Edinburgh Hidden Gems and Local Explorer Tour

This tour takes you to the local spots in Dean Village, Stockbridge and Edinburgh New Town, well away from the crowds, especially in the summer months when Edinburgh Old Town can get crowded.
Many Scottish people never visit these places which are all real gems you shouldn't miss if you want to explore all the places that make Edinburgh great and visit the lesser known local spots that most tourists will never know about.

Meeting Point

The Huxley

1-3 Rutland St, Edinburgh EH1 2AE, UK

The "Oor Wullie" and Highland Cow statues outside the Huxley restaurant (across the street from the Johnnie Walker Experience on one side and the Caledonian Hotel on the other) is a great Central Place to start, but if it is a morning tour perhaps we can meet at your hotel if it is not too far away.

What's included:

• Guiding fee

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Charlotte Square

West end of George Street 40 Charlotte Square, , Edinburgh, EH2 4HQ

We start off the tour proper in Charlotte Square to see some amazing architecture, learn when and why Edinburgh New Town was made and see some of it's stunning buildings.

20 minutes

Dean Village

Dean Path, Edinburgh, EH8 8BH

This has to be our favourite place in Edinburgh and we think it will be yours too. A milling village from the 1600's that makes you feel like you have went back in time. The old mill, schools etc are now all residences nearby the Water of Leith, it really does feel like you are in a village and not in the city centre.

30 minutes

St. Bernard's Well

2 Clarendon Cres, Edinburgh EH4 1PT, UK

We wall along the Water of Leith where you will feel like you are strolling in the country and we will stop at the quaint St.Bernards well for photos and to find out about it's history.

10 minutes

Saint Stephen Street

St Stephen St, Edinburgh EH3, UK

This beautiful Street has lots of very local shops and eateries and also a photo of the entrance to the old Stockbridge Market is a must.

10 minutes

Circus Lane

Circus Ln, Edinburgh EH3, UK

A real iconic street in Edinburgh, once used as Stables but now full of stunning houses and a great backdrop for a photo your guide will be happy to take for you.

10 minutes

Heriot Row

Heriot Row, Edinburgh EH3, UK

A wonderfully preserved New Town Street, get a real feel of what houses would have been like hundreds of years ago and see the house of one of it's most famous residents, the author of Jekyll and Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

10 minutes

Thistle Street Bar

39 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DY

We will pass by Thistle Street where we can point out excellent location coffee shops, restaurants and bars.

5 minutes

George Street

George St, Edinburgh EH2, UK

Once the jewellery in the crown of Edinburgh New Town, there is some great history and now lots of excellent places to eat and shop with the locals.

10 minutes

Saint Andrew Square

George Street, Edinburgh

The tour finishes up in this historic Square, the other end of George Street from Charlotte Square and nearby Princes Street. As well as history, there are lots of local spots to go to eat and drink after thr tour

10 minutes