Looking for a free walking tour which is independent, local, and authentic? You have come to the right website.
Edinburgh Street Historians provides free walking tours unlike any other with professional tour guides experienced in acting, academics, teaching, and comedy. Our team of passionate guides will show you the city that others miss – a beautiful and vital city which helped to shape the modern world.
Most tours we offer are Free Tours / Pay What You Think It’s Worth because we believe in people being able to see this amazing example of human heritage regardless of where they are from.
“Fraser was amazing!!! Very passionate and informative! Great at projecting and the speed was perfect!”
– Delighted on the Old Town Tour
“Incredible experience! Very enjoyable for history nerds & anyone interested in finding the Edinburgh LGBTQ community. Also Frazer (sic, it’s Fraser) had no problem with accommodating a wheelchair & last minute scheduling change.”
— Happy customer from LGBT tour
“Joined a tour of the old town and was not disappointed! Fraser is a fun, engaging and extremely knowledgable. Cannot recommend getting a tour of Edinburgh with this super fun guy and his adorable dog, Augie”
– Dr Karianne Hansen
“Fun, informative and a fabulous introduction to a beautiful city and its delights. Do yourself a favour and book!”
– Anais Gscwind, Travel Writer
“We booked with street historians not knowing what to expect but we had the best time, the tour guide Fraser was knowledgeable, funny and most of all fun. If you’re looking for a tour that doesn’t stick to the boring corporate scripted tour then you should try these guys, we saw the quirkier side of Edinburgh and really had a great time!”
– Calum Horn
Thank you so much for an amazing experience! I highly recommend this tour—it was both fun and informative. Not only did I learn a lot about the city’s history and culture, but I also got a unique perspective on its lesser-known aspects. Truly eye-opening
– Sophie-Rose Peters
Did the True Crime tour with Fraser, and it was very interesting! Loved hearing about all the miscreants, murders, and mayhem!
– Paul Landry
We are proud to do free walking tours
Pay What You Think It’s Worth is our preferred model for tours though we also offer private tours to small groups who want something particular or for larger bookings.
The basic principle is that we tell the stories in a more interesting way than most any other tour operator in Scotland. So you should book now to guarantee your tour with the Edinburgh Street Historians.
