Scotland · WALKING TOURS
Old towns here are built for feet and hostile to everything else, and half of Edinburgh is a staircase. These 15 walks cover the capital, Glasgow and the smaller places, priced by length, with a note on the ones that involve real hills.
Explore Edinburgh’s Harry Potter connections on a lively two-hour walk with a house sorting, trivia quiz, Greyfriars Kirkyard, and Tom Riddle’s grave.
“It was an excellent tour! We learned a lot and had a lot of fun. Harris is a fantastic and very knowledgable tour guide!”
Tour Edinburgh Castle with a lively guide, then explore its palaces, museums, prisons, views, and grounds at your own pace.
“Sonia is a great guide, extremely knowledgeable of Edinburgh history and clearly very passionate about it. She had a good sense of humour, which made the whole experience even more enjoyable. You get the tickets to enter the castle as part of the tour and then can spend as long as you want roaming around. Great value for money!”
Explore Edinburgh’s eerie South Bridge vaults, hear dark tales, and get a brisk Old Town history lesson for $33.29.
“I expected a sort of catacombs tour. But really I got a large underground storage cellar tour. The guide was brilliant and it was interesting but not quite what I expected.”
Review of Edinburgh Castle’s 90-minute guided walk, with entry, royal stories, city views, practical tips, price advice, and booking details.
“This was my first time using a tour guide for anything and I must say that Sonia was phenomenal!! I didn’t think I would make it to the end of the tour because it was freezing, but Sonia made it well worth it! She was knowledgeable, funny and full of enthusiasm and I would honestly highly recommend her as a tour guide!!”
Explore Edinburgh Castle with skip-the-line entry, lively Scottish stories, and free time to see the Crown Jewels, dungeons, and views.
“Energetic guide who loved history. Made for a great experience! I traveled alone but this tour company was extremely friendly”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a two-hour evening walk through alleys, cemeteries, Calton Hill, murder tales, witch trials, and legends.
“Mark was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable and a great story teller. The tour itself was well spaced out and we learned a lot about the darker history of Edinburgh.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town with lively guides, medieval tales, Harry Potter links, St. Giles Cathedral, and the Grassmarket.
“Ben was a great guide! He was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Edinburgh. His stories brought the history to life … and were very amusing. Gave us some tips of places to visit later which we did ….and a good coffee shop recommendation”
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, torture displays, dark history, and ghost stories on a lively one-hour walking tour.
“The stories are a little gruesome but fascinating! Our guide Luisa was great and we loved how she allowed a lot of time for questions.”
Review of Edinburgh’s Old Town walking tour, with castle views, dark tales, lively guides, practical tips, price, and honest drawbacks.
“Jule was a great story teller and showed lots of places of interest! Its been a great experience and would have given a 5-star rating if she was Scottish, speaking Scottish. Its a personal thing and not against Jule, again I think she did great and derserves 5 stars! When signing up it would help setting the expectation if the tour guide is a Scottish native or not.”
Laugh through Edinburgh’s Old Town with comedian Daniel Downie, Scottish history, Edinburgh Castle views, dark tales, and dog Brahan.
“Daniel was an excellent guide. He knew the history of Edinburgh and told it in a comical way. He had us in stitches. Would highly recommend!”
Explore Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Graveyard and South Bridge Vaults at night with a funny, informed guide and plenty of dark local history.
“It was really good and interesting and the tour guide who’s name was Darren was really good at telling the stories of the graveyard and vaults had a great time”
Explore Edinburgh’s darker past on a two-hour walk through graveyards, witch-trial sites, plague stories, and Burke and Hare landmarks.
“Really interesting, lots of information about Edinburgh’s history! Sonia was a fabulous tour guide, really knowledgeable!”
Trace Edinburgh’s Harry Potter connections, from Victoria Street to Greyfriars Kirkyard, with lively guides and useful city history.
“Kyrastal was a great guide full of knowledge and energy”
Review of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile and Old Town walking tour, with castle views, lively stories, small groups, practical tips, and value advice.
“Our guide was an excellent tour guide; knowledgeable, entertaining, and succinct. He had many stories to tell that made the history learning so much easier and more fun..”
Walk Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, explore hidden closes, and enter Edinburgh Castle with a Mercat guide on this lively 2-hour-15-minute tour.
“Nicola was an excellent guide, providing historical insights and information. Communicated very well. Thoughtful of the physical needs of older people, on the walk up the hill. I was very grateful for the mobility transport up the steep walk into the castle. Really enjoyed this tour.”
Pick a glen, a city or a distillery.
