Edinburgh Tour: Old Town Tales & Sweet Treats

Embark on a thrilling adventure through Edinburgh’s Old Town on our Hidden Gems walking tour. Discover the city’s lesser-known corners and hunt for hidden treasures with our talented character guide. Perfect for locals and visitors seeking an off-the-beaten-path experience.

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mercat Cross - Start your exploration at the grand centrepiece of Parliament Square, and learn about this hidden gem in plain sight.
    Discover another hidden gem connected to a certain boy wizard in the area before heading down the Royal Mile towards the site of the old gates to the city and entering the historic Burgh of Canongate!
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What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Guided Walking Tour
  • Character guide
Additional Information

Enjoy captivating storytelling as you wander through the Old Town, concluding at The Palace of Holyrood House. Delight in whisky, haggis, and artisan Scottish fudge as part of your journey.
Uncover Edinburgh’s hidden gems on the Historical Gems Walking Tour with Whisky & Local Flavours - an essential experience for history enthusiasts and food lovers….

Location
192 High St
High Street
Meet your character guide outside Caffè Nero, 1 Parliament Square. Arrive 5-10 minutes early to check in for your tour. We are unable to provide refunds for no-shows. The start of the tour cannot be delayed due to operational reasons.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mary
Jun 15, 2025
Best tour guide ever, we LOVE her! - Detective Darcy took my 10yo granddaughter and I under her wing and worked with us to help us become full-fledged detectives! She showed us wonderful hidden gems in the city and was very knowledgeable. We greatly enjoyed the tour, and my granddaughter enjoyed Darcy so much, she gave her a hug at the end of the tour!
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Lobbygobbler123
May 29, 2025
Detective Darcy Strikes Again - Fantastic walking tour led by the wonderful Darcy, suitably attired in Tartan Detectives Tam O Shanter and Gannex Mac,complete with Steampunk Handbag containing her Magnifying Glass.The tour was beautifully paced and structured, albeit being very friendly and informal, with the components and evidences on the tour being seamlessly flowing into each other.I'll be doing it again, along with the other tour they do, The Witches one.Thankyou very much Darcy. Ten out of Ten and a Five Star Tour *****
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Gary_y
May 9, 2025
Wonderful!!! - Edinburgh’s history is fascinating but walking down the Royal Mile without a good guide and one would miss numerous intriguing stories. Dorsy was an excellent guide. Our group was small so it was possible to have an on-going discussion with her for the complete two hours. Wonderful!
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Melimoo25
Mar 6, 2025
Inspecting the history of the royal mile and concluding just how good Scottish fudge is - We met our tour guide Katie Clue, and it was just us and another couple so nice and intimate. The tour kind of has an inspector/clues type theme to it which I found quite refreshing from just a normal tour. Our tour guide was lovely, I think you could tell she was maybe a bit nervous to start but she had lots of info and even if she did get it wrong we wouldn't know 😅 The fudge was absolutely beautiful! We actually went back after the tour and bought some! The tour covered quite a few little hidden things along the royal mile that you wouldn't think to look twice at but had a little history behind it which was nice to learn about.
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Diannefrypan
Sep 13, 2024
Fantastic tour. Highly recommend - This tour is def something you should do while in Edinburgh. Interesting information and a fun time. It went so quickly. Thanks Dorothy!
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Cruiser67560682253
Aug 27, 2024
Edinburgh a bit off the Royal Mile. - We are along the High Street and Royal Mile towards Holyrood Palace. With cool detours to places we certainly wouldn't have found. It was a lot of fun. (Also the fudge... mjam)
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Sandi_c
Aug 27, 2024
Loved it! - Darcy was Great! She showed us lots of things that we would have missed! Next time we will take a JK Rowling tour!
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J5872jnsonjaw
Jul 15, 2024
Most gorgeous tour I ever had! - I would like to shout out to the world how much I enjoyed my tour with Darcie today. Even though I know Edinburgh quite well, she showed me so many new places and told me fantastic stories that I love this very special city even more than I ever have. Thank you so much for this great experience! All the best, Sonja from Geemany
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Ginabz9298tr
Jul 1, 2024
Berrys on tour🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - Darcy our wonderful tour guide was fabulous❤️ We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and enjoyed all the stories and known and lesser known historical facts. 10/10 the Berry Family.
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Elsa_y
Jul 5, 2024
A Walk Thru Scottish History - Initially, we had a difficult time finding our tour guide, Darcy. This tour is on foot. You will walk around some of the historical “landmarks “ and listen to information regarding them. We received sample chocolates and then purchased some. If you’re a history person, you would enjoy this short tour. Maybe the guides should wear clothing that represents the company so they can be easily identified.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).