Edinburgh Castle: Guided Walking Tour with Entry Ticket
Description
Scotland’s second-most-popular tourist attraction as you learn about the bloody history including stories of the kings and queens who lived in this castle. There is evidence of a fort here for almost 3000 years, and it has been a royal castle since at least King David I’s reign in the 12th century. The Scottish monarchs continued to use it until 1633, and even saw the birth of King James VI within its walls. Your tour will begin on the Royal Mile, then take you to the castle, where you will hear your guide talking about the origins of the castle and its sieges. Once inside the castle walls, the guide will take you through the different parts of the fortress and tell you its fascinating history. Inside the complex, you will find three museums, two prisons, a canine cemetery, the Chapel of Saint Margaret, the National Monument to the fallen of Scotland, the Great Hall, and a Royal Palace.(ENTIRE TOUR WILL REMAIN OUTDOORS; buildings are not accessible during the tour.)
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Itinerary
Explore one the most important fortresses in the history of Scotland. Walk inside the castle for 1 hour and 10 minutes to enjoy the wonderful royal palace, where Mary Queen of Scots once lived, and admire the Great Hall of the 16th century where parties and feast took place. After the exploration with a guide, you can spend a free time inside the castle until closing time
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please note in poor weather conditions the tour will remain outdoors as access to the castle buildings is not available for tour groups
- Tour will be inside the castle walls, but outdoors, with free time after the tour to to explore the castle an to go inside every building (Museums, Royal Palace, prisons, and much more). We can not access those buildings during the tour, but the tour will still be carried out within the castle grounds.
- The castle is a complex of buildings, not a single building.
- On this tour you will be guided around Edinburgh castle, with specific stops assigned by the castle authorities.
- Bags over 30L in volume are not allawed inside the castle.
Reviews(6,332)
Mel was very knowledgable and kept it fun. I recommend going to the tea room after the tour for the afternoon tea!
Our tour with Nick was a perfect way to spend our first morning in Edinburgh! He was so knowledgeable about the city, its history, and everything to check out once you’re in the castle. Highly recommend this experience to anyone looking for an exciting introduction to Edinburgh!
We toured the Castle with our tour guide Raj. It was a fantastic experience with the beauty of the grounds and the fantastic historical narration of Raj. If you love the historical facts and in depth background of places you visit I would most definitely recommend this tour and Raj as your tour guide. It was a great mix of everything you could ask for with a few comical quips! Mel Gibson would be proud!
Ignas gave a great explanation and was very clear
Awesome place to visit, lots of history and scenery
The Edinburgh Castle tour was excellent. Nick, our guide, was very entertaining, knowledgeable, and provided us with historical information and stories to spark our interest further. I would recommend this tour.
Tour guide was knowledgeable however, didn’t keep the tour moving. I believe he took too much time explaining the answers to questions and at times repeated himself. Brief answers would have been more appropriate and given us more time to see the grounds.
Very well organised tour with a very knowledgable local guide. A little bit expensive, I thought... but when in Edinburgh, its a must! Overall I thought it was good value! 😆👍
Our guide Ignas was great..! Very knowledgable and humorous. He made the tour really engaging.
Thank you Ignas, very detailed tour!
