Edinburgh: Uncover Stories of Crime & Punishment Walking Tour
Invisible Cities Tours
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Book tickets and uncover Stories of Crime and Punishment around Edinburgh with Invisible Cities Tours!
Invisible Cities recruit and train people who have experienced homelessness to become walking tour guides. Those people end up offering you unique, off the beaten track tours of their cities!
Their experienced tour guides, all of whom have been affected by homelessness, simply live and breathe their cities. These walking tours truly are an original experience, offering a way to sightsee through someone else's eyes and have an individual perspective of your chosen city!
Tour highlights
- Begin your adventure at Maggie Dickson’s pub and hear the incredible story of how Maggie Dickson survived a public execution in the early 1700s.
- Then, make your way to Grassmarket Community Project, a social enterprise, and Greyfriar’s Cemetery, where you’ll learn about the Covenanters and the first concentration camp in history.
- Hear stories about Deacon Brody, the character that inspired Jekyll and Hyde, before making your final stop at Street Work.
Meet your guide
Sonny, an Edinburgh local, offers you a walking tour of his Edinburgh, taking you along the streets that he knows and following the stories of crimes, hangings, and jail time! Hear Sonny’s story and uncover his journey!
Don't miss out on this truly fascinating tour, get tickets now and have them delivered instantly via email and SMS!
Location
Tour Meeting Point
92 Grassmarket,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JR
Facilities
- Full guided tour
More Info
How big/small is the capacity for a tour group?
This can vary from tour to tour, but Invisible Cities prefer to have tours starting with three customers. The maximum capacity is usually 20 or 25.
Is your group bigger? Don’t panic. They can accommodate any size, if you have more than 25 people they will simply split your group between several guides at no added cost to you!
Are Invisible City tours wheelchair friendly?
The tours delivered by Invisible Cities take you on a unique route, but most of them are wheel-chair accessible.
They can also adapt their tours to your group and guests, so everyone can enjoy them!
Will the tours be negatively affected by weather conditions?
No! Rain or shine, your tour will go ahead, unless there is a weather warning and you have been advised to stay inside (which has happened in Scotland before!)