Edinburgh Castle Guided Walking Tour - Entry Tickets Included
Recommended by 97% of travelers
Edinburgh, Scotland
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- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover more about Scottish history on this guided walking tour of Edinburgh Castle. Walk up the Royal Mile with your guide while learning about the castle's 3,000-year history and its role in Scottish heritage. Explore the castle grounds with detailed insights into key features like the one o'clock gun and Argyle Battery, gaining a deeper understanding than a casual visitor.
- Learn more than you would exploring on your own
- Enjoy in-depth insights into the history of Edinburgh Castle and its key features
- Walk the Royal Mile as ancient royals did
- Convenient meeting point near public transportation
What's Included
- Local guide
- Entry Fees
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Adam Smith Statue192 Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK
Tour departs from outside Café Nero on the Royal Mile besides the statue of Adam Smith. Just look for our green and white umbrellas with Little Fish logo and speak to our staff when you arrive.
End point
- Edinburgh CastleCastlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG, UK
Itinerary
Meet your guide and group at a centrally located spot on the Royal Mile. Walk together toward Edinburgh Castle while your guide shares stories about the castle’s history and some of the key characters associated with it.
Upon arrival at Edinburgh Castle, use your prebooked ticket to enter. Your guide leads you around the sprawling grounds and provides more details about such notable features as the castle dungeons and Crown Jewels, as well as what to look out for inside.
Then, your guide leaves you alone to explore the castle buildings at your own pace.
Upon arrival at Edinburgh Castle, use your prebooked ticket to enter. Your guide leads you around the sprawling grounds and provides more details about such notable features as the castle dungeons and Crown Jewels, as well as what to look out for inside.
Then, your guide leaves you alone to explore the castle buildings at your own pace.
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Edinburgh Castle
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
- Although much of the tour is done inside the castle complex, this will not be under cover.
- Bags over 30L in volume are not permitted inside the castle and the castle does not provide a locker system for the storage of luggage.
- Service animals allowed
- Tour DOES NOT MEET AT THE CASTLE, the tour begins from our start point at 192 High Street, by the statue of Adam Smith
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Please Note - Children, aged 15 and under, will not be able to join the tour unless accompanied by a responsible adult
- Edinburgh Castle is built on top of the core of an old volcano, the ground is often uneven and at times steep. Be prepared to be on your feet for the full duration of the tour. People with mobility issues may not get the most from this tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Jess was very funny and explained a lot of details and stories about the castle. It was a very good experience!
I was the slowest in our group (arthritis in knee and hip) but our guide was very good and waited til we were all gathered before telling the historic stories. A lot of up hill walking on cobbles (not surprising!). It was a very good experience and the weather was with us.
Me and my mom visited Edinburgh for her birthday and we both really wanted to go to see the castle. We immediately loved our guide Max when he called our group “team handsome” and my mom said to me “yes! We got the good one!” Absolutely incredible tour and Max was amazing, funny and respectful to both us in the group and to the castle’s history. Definitely recommend!!
Ben was an amazing guide! I learned so much about Scottish history, not only in relation to the castle but the before and after. Ben made many years of history easy to understand and relatable to today’s day.
We had a wonderful time with our wonderful tour guide Jessica. She was very detailed and knowledgeable about the history of castle and didn’t rush us at any point.
Our guide gave us the history and fun facts about Edinburgh Castle. She was super knowledgeable and presented very well. I enjoyed listening to her rather than a taped recording or just wandering about. If you are going to visit the Castle, i recommend booking a tour guide tour with them.
What a fantastic experience. Our guide was so knowledgeable and could answer any of our questions. She had a marvellous sense of humour.
This was a great walking tour and experience! A must do in Edinburgh! Our guide was Ali and he was very informational and patient as we walked the streets. Highly recommend!
A fantastic experience seeing the stunning Castle and hearing all about it from the knowledgeable and affable Max from Little Fish Tours!
Informative and interesting tour of Edinburgh Castle given by Georgia with humour thrown in for fun. She was very knowledgeable and passed on interesting facts about the history of the castle and associated people.
Sonia was our tour guide. Her knowledge was fantastic! I felt like she did a great job with her historical information she provided guests and essentially had an answer for all questions.
It was awesome. So informative and filled with amazing historical information and our tour guide Sabi (Isabella) was fantastic.
Informative and good humoured, Koffe our guide was a gentleman and provided some great historical details
We had a lovely guide called Steph who was very knowledgeable and kept our interests up throughout the whole tour, would highly recommend
Our guide Max was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the castle. He provided guidance on what exhibits were the most knot worthy. I highly recommend touring with this company
Wonderful tour! Our guide Eual was fantastic, making history come alive with personal stories and humor sprinkled in. You can walk the castle alone, but a good guide makes it so much better.
Worth doing. Edinburgh Castle is a must see place when you're here. So much history to learn about and the tour guides are great and very knowledgeable.
Euan was an excellent guide! He knew so much information, and clearly had a passion for teaching people about the castle. He put history in a context that was fun and enjoyable! I would recommend his tour to future friends traveling here!
Totally worth the cost. Not only did we get a ticket into the castle but learned some history along the way. Ben was our tour guide and was great.
My husband and I throughly enjoyed Jess as our guide . She made the history of Edinburgh Castle very interesting!!!
It was really worth it. The castle is huge so having someone to explain and explore with you is priceless. Our tour guide, Big G (Graeme), was amazing! So knowledgeable and very friendly with a great sense of humor. Could not have asked for a better guide, just wish the tour was longer!! lol! But our guide hit the highlights and then we had the rest of the day to explore the rest.
There is a lot to take in about the history of the castle. To appreciate the tour more I suggest reading some of this beforehand.
Also be prepared for lots of people from many other tour groups. The guide did a good job of speaking loudly enough for people to hear but in some areas of the castle it was very congested.
Sabella was fantastic!! Her energy and knowledge provided us a such a great experience and information about Edinburgh Castle. Highly recommended!
I was surprised to discover a castle is a town not a palace, so the tour was more than and less than I expected. I loved hearing about the history prior to the 1800’s!
Go early and plan to stand in line to see Crown Jewels and St Margret’s chapel. There was a wedding in the chapel! So happy for the couple, but disappointed I did not allow extra time so I could wait until the wedding was over.
We toured Edinburgh Castle with Step, who was fantastic. She was knowledgeable, funny, and respectful of everyone in the group. From start to finish, she demonstrated her knowledge of Scotland and the castle. This tour is not to be missed. Glad we did it on our first full day!
We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. I’m Muñoz. Our tour guide, Campbell, was funny and knowledgeable in all aspects of the castle. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide. I highly recommend this tour as it gives you all the highlights and then time on your own to check out different spots in the castle area. If I could give it more than five stars, I would.
Campbell was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and entertaining. Wonderful tour!
Loved the sights and got to see the 1 o'clock canon being fired.
This guided tour of Edinburgh Castle was excellent..
Uan our guide was knowledgeable, humorous and made the experience totally worthwhile.
He answered all questions put to him, not only about the castle but the city.
His anecdotes, but also real history facts, were informed and interesting.
Informative and fun. The guide is very personal and humorous, with knowledge of the history of the castle. He’s engaging and happy to answer any questions. He also got one of the group to be one of the historical characters to demonstrate how he was quartered and beheaded!
This was a great tour and 20,000 foot overview of all the castle houses- tons of museums- dungeons, Crown Jewels, chapels- loads of history. Our guide, Graeme, was amazing- you can tell he loves sharing the stories - it was awesome!
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