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

*Warning* - Hallowe'en Chic is Coming...

20 October 2014

You’ve probably seen them already in the supermarkets. Rows upon rows of orange sweeties,...

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Our 91% Record Achievement

15 October 2014

We are delighted to announce our family business has been awarded 91% by VisitScotland in...

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Unsavoury Hobby

11 August 2014

In 1823 a certain John Forrest, a graduate physician practising in Stirling and former pupil of...

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"Marriage or death" she cried "remember whose daughter I am"

14 July 2014

We start in 1689 with the gruesome execution of John Chiesley.  A relative of Lord Ravenswood...

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A Day To Remember...

1 July 2014

By day three of the Mercat Tours International Battlefield Experience, students are ready to enter...

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A Family Affair

6 June 2014

When I'm asked by a journalist for an interview, I always get nervous.   What do I say?...

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