would highly recommend this tour!
Pam & Bob
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Posted On : 2018-06-23 22:20:15
Posted By : Gabi H
We are interested in the history of the places we visit. So we booked this tour. Josh, our guide, was quite knowledgeable on the city and the film sets. Yet he did not dwell on overall Scottish history, which would have been interesting as well. We spent good 2 hours on the tour. Recommend this royal mile tour.
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Posted On : 2018-05-27 15:26:06
Posted By : Christine I
This tour was great! Josh, our Guide was terrific. We had noted on our reservation that we were interested in History and were Harry Potter and Outlander fans. Josh confirmed this on our meeting and proceeded on a tour that was full of history of the Royal MIle and Harry Potter related sites/trivia, and Outlander filming locations and trivia. It was a perfect tour catering to our requests. My husband and I were a little jet-lagged and starting to fail when we met up with Josh we had flown overnight from Chicago arriving at 7 am, our tour started at 2pm but Josh made the tour so interesting and amusing, we followed right along and enjoyed it. I highly recommend this tour.
