Free Walking Sightseeing Tours in City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Explore City of Edinburgh in United Kingdom with one of our free walking tours. Click on a marker on the map to get started and view details about the tour. Below is an overview of the sightseeing tours. A total of 11 tours are available in City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Activities in City of EdinburghIndividual Sights in City of Edinburgh
Price 0$
Languages English
Duration 2h
Reviews 5/5 stars, 167 ratings

Top Rated Edinburgh Free Tour with World Famous Dog
Are you ready to fall in love with Edinburgh on this top rated walking tour with a world famous dog by your side? 🐶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 There is no better way to get to know Edinburgh than by experiencing this...
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Languages English
Duration 1h 15min
Reviews 5/5 stars, 3 ratings

NEW Brian Pendreigh's 70-minute Old Edinburgh highlights tour
Limited time in Edinburgh? No problem. Join an award-winning journalist and 5-star tour guide for the new whistle-stop version of his classic 5-star Old Town tour. It includes many of the...
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Price 0$
Languages German, English, Italian
Duration 2h
Reviews 4.9/5 stars, 1592 ratings

Edinburgh Essentials - Best Historic Free Walking Tour
Over the centuries Edinburgh has become one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. We will get to know the history of this medieval city, which is over 3000 years old, from the first tribes that...
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Languages English, Spanish
Duration 2h 30min
Reviews 4.9/5 stars, 27 ratings

Bonfires of Modernity: Edinburgh Demonologists, Witches and Wizards
During the 16th and 17th centuries, Europe was engulfed in a wave of persecutions, hysteria and superstition. Thousands of women were designated as witches for transgressing the system they...
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Languages English
Duration 2h
Reviews 4.9/5 stars, 13 ratings

Ghosts and ghouls, vampires and cannibals - Edinburgh's dark history with Brian Pendreigh
Do you believe in ghosts? Some do, some don't. Do you believe in witches and witchcraft? Maybe yes, maybe no. But it is a fact that thousands of people were executed for witchcraft in Scotland,...
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Languages English
Duration 1h 45min
Reviews 4.6/5 stars, 31 ratings

Secrets of Edinburgh's Old Town
Hello to you all. My name is Brian and I welcome you to Edinburgh. I would like to introduce and show you the Secrets of Edinburgh's Old Town!!! The big companies will show you the normal...
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Self-guided Tour #1

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 5.7 km
Ascend 214 m
Descend 184 m

  • Charlotte Square Gardens
  • Assembly Rooms
  • Royal Scottish Academy
  • Museum on the Mound
  • The Mercat Cross
  • City Art Centre
  • Fruitmarket
  • Old Saint Paul's
  • Museum of Childhood
  • Carrubbers Christian Centre
  • John Knox House
  • Canongate Kirk
  • Dynamic Earth
  • The Queen's Gallery
  • London Road Gardens
  • Calton Hill
  • Nelson Monument
  • National Monument of Scotland
Details for Tour #1 in City of Edinburgh

Self-guided Tour #2

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 9.8 km
Ascend 377 m
Descend 237 m

  • Bruntsfield Links
  • Barclay Viewforth Parish Church
  • King's Theatre
  • Church of St Michael and All Saints
  • Castle Terrace
  • Augustine United Church
  • Greyfriars Bobby
  • Greyfriars Kirk
  • Bedlam Theatre
  • National Museum of Scotland
  • Festival Theatre
  • Edinburgh Central Mosque
  • George Square Gardens
  • Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre
  • Symposium Hall
  • Canongate Kirk
  • The Queen's Gallery
  • Dynamic Earth
  • Cairn for Margaret Hall
  • Arthur's Seat
Details for Tour #2 in City of Edinburgh

Self-guided Tour #3

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 7.2 km
Ascend 175 m
Descend 213 m

  • Dugald Stewart Monument
  • London Road Gardens
  • Edinburgh Playhouse
  • Political Martyrs' Monument
  • St Andrew Square Garden
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery
  • New Town
  • Assembly Rooms
  • Charlotte Square Gardens
  • Charlotte Chapel
  • Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two
  • Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One
  • Dean Cemetery
Details for Tour #3 in City of Edinburgh

Self-guided Tour #4

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 82 m
Descend 108 m

  • RBGE Inverleith House
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • Quintinshill Rail Disaster Memorial
  • Rosebank Cemetery
  • North Leith Parish Church
  • Leith Theatre
  • Cables Wynd House
  • Lamb's House
  • St Mary's Star of the Sea Church
  • Trinity House
  • South Leith Parish Church
  • Leith Links East
Details for Tour #4 in City of Edinburgh

Self-guided Tour #5

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 6.8 km
Ascend 88 m
Descend 65 m

  • The Queen's Hall
  • The Meadows
  • The Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation
  • Saint Catherine's Argyle
  • Bruntsfield Links
  • Barclay Viewforth Parish Church
  • King's Theatre
  • St Peter's Catholic Church
  • Church Hill Theatre
Details for Tour #5 in City of Edinburgh

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Why Visit Sights? Self-guided sightseeing tours are a free and safe alternative to bus tours. You can explore City of Edinburgh at your own pace, any time! Do something good for your health by walking.