Secrets of Edinburgh Royal Mile Walking Tour

Tour ID: 1204 Tour Theme: Historic Old Town Walking Tours This tour starts from: Edinburgh Duration: 1 Day - 1 hour 15 min
	Operated by: Mercat Tours

Tour Description:

If walls could talk, these are the stories they would tell! A great bridge was built spanning the deep valley to the south of the Royal Mile. Under its 19 enormous arches, in a catacomb of underground chambers, a community began to thrive. Trades, first legal and then illicit, flourished - and in the hard times there was nothing that couldn't be bought or sold for a purse of gold! Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!

The Underground Vaults were created in the late 18th Century, abandoned by the 1830s - and only opened again to the public in 1996. The labyrinth of corridors and chambers you visit remain unchanged from two hundred years ago. Visit this unique attraction and capture a very special moment in the evolution of this city.

• Visit authentic 18th Century Underground Vaults beneath the South Bridge
• Find out why they were created
• Witness the unaltered conditions in which real people lived and worked
• Learn the origin of the Scottish 'midden'
• Discover links with the city's notorious ‘bodysnatchers’

*For health & safety reasons we are unable to allow any children under the age of 5 on our underground tours

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