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Edinburgh’s best days out.
The 15 most popular old town & royal mile walking tours in and around Edinburgh. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, running times and who to book through.
Edinburgh Harry Potter walking tour with Tom Riddle’s grave, Hogwarts House sorting, and a trivia quiz for $19 in 2 hours.
Most Popular“Robbie had really good energy and was so informative throughout, thoroughly enjoyed this tour!”
Guided Edinburgh Castle walking tour with entry ticket: Great Hall, Royal Palace, views, and time to explore buildings.
Step into Edinburgh’s South Bridge vaults on a 1-hour guided walking tour with chilling tales, tight stairs, and ghostly stories.
“Stewart was very informative, the vaults are great for an hour especially on a rainy day! 100% would recommend”
Guided walk through Edinburgh Castle with an entry ticket, photo time, and stories from the royal palace and Great Hall, plus self-paced exploring.
“Good deal of info and stories surrounding the Castle. We went on a beautiful day and could see for miles! Leave time afterward to explore more of the Castle.”
A 90-minute guided walk on the Royal Mile to Edinburgh Castle with skip-the-line entry, then free time to explore the grounds.
“Steph did an AMAZING job at explaining the history of Scotland and Edinburgh specifically!! She was so animated in telling the story in the absolute best way!! I would 1 million percent recommend this tour!! But chilly during the winter so beware of that but a beautiful view at the top!!”
Evening darkside walk on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to Calton Hill and cemeteries, with murder, witch trials and David Hume lore.
“We booked this on the spur of the moment and had a great time! G is exceptionally well-versed in this subject so if you have questions he has the answers. It is a lot of standing and a fair few hills (fine with us but you may have different feelings). Ten out of ten, would…”
A 2-hour guided walk through Edinburgh Old Town’s UNESCO streets, legends, and landmarks, with big Harry Potter and Enlightenment vibes.
“Very interesting and entertaining Tour through Edinburgh. Euan was a magnificent guide. Can also recommend the castle tour with Euan.”
A 1-hour Haunted Vaults walking tour in Edinburgh with underground vault access, dark torture exhibit stories, and spooky history.
“This was a very disappointing experience. We showed up at the designated location and were unable to locate the tour. There were multiple other tours but none that was ours. After 15 minutes of asking multiple groups, we gave up and decided it was a lost cause and we would have to acknowledge we would…”
A 2-hour guided walk through Edinburgh’s UNESCO Old Town, with St Giles, Mercat Cross, school stops, and castle views from the streets.
“Great tour, and definitely worth doing if you’re in Edinburgh for a short time. There wasn’t much walking involved, but we still managed to see different parts of the old town that we would have otherwise missed, and hear about the related stories.”
A 2-hour Old Town comedy walk in Edinburgh with Daniel Downie, a kilted historian, plus his dog Braan, hitting key sights.
“Fun filled belly laughters at times - definitely Wrap up warm if doing it in winter! Bran the dog is a legend along with his owner and tour guide. Liked the personal touch of getting to know each member of tour party. Shame no card Machine to tap for a tip as cashless Society more…”
A historian-led walk of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile plus exclusive access to the Underground Vaults, hidden closes, and real dark stories.
“It was so cool being able to go into a vault! James was so passionate about delivering the stories of Edinburgh! I very much enjoyed this tour!”
1-hour Edinburgh Old Town walk plus haunted vaults beneath South Bridge, with a period-costume guide and dark Scottish stories from $22.
“Excellent tour. Great fun. Definitely worth taking an hour out to do. Mary Queen of Scots was very entertaining.”
Walk Edinburgh by night to Greyfriars graveyard and underground South Bridge vaults on a story-led tour for horror and true-crime fans.
“Great tour hosted by Jordan very deatailed in explaining the interesting and nasty history of this beautiful city.”
A 2-hour dark Old Town walk through plague sites, graveyards, and Burke and Hare, ending at the haunted Old Calton Cemetery.
“it was amazing, really interesting our tour guide was called Ignas, he was brilliant, full of some amazing history and facts, and was very funny too! Overall a brilliant experience”
A 2-hour Edinburgh walking tour linking J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter ideas to real Old Town streets, people, and dark folklore for $24.
“Sarah was very bright and informative. I was kept engaged for the duration. Sarah had a very good sense of fun and made the fact it was cold a lot easier to deal with 😀”
The Old Town and the New, the castle and the closes, and every road north into the Highlands.
