Edinburgh New Town Private Walking Tour

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Tour ID:

1280
Tour theme:

Historic Old Town Walking Tours,
Duration:

1/2 Day - 1 hour 15min
Starts from:

Edinburgh

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Tour Description

Explore Edinburgh's New Town - the Enlightenment built in stone. On this private tour you'll discover the finer points of 18th century life: from the Royal Society of Edinburgh to the elegant Assembly Rooms.

This private tour of George Street gives you the chance to explore the history of Edinburgh's New Town - home to literature and science, pretty garden squares and ballrooms ablaze with glittering chandeliers.

Explore the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the home of intense discussions between scientists, writers and architects. See inside the Assembly Rooms, opened for the Caledonian Hunt Ball in 1787 and impressing audiences ever since. Discover the thought behind this exceptional example of city planning - from the first designs to the neo-classical grandeur that gives Edinburgh's New Town its unique atmosphere.

See behind locked doors and neo-classical porticos

Your private guide will unlock the stories of who built what - and why - as you walk along George Street. You'll have rare access to some of the most famous buildings - including the Royal Society of Edinburgh, where generations of scientists, inventors and philosophers have tested their ideas.

Developed in partnership with Edinburgh World Heritage and supported by Essential Edinburgh, this private tour shows you a side to the city that others often miss.

BOOK THIS TOUR IF YOU'D LIKE TO...
- Take an exclusive tour with an experienced guide, raising money as you do
- Explore the history of the finest street in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town
- Enjoy rare access to the exceptional interiors features of some of George Street's famous buildings
- See where distinguished scientists, inventors and philosophers tested their mettle street in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town
- Take a private tour with an experienced guide

Hidden Georgian Gems

Prices & Dates

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

What's Included

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes

Start: St Andrew’s Square Gardens

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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