Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Take on one of our Award winning walking tours of Edinburgh and follow your guide Sonny alongside the streets of HIS Edinburgh. He has researched and designed a tour that is haunting and thrilling in equal measures.
The tour starts on the Grassmarket, the site of the capital city's last public hangings and follow stories of murders, crimes and legends. You will also hear stories of local projects and social enterprises that support the most vulnerable people in our society.
The tour lasts between one and one and half hours (depending on group size). Sonny is always happy to answer questions on his knowledge of the city’s rich history and on his own journey from walking the streets as a homeless person to becoming a much loved tour guide of the city.
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Local guide
Professional guide
By taking a tour with Invisible Cities, you will support our activities, providing training and development opportunities to our guides, trainees and volunteers and helping us organise community events for the wider homeless communities.
Food and drinks As mentioned, Sonny is happy to answer questions after the tour. The tour ends at a local business where you will be welcomed to enjoy their hospitality.
Drinks
Food and drinks
Departure Point
92 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JR, UK
We will meet in front of Maggie Dickson's Pub, 92 Grassmarket, to start the tour.
Return Details
Edinburgh EH99 1SP, UK
We will end near the Scottish Parliament, where there will be plenty of cafes and places to eat, get refreshments
Grassmarket, Edinburgh, United Kingdom the Grassmarket is one of the oldest squares in Edinburgh 10 minutes
Greyfriars Bobby, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Visit Greyfriars cemetary and see the wee statue of Bobby 15 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
L4998USlaurag
30 Mar 2023
Sonny was a fantastic guide, lots of knowledge and stories which he told in a very entertaining way, kept us laughing all the way round.
RonaY37
20 Mar 2023
Just had such an informative and entertaining tour of old Edinburgh with Angus. I live in Edinburgh and thought I knew a lot, but Angus was able to add plenty to this, all shared with humour - my friends and I laughed a lot! Angus stripped back some of the more fanciful anecdotes one sometimes hears from the regular tour guides, but was able to add in interesting and sometimes quirky historical detail.
Also great to know we were supporting such a worthwhile social enterprise. Down the line, will definitely try another Invisible Cities tour.
NickRider904
03 Mar 2023
Angus was a really great guide to old Edinburgh on the Royal Mile tour – friendly, full of odd knowledge, and very funny! He took us through all sorts of closes and alleys we'd probably not have found otherwise, and gave us a whole mine of stories about how the city came together and its life past and present, without the media-driven fairy stories pushed by routine guides. An exceptional tour – many thanks!
This tour in
Scotland
is organized by
Invisible Cities
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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