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Mercat Walking Tours review Rate it
The longest established and most professional of all the companies prides itself on historical accuracy. Don't expect a lecture, though: the black-cloaked guides feed
the customers a grisly portrait of Old Edinburgh. Mercat's walks pass through the extensive Underground Vaults. The earlier tours are less sinister than those staged in the evenings.
Mercat Walking Tours details
High Kirk of St Giles,
High Street, Old Town
Area Old Town
Telephone 0131 557 6464
Tours Ghosts & Ghouls Apr-Sept 7pm, 8pm, 9pm daily. Oct-Mar 7pm, 8pm daily. Ghosthunter Aug 9.45pm, 10.30pm daily. Apr-July, Sept 9.45pm Mon-Wed, Sun; 9.45pm, 10.30pm Thur-Sat. Oct-Mar 9.45pm daily. Gallows to Graveyard Apr-Sept 9.30pm Fri, Sat. Oct-Mar 9.30pm Sat. Ghostly Underground 3pm daily. Paranormal Underground 5.45pm Mon-Thur, Sun; 4.45pm, 5.45pm Fri, Sat. Historic Vaults Apr-Sept noon, 2pm, 4pm daily. Oct-Mar 2pm, 4pm daily. Secrets of the Royal Mile 2.15pm daily. Meeting point Mercat Cross, High Kirk of St Giles, High Street, Old Town.
Tickets Ghosts & Ghouls £11; £6.50-£10 discounts. Ghosthunter £8.50; £7.50 discounts. Gallows to Graveyard, Paranormal Underground, Secrets of the Royal Mile £8.50; £5-£7.50 discounts. Ghostly Underground, Historic Vaults £7.50; £4-£6.50 discounts.
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