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 Scotlands 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 Castle, 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 appstore or click below to load the tour directly in browser.
Our Premium Tours
We would have loved to offer you all of our tours for free. Really, we would have. Unfortunately, hosting the app and website has associated charges and while we are not in this to get rich, there is only so much money we can lose. We have created four premium tours, which are designed to provide more background and depth to our free tours. They are listed below, and all are less than £5 to purchase, less than any in-person tour. Once purchased they are yours for life and our bundle makes it incredibly good value to unlock all tours for less than £15. If conducting these tours in Edinburgh it will easily fill a full day, if researching the sights from home they will undoubtedly help make a trip of a lifetime once you do arrive.
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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
Currently free but with plans of adding a paywall, enjoy this one while you can! Starting at Usher Hall this walking tour covers some dark and scary parts of Edinburgh’s past, from murder to political persecution. This journey ends at the meadows to see a sunnier side of the city. A slightly longer tour in terms of walking time, this takes at least 45 minutes and covers around two and a half kilometres.
Royal History of Edinburgh
Learn about the rich Royal History of Edinburgh in this walking tour! St Margaret’s Well is our starting point, which dates back to 1124 and we will journey through the ages to see how royalty shaped the city we see today. This free walking tour is a great way to see if royal history tours are for you. Try it out and if you love it then consider a specialist tour or visiting one of the museums in the city. The tour takes 45 minutes and covers just over two kilometres, it finishes in the exciting Grassmarket area, filled with bars and resturants!
Leith and the Shore
See how Leith and the Shores’ industrial past merges with its bohemian present as we explore what was the industrial heart of Edinburgh. Walking at your own pace, learn about the shipping industry that breathed life into this part of the city. This tour provides a unique view of Edinburgh that is quite different to those in the city centre. This walking tour takes around 30 minutes and passes some exciting bars and breweries!