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Edinburgh: Sherlock Holmes Private Walking Tour

By Thunderdices
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $236 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Discover the city of Edinburgh through Arthur Conan Doyle's childhood
  • Who was the real Sherlock Holmes?
  • Discover the faces of Edinburgh's most notorious murderers
  • Follow in the footsteps of medical and surgical students in the 19th century
  • Listen to the stories of Edinburgh, UNESCO City of Literature

Activity location

    • Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Green Police Box, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9AU, Royaume-Uni | Our guide will be waiting for you in front of the green police station at the top of Middle Meadow Walk, near the medical school (you can see unicorns at the top of the pillars next to you). To recognise your guide: he/she will be wearing a green strap and a deerstalker or bowler hat!
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Edinburgh: Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour in French
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • French
Language options: French
Price details
$236.39 x 1 Adult$236.39
Total
Price is $236.39
Until Wed, Aug 20
Edinburgh: Sherlock Holmes Walking Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$236.39 x 1 Adult$236.39
Total
Price is $236.39
Until Wed, Aug 20

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate guided tour with our local guide/storyteller
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Children under 8 years

What you can expect

Are you a fan of Sherlock Holmes, a detective or just curious to discover the dark stories of Edinbugh? Join this private tour costumed storyteller/guide to learn more about the origin of the legendary detective whose existence is closer to reality than it seems. Follow in the footsteps of the author Arthur Conan Doyle on this unique and atypical walking tour of Edinburg. (Re)discover the city through the authors eyes in the 19th century.
Start at Greyfriars Cemetery in the Old Town. See the University of Medicine and hear some fascinating stories about the Surgeon's Hall and the Arthur Conan Doyle's youth.
Walk through New Town to the author's birthplace. Along the way, find out about the fascinating connections between Edinburgh and the world of Sherlock Holmes. Elementary indeed.

Location

Activity location

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    • Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Green Police Box, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9AU, Royaume-Uni | Our guide will be waiting for you in front of the green police station at the top of Middle Meadow Walk, near the medical school (you can see unicorns at the top of the pillars next to you). To recognise your guide: he/she will be wearing a green strap and a deerstalker or bowler hat!
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Green Police Box, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9AU, Royaume-Uni | Our guide will be waiting for you in front of the green police station at the top of Middle Meadow Walk, near the medical school (you can see unicorns at the top of the pillars next to you). To recognise your guide: he/she will be wearing a green strap and a deerstalker or bowler hat!
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom