The Real Mary King's Close Underground Tour and Walking Tour of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Duration: 2 hours
Discover Edinburgh's hidden history with The Real Mary King's Close. Join this 2 hour tour and see and hear how Edinburgh's Old Town developed into the vibrant and modern city it is today. This extended tour experience runs daily in the afternoons. Your character tour guide will take you underground for 1 hour to see the buried 17th Century streets and homes beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile. You will then emerge for a 1 hour overground tour of Edinburgh's most significant closes and buildings.
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Discover Edinburgh's hidden history with The Real Mary King's Close. Join this 2 hour tour and see and hear how Edinburgh's Old Town developed into the vibrant and modern city it is today. This extended tour experience runs daily in the afternoons. Your character tour guide will take you underground for 1 hour to see the buried 17th Century streets and homes beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile. You will then emerge for a 1 hour overground tour of Edinburgh's most significant closes and buildings.Imagine no more...
Discover Edinburgh's hidden history with The Real Mary King's Close. Join us over 2 hours to see and hear for yourself how Edinburgh's Old Town developed into the vibrant and modern city it is today.
Your character tour guide will first take you underground for 1 hour to see the buried 17th Century streets and homes, a network of Old Town closes beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile. You will then emerge for a 1 hour overground tour of Edinburgh's most significant closes and buildings, hearing the architectural significance of why Mary King's Close was buried beneath these new iconic structures.
Mary King's Close was once one of the busiest, liveliest streets in 17th-Century Edinburgh. So how did such an important thoroughfare end up sealed off from the world for nearly 400 years?
With your character guide, explore the warren of now underground streets and houses. See for yourself what daily life was like, for both rich and poor. What's the truth behind the myths and legends surrounding Mary King's Close and its residents? Discover how disease and the demands of a growing city conspired to seal the Close's fate forever. Starting in the exhibition space your tour guide will welcome you to Mary King's Close. You will then spend 1 hour exploring the now underground streets and rooms and hear the stories of the people who lived, worked and died here.
You will then emerge into the daylight to continue your journey through Edinburgh's history. This 1 hour overground tour will regale you with stories of murder and execution, not forgetting tales of raucous Coffee Houses and the lives of the poor and the wealthy. Just what would Mary King’s Close have looked like if its fate hadn’t been sealed by the Royal Exchange? All will be revealed.
End your visit with a stop in the shop and cafe. The cafe, The Royal Exchange Coffee House, is open daily from 9am and offers authentic Scottish produce for all the family. Warm up with a hearty soup or relax and enjoy a tea and scone in the unique setting of the Burgh Courtroom (own expense). The shop offers all things Mary King's, from plague and pestilence souvenirs to high quality authentic Scottish gifts, there will be something memorable to take home (own expense).
This 2 hour extended tour experience runs daily in the afternoons. A top quality visitor attraction, allowing you to see for yourself what daily life was like in the 17th Century for both rich and poor. Tour capacity is maximum 20 people, offering an intimate and personal experience.
Discover Edinburgh's hidden history with The Real Mary King's Close. Join us over 2 hours to see and hear for yourself how Edinburgh's Old Town developed into the vibrant and modern city it is today.
Your character tour guide will first take you underground for 1 hour to see the buried 17th Century streets and homes, a network of Old Town closes beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile. You will then emerge for a 1 hour overground tour of Edinburgh's most significant closes and buildings, hearing the architectural significance of why Mary King's Close was buried beneath these new iconic structures.
Mary King's Close was once one of the busiest, liveliest streets in 17th-Century Edinburgh. So how did such an important thoroughfare end up sealed off from the world for nearly 400 years?
With your character guide, explore the warren of now underground streets and houses. See for yourself what daily life was like, for both rich and poor. What's the truth behind the myths and legends surrounding Mary King's Close and its residents? Discover how disease and the demands of a growing city conspired to seal the Close's fate forever. Starting in the exhibition space your tour guide will welcome you to Mary King's Close. You will then spend 1 hour exploring the now underground streets and rooms and hear the stories of the people who lived, worked and died here.
You will then emerge into the daylight to continue your journey through Edinburgh's history. This 1 hour overground tour will regale you with stories of murder and execution, not forgetting tales of raucous Coffee Houses and the lives of the poor and the wealthy. Just what would Mary King’s Close have looked like if its fate hadn’t been sealed by the Royal Exchange? All will be revealed.
End your visit with a stop in the shop and cafe. The cafe, The Royal Exchange Coffee House, is open daily from 9am and offers authentic Scottish produce for all the family. Warm up with a hearty soup or relax and enjoy a tea and scone in the unique setting of the Burgh Courtroom (own expense). The shop offers all things Mary King's, from plague and pestilence souvenirs to high quality authentic Scottish gifts, there will be something memorable to take home (own expense).
This 2 hour extended tour experience runs daily in the afternoons. A top quality visitor attraction, allowing you to see for yourself what daily life was like in the 17th Century for both rich and poor. Tour capacity is maximum 20 people, offering an intimate and personal experience.
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