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4 Hour Edinburgh Walking Tour

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Edinburgh Tour Guide - Neil S.

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In four hours we will see the highlights of both the Old and New Town of Edinburgh and ready you for a visit to the Castle.

I have presumed a start at the East End of the city, the tour will be adjusted to suit the location of your hotel or where you wish to meet.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

09:00 AM

Meeting Point

At your hotel

09:00 AM

At your hotel

I'll meet you at your hotel and we'll head up to the top of Calton Hill for an overview of the city.

10:00 AM

St Andrew Square & George Street

Here we'll have a closer look at the origins of the New Town, I'll introduce you to some of its characters and tell you some of their stories...I'll also let you know about George IV's kilt...

11:00 AM

The Mound to the Royal Mile

We'll have a look around the top half of the Royal Mile including St Giles Cathedral, some of the important closes (alley ways), Parliament Square, the Mercat Cross and the City Chambers. I'll tell you about Deacon Brodie, executions, ghosts and other interesting characters.

12:10 PM

Greyfriars Church Yard

We'll walk along George IV Bridge for our penal;timate stop. Here you'll hear about my encounter with history, more ghosts and horrors and to balance it all out, Greyfriars Bobby and some Harry Potter connections.

01:00 PM

The Grassmarket

Here our tour ends in an area with multiple restaurants and bars for your lunch stop.

Ending Point

The Grassmarket

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Inclusions & Exclusions

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What‘s included

Guide's fee.

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What‘s not included

Coffee stops, Lunch!

Tour Important Information

We will be climbing hills (it's unavoidable in Edinburgh) but don't worry, I'm no mountain goat so we'll take it easy.

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I am based near Edinburgh and work in the city as well as carrying out day trips from there. I will also accept bookings to tour throughout the country using my vehicle.

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Edinburgh Tour Guide - Neil S.

Joined 2023

Neil S.
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About Tour Guide Neil S.

I am a Blue Badge Guide, qualified with the Scottish Tourist Guides Association to guide throughout Scotland.

After thirty four years working for a large Scottish law firm and a further four in the wilderness I think I’ve finally found my calling… an opportunity to show visitors my country while telling stories, sometimes tall, while hopefully being educational and entertaining.

I was born and brought up in Edinburgh and have lived in Scotland all my life with the exception of a three year period when I went East to experience another culture. I am of course biased towards what Edinburgh has to offer (it is the greatest city in the world) but acknowledge the depth of history and attraction of our other cities and of course the beauty of our islands, countryside and waterways.

I have worked semi-professionally as a photographer and am familiar with the areas around Scotland where the scenery will bring out the best in your art.

I am also very much interested in our national drink (not Irn Bru) and can guide you around the areas where our many distilleries are situated.

There’s a lot to see and do in Scotland, I’d be happy to be part of your experience.

I am a driver guide with a vehicle which can seat 7 passengers and with a long wheel base to take all of your luggage and shopping!

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$400/ per group

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