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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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Accepts electronic paymentThis tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card
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A bit of history, a bit of trivia and a wee dash of stand-up. Born and bred in Edinburgh, I worked as a staff reporter, feature writer and cinema editor on The Scotsman for 17 years and subsequently wrote regularly for the Guardian and London Times. I have written and edited several books, including The Times on Cinema and On Location - The Film Fan's Guide to Britain and Ireland.
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 highlights of the two and a half hour version, including Edinburgh Castle, St Giles Cathedral and the closes and wynds of the Royal Mile.
Learn about the world’s first skyscrapers and how people coped without toilets or bathrooms.
Its not just history… Learn about the city’s link with Marvel superheroes and Scotland ended up with a unicorn as its national animal.
Compare handprints with JK Rowling. And learn how a meeting with a tourist from Tennessee changed my life and may change the course of Scottish history.
Meet outside the Tron Kirk Market, 122 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1QS. It is a former church on the junction of the Royal Mile and South Bridge. I will have a large black (or red) umbrella.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
