Our walking tours are self-guided using our Android or Web apps. Below you can see an overview of what tours we offer. Our Royal Mile and Tram Line tours are free! That’s right, free Edinburgh walking tours that put you in control and they can be enjoyed from anywhere in the world, to help you plan before you arrive.
Our Free Tours
Below you will find our two free Edinburgh walking tours. These are designed to be enjoyed in Edinburgh or at home before you arrive. If in Edinburgh, both our Android and Web Apps use location data to help notify you when approaching the next stop to make sure you don’t miss anything important. If using the tours at home you can skip points of interest at your own pace to learn about what you might want to see on your visit in person.
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The Tram-Line Tour
Taking inspiration from a certain hop-on hop-off tour, this free alternative to those expensive bus tours is a great way to learn about parts of the city you might otherwise miss. If you are taking part in this tour on the tram, please remember to buy a ticket and consider taking part at quieter times of the day. Giving an overview of the Old and New towns before finishing at the Royal Yacht Britannia, this is an exceptional free tour of the city! Enjoy it once you arrive or use the information to plan your trip in advance. Available in the Android Appstore or directly below via or webapp.
The Edinburgh Royal Mile
Our original tour of Edinburgh which was always designed to be free and makes the perfect start to any holiday in Scotland’s capital. Starting from Edinburgh Castle, travel back in time and enjoy the history at your own pace. What starts with historical kings and queens finishes at Holyrood Palace, the current home of the monarchy in Scotland. The tour takes around 30 minutes and can be enjoyed from anywhere, why not try it out before you visit? You can download our Android app in the App Store or click below to load the tour directly in your browser.
Our Premium Tours
We love our free tours, but we have web-hosting to pay. So say hello to our premium range! At only £4.79 each, they’re cheaper than any in-person tour and provide more of those hidden gems that make a city break so memorable.
Our bundle makes it great value to unlock all tours at only £11.99, that’s a full day of entertainment in Edinburgh or if researching the sights from home they will undoubtedly help make a trip of a lifetime once you do arrive.
Explore Edinburghs Old Town, New Town, It’s Royal History or Leith and the Shore at your own pace, with walking tours that put you in control. Self-guided but designed by a local.
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Edinburgh New Town
Ironically featuring older architecture than the Old Town tour, explore gorgeous Georgian architecture at your own pace and imagine what it was like to live in the place that separated the haves from the have-nots! This tour of the UNESCO World Heritage New Town starts at Ross Fountain and finishes with a view of the house of the First Minister of Scotland. This walking tour takes around 30 minutes and covers two kilometres.
Edinburgh Old Town
Edinburgh's darker half. From Usher Hall through the closes where murder, body-snatching and political persecution shaped the city's reputation, finishing in the sunshine of the Meadows*. The longest of the four at around 45 minutes and two and a half kilometres.
* Sunshine not guaranteed
Royal History of Edinburgh
St Margaret's Well dates to 1124, and it's where this one begins. From there, nine centuries of how royalty shaped the streets you're standing in. Ending in the Grassmarket, a handy place for some hydration once you’ve finished this one. 45 minutes, just over two kilometres but nearly a thousand years of history!
Leith and the Shore
The old industrial heart of Edinburgh, now its most interesting waterfront. Follow the shipping trade that built Edinburgh, past warehouses turned into bars and breweries, on a walk that feels like a different city to the one on the postcards. Around 30 minutes with enough bars and restaurants to last a full day!