Private Walking Tour of Edinburgh New Town and Old Town

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Tour ID:

1206
Tour theme:

Historic Old Town Walking Tours, Ghost Tours,
Duration:

1/2 Day - 2 hour 30min
Starts from:

Edinburgh

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Tour Description

Two National Trust properties, two centuries and two towns: Old and New. We team up with the National Trust for Scotland on this private tour, combining exceptional storytelling with perfectly preserved houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.

We'll begin at the Mercat Cross, where your private guide will reveal the stories behind the Old Town - a maze of closes and wynds, and a place of chronic overcrowding, where buildings once reached 14 storeys high.

We'll weave our way up to Gladstone's Land on Lawnmarket for a tour of the traditional 18th century tenement house - where you'll see the cramped conditions and terrible poverty.

From cramped tenements to expansive town houses

Then we'll head for the New Town, and a tour of the Georgian House - the National Trust for Scotland's beautifully preserved example of 19th century living. The contrast is marked: spacious interiors, period furniture, a glint of silver and glass.

BOOK THIS TOUR IF YOU'D LIKE TO...
- Explore the contrast between Edinburgh's Old and New Town
- Visit two National Trust for Scotland properties: Gladstone's Land and the Georgian House
- Enjoy a private tour with an expert guide

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Prices & Dates

This is a private tour and prices and details are available upon request.

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TOUR DETAILS

2 hours 30 minutes (includes entry and tour of Gladstone's Land and Georgian House)

MEETING POINT AND ROUTE

Start: Mercat Cross, High Street

Finish: Georgian House, Charlotte Square

Departure & Map

Leaving From Edinburgh

Mercat Cross, High Street

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Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions

We are confident you will be delighted with your tour. However, there are some terms which we’d like to draw to your attention...

1. What You Can Expect of Us

A warm welcome from our staff
A guide dressed smartly and appropriate to your type of tour
Staff whose Mercat Tours name badges are clearly visible
A tour which starts promptly and lasts the time advertised
A tour which takes you to a variety of locations in and around the High Street
Stories which are based on the authentic history of Edinburgh
Stories which are told, as far as possible, in the locations where they occurred
Stories which are told in an engaging and entertaining way
A guide who makes an effort to involve the group actively
A guide who answers your questions or who directs you to where you can find answers to your questions
A guide who is attentive of your health and safety
A guide who is unwilling to accept behaviour from any individual that disrupts and spoils the experience of the many
A company which refuses admission to anyone deemed under the influence of alcohol or drugs

2. What We Expect of You

That you turn up at the Mercat Cross fifteen minutes before the start of the tour
That you enter into the spirit of the tour, listening and responding to the stories the guide tells you
That you reserve questions for the end of stories
That you are mindful of the health and safety warnings issued by your guide
That you do not behave in any way that disrupts the tour and impairs the enjoyment of others

3. Your Tickets

Your ticket is valid only for the tour on which you have booked. It is not transferable. If you miss your tour we will attempt to place you on a later one but customers who have pre-paid for those tours have priority.
Your ticket is non-refundable. Monies are only re-imbursed when a tour is cancelled by Mercat Tours.

4. Payment

All pricing is in pounds sterling (GBP). If you have paid from overseas your payment card is charged in pounds sterling at your card issuing bank’s current exchange rate to your local currency. Our tickets include UK Value Added Tax.
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Operated by: Mercat Tours