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Private Walking Tour to Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace
Private Walking Tour to Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace
Private Walking Tour to Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace
Private Walking Tour to Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace
Private Walking Tour to Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace

Walking Tour to Edinburgh Castle and Holyood palace

By Nick Brown
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$38 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 45m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

We start the tour at St. Giles Cathedral and look around the home of the Scottish Church. We then start to make our way up the Royal Mile towards Edinburgh Castle learning about the 800 years of history Edinburgh has to offer.
At Edinburgh castle we learn about the history and learn about the moat below us at talk about the skyline and the history of Edinburgh.
We will walk down the step at the side of the Castle to the Grass market and learn about the executions and the flooded wall that went round Edinburgh.
We walk up Victoria Street, made famous by Harry Potter and voted Edinburgh's most beautiful street.
The on the royal mile we walk done to the North bridge for views and a photo opportunity.
To the World's End pub to learn about Edinburgh's famous murders.
Afterwards we head to the bottom of the royal mile to see one of Edinburgh's secret gardens
To finish we see the Scottish Parliament and the palace of Holyrood house where we finish for a well deserved coffee or cup of tea.

Activity location

  • Royal Mile
    • Royal Mile,
    • EH1 2PB, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • St Giles' Cathedral
    • High Street
    • EH1 1RE, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Walking Tour to Edinburgh Castle and Holyood palace
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 45 minutes1h 45m1h 45m
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$38.19 x 1 AdultAU$38.19
Total
Price is AU$38.19

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Royal Mile
  • 30m
You will discover 900 years of history of the Edinburgh. You can also see succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
St Giles' Cathedral
  • 20m
Discover the home of the Scottish Church, where the church traces its roots back to the earliest Christians in Scotland, its identity was principally shaped by the Scottish Reformation of 1560.
Grassmarket
  • 10m
Discover the trendy Grass market once the home to executions in Edinburgh, also located directly below Edinburgh Castle and forms part of one of the main east-west vehicle arteries through the city centre. It adjoins the Cowgatehead/Cowgate and Candlemaker Row at the east end, the West Bow (the lower end of Victoria Street) in the north-east corner, King's Stables Road to the north-west, and the West Port to the west. Leading off from the south-west corner is the Vennel, on the east side of which can still be seen some of the best surviving parts of the Flodden and Telfer town walls.
Greyfriars Bobby
  • 20m
Discover Greyfriars Bobby and Greyfiara Kirks and hear about the history and stories.
Princes Street Gardens
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
We will discover Princess Street and Princess Street Gardens talk about the history and see The Scott monument with the choice of going up the 100ft monument

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESRoyal Mile
    • Royal Mile,
    • EH1 2PB, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESt Giles' Cathedral
    • High Street
    • EH1 1RE, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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