Forget about crowds, schedules or lines! With Pandemic Tours' self-guided experiences your phone is your new private guide.
In this incredible experience, Moira will show you a less-known walk, slightly off the beaten track but nonetheless, one that is steeped in the past and beauty: A Tour to Duddingston Village!
This is a wonderful and informative experience for anyone to enjoy - however a certain level of fitness is required (or you can take a taxi).
Discover how Duddingston Village is a magical slice of history, art, nature, architecture and tales. In these small streets, you'll meet Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Raeburn and Walter Scott - a beheaded Queen, a would-be ...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
You will get an email with instructions to activate your tour (booking reference isn't the code!)
Audio guide, videos, pictures, recommendations and all the info you need
Unlimited access to this Self-Guided Tour on the app
Moira will guide you through an audio guide (no computer-generated voice!)
Map, directions, GPS route and stops of each tour
Live Guide (in-person)
Meeting Points
Departure
The Fudge House of Edinburgh
All our tours are self-guided. You will be led by the GPS in the app. Remember to check the "Before You Go" Section of your ticket and give Pandemic Tours App access to your location!
Return
Dr Neil's Garden
The tour finishes at Dr Neil's Garden, Duddingston Village.
To return to the High Street there are three options. The first is to walk either back the way you came or over Arthur’s Seat, you can take a taxi, or a bus.
Itinerary
1
Fudge House
You will learn why Scots have a sweet tooth! Here is the story of the Tablet and Fudge.
5 minutes
2
Dunbars Close Garden
The old city of Edinburgh is like a maze with small alleys off the main roads and they each take you somewhere that feels magical. One of these hidden gems is the gardens at Dunbar Close. It’s right here in the centre of the city and unknown to most residents.
10 minutes
3
Robert Fergusson Statue
Standing on the main pavement, outside Canongate Kirk, we find the statue of Robert Ferguson. We cannot walk past this statue and not wonder who he is, and why he is so prominent on the Canongate.
You will learn everything about this important character as we move on on this tour.
4
Holyrood Park
You will learn about both the Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament while we walk along this tour.
5
Salisbury Crags
Learn all about this large park in the middle of the city; its history, what people used to do here centuries ago and how it has changed over time.
6
Arthur's Seat
Arthur’s Seat - the hill is an extinct volcano where signs of human habitation have been found 5000 years BC. It seems people have always lived here, innit. We will have a glance at its fascinating history. The climb is optional!
7
Duddingston Loch
As you clipped the top of the hill and started to descend the vista of the loch opened up in front of you. Duddingston Loch is a freshwater loch, and the only natural one remaining in the city. Discover this amazing village and lake in this tour!
8
Sheep Heid Inn Edinburgh
It is believed that an Inn has stood on this site since 1360, although not in this building! If it is true then the Sheep Head Inn is one of the oldest surviving Inns in Scotland and probably worth visiting for that fact alone.
20 minutes
9
8 The Causeway
In this remote location, you will find Prince Charlie’s Cottage. There is a plaque outside this cottage marking it as the place where Prince Charles Edward Stuart held his war council before the Battle of Prestonpans. You will hear all about this amazing story.
10
Duddingston Kirk
One of the emblems of Duddingston Village. The Church remains a working Church and must be one of the oldest in Scotland. You will also hear all you need to know about this beautiful landmark.
15 minutes
11
Dr Neil's Garden
Visit one of Edinburgh's hidden gems and best-kept secret! Dr Neil's Garden or more commonly known as the Secret Gardens. You guessed right, you'll hear all about it with this tour.
15 minutes
12
Jock Tamson’s Gairden
The tour finishes at Jock Tamson’s Gairden: Another hidden gem of Edinburgh.
15 minutes
Edinburgh Duddingston Village Self-Guided Walking Tour
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Edinburgh
About
Forget about crowds, schedules or lines! With Pandemic Tours' self-guided experiences your phone is your new private guide.
In this incredible experience, Moira will show you a less-known walk, slightly off the beaten track but nonetheless, one that is steeped in the past and beauty: A Tour to Duddingston Village!
This is a wonderful and informative experience for anyone to enjoy - however a certain level of fitness is required (or you can take a taxi).
Discover how Duddingston Village is a magical slice of history, art, nature, architecture and tales. In these small streets, you'll meet Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Raeburn and Walter Scott - a beheaded Queen, a would-be ...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
You will get an email with instructions to activate your tour (booking reference isn't the code!)
Audio guide, videos, pictures, recommendations and all the info you need
Unlimited access to this Self-Guided Tour on the app
Moira will guide you through an audio guide (no computer-generated voice!)
Map, directions, GPS route and stops of each tour
Live Guide (in-person)
Meeting Points
Departure
The Fudge House of Edinburgh
All our tours are self-guided. You will be led by the GPS in the app. Remember to check the "Before You Go" Section of your ticket and give Pandemic Tours App access to your location!
Return
Dr Neil's Garden
The tour finishes at Dr Neil's Garden, Duddingston Village.
To return to the High Street there are three options. The first is to walk either back the way you came or over Arthur’s Seat, you can take a taxi, or a bus.
