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Old TownWalk
Edinburgh old town has been inhabited for millenia and is full of interesting places and stories to bring it to life. A UNESCO World Heritage Site it has seen its share of the dark side of life, from being bombed to hangings and murder, all covered on this walk. It has kept its medieval street plan so there are also many pre-Reformation buildings for you to see.
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Each walk delivers a unique and fascinating user experience. Through Tourist Walks’ self guided tour application you can explore the hidden gems created by local experts. For people wanting to explore the neighbourhood and experience the local culture, we provide a unique experience of exploring the city using GPS guided audio tours. We provide a free walk to our new users.
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Each walk delivers a unique and fascinating user experience. Through Tourist Walks’ self guided tour application you can explore the hidden gems created by local experts. For people wanting to explore the neighbourhood and experience the local culture, we provide a unique experience of exploring the city using GPS guided audio tours. The App is FREE, and all the walk summaries are FREE, each walk is individually priced and you can buy all the walks for a city at a discounted price.
Full Audio Visual Commentary
Tourist Walks is an application that can give you the freedom to explore the famous walks at your own discretion. We have created a full audio-visual self-guided experience that gives you the confidence to explore and discover the stories of various cities on your own.
Visit the Best Tourist Sites & Explore Them
Get a list of all the tourist sites you can visit. The Tourist Walks application will guide you to your next destination because every journey starts with a single step.
GPS and Multilingual Audio and Text Guidance
Even if you don’t understand the local language of the city you are visiting, Don’t worry. Audio guided walks have multilingual text assistance that will guide you in your native language.
Start/Stop/Rewind
/Restart Go at Your Own Pace
Tourist Walks’ audios are narrated by professionals who will keep you entertained while you are walking your way to the next destination. We help you discover the city around you in a more impressive way.
Download the Walk App & Use Offline. No Mobile Data Required.
It is always frustrating when you wish to travel somewhere but your mobile phone service is out-of-order. Don’t worry! Tourist Walks comes with an offline version of built-in maps you might need, even without internet access.
The Old Town Walk is full of the history of the people who lived here
- Tour Name - Old Town Walk
- Tour Location - Edinburgh
- No. of Attractions - #11
- Tour Starting Point - Grassmarket
- Tour Ending Point - Flooden Wall
Just some of the highlights to enjoy on our Old Town Walking Tour
The Grassmarket
Archeological evidence shows that this area has been inhabited since the bronze age three thousand years ago but it was not part of Edinburgh until the fifteenth century when James III gave permission for a weekly market right here. We visit where Zeppelins dropped their bombs in world war 1 and take you through all the highlights of the area. Now it is one of the most picturesque and vibrant areas in the city with pubs, restaurants and some of the best shopping Edinburgh has to offer. Find out more on our tour.
The White Hart Inn is aid to be the oldest pub in Edinburgh it dates from 1516, though the building you now see is 18th Century. Two of the most infamous patrons were Edinburgh’s notorious serial killers, William Burke and William Hare. The famous Scottish poet Robert Burns also stayed here. Find out more on our tour.
The White Hart Inn
Maggie Dicksons
The Maggie the pub is named after was hanged on the Grassmarket after being found guilty of concealing and then possibly murdering her illegitimate baby, she was put in a coffin on the back of a cart and taken away for burial. As the cart trundled along the driver heard a muffled voice saying “let me out my neck hurts”, which was Maggie, very much alive. As she had already been declared dead she was not re-tried and went on to live a long life with many more children, but forever more has is remembered as “Half Hangit Maggie”.
Execution Site
This was one of the three main hanging sites in Edinburgh, and its where Maggie was “half” hanged. This spot became the official site for public executions in 1660 and stayed that way for over a hundred years. Even a hangman was hanged here for murdering a beggar. Just beyond this is the Covenanters Memorial in the form of a raised X in stone and marks the spot where 100 Covenanters were hanged for their religious beliefs between 1661 and 1668. Find out more on our tour.
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Elephant House
the Elephant House’s main claim to fame is that ,in the back room with the large window with marvelous views, is where JK Rowling started writing Harry Potter. It was burnt out from s fire that started next door. If it has re-opened its worth a visit for the view.
Greyfriars Bobby
The statue of the little dog is a life size memorial to Greyfriars Bobby. Greyfriars Bobby was a little Skye terrier that confirms the idea that a dog is man’s best friend. When his master died the truly faithful Bobby refused to leave his graveside whatever the weather, for fourteen years and thus became a legend inspiring a number of books, television programs and films. Find out more on our tour.
National Museum of Scotland
The National Museum of Scotland, entrance is on Chambers Street. There is lots to do and see for adults and children from viewing the Grand Gallery to seeing the jewellery of Mary Queen of Scots. You can also take a picture with the most famous sheep in the world, Dolly, the first cloned mammal ever to be created from a single cell. There are also games galore for the children. the National Museum of Scotland, the entrance to which is on the Chambers Street, just follow Greyfriars Bobby’s gaze. There is lots to do and see for adults and children from viewing the Grand Gallery to seeing the jewellery of Mary Queen of Scots. You can also take a picture with the most famous sheep in the world, Dolly, the first cloned mammal ever to be created from a single cell. There are also games galore for the children.
Greyfriars Church
This is Greyfriars Kirkyard and it is one of the most historically significant churches in Scotland. It gets its name from the brown robed Franciscan Monks, who were first given the land here in the 15th Century but their friary was destroyed in the 16th Century Reformation. Brown, in those days was considered a shade of grey. Mary Queen of Scots herself gave permission for the friary land to be used as a burial ground, and a church was built on the land in the early 17th Century, and another church built in the 18th Century on the west end. They became one church in a 1938 refurbishment of the inside. If it’s open you will see a magnificent Peter Collins Organ and, below it, a small museum. Find out more on our tour.
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Tom Riddells Grave
This is the grave that inspired the name of one of the most famous fictional evil wizards ever created. Thomas Riddell, infamous main character of J.K.Rowlings award winning series Harry Potter.
George Heriots School
The school began in the mid 17th Century after George Heriot left 25,000 Scots Pounds, the equivalent of tens of millions today, to look after the poor fatherless children of Edinburgh. George was a moneylender to King James I of England VI of Scotland and a jewellery maker to his Queen. Activities which eventually made him the richest man in Scotland. The school took its first 30 pupils in 1659 and today is an independent primary and secondary school. Find out more on our tour.
Flooden Wall
There has been a city wall in Edinburgh since the 12th Century. They walls covered parts of the southern and central parts of the city, as the northern approaches were covered by the marshy N’or Loch, which was where Princes Street Gardens and Waverley Station now are. The first recorded city wall was the 15th Century Kings Wall. The Flooden Wall was built in the 16th Century after the English defeated the Scots at the Battle of Flooden in 1513, and Edinburgh expected a retaliation that never actually came. Find out more on our tour.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. After the walks have been downloaded, for which you need an internet connection, no mobile data is required to do the walks.
No you can pause and resume at any point within the walk. Whether you need a coffee or a comfort break the walks are entirely flexible.
Yes you will receive both verbal guidance and a GPS enabled map to take you around each of the points of interest on the walks.
No the walks are circular so you will receive multiple options of where to start each walk.
Yes there are providing you buy them as a bundle, not one at a time. You can even buy all the walks in one package at a very generous price.
For each point of interest you will get information both verbally and in text and sometimes video form together with helpful images to get the most from each one.
You can pay by all manner of credit and debit cards as well as Paypal.
In the walk summary we point out if the walk is suitable for wheelchairs and pets, and there is also an indication of the distance of the walk, and how long it will take.
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