News & stories from Edinburgh's award-winning walking tour company

A New Chapter| Mercat’s Edinburgh Tours

4 September 2020

 Mercat Tours Managing Director Kat Brogan, daughter of co-founder Des Brogan, picks up...

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Mercat Momentum| Edinburgh Vaults Tours

25 August 2020

Co-founder Des Brogan continues his recollection of Mercat Tours through the years, having walked us...

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Mercat’s Early Years

20 August 2020

Co-founder Des Brogan continues his recollection of Mercat Tours through the years, having walked...

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The Birth of Mercat's Edinburgh Tours

13 August 2020

How Mercat Tours was born… as told by co-founder Des Brogan.   In the mid 1980s I...

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7 Facts You Might Not Know About Scottish Whisky

9 April 2020

Scotch whisky is loved the world over, and here in Scotland we’re clearly very proud of our...

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George Drummond And The Birth Of Edinburgh's New Town

3 April 2020

Written by Mercat Tours Storyteller Simon Bendle Edinburgh’s New Town is arguably the...

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