Walk Tour Leith, in association with Edinburgh Tour Guides, are now providing regular daily walking tours in Leith.
These tours are a comprehensive guide to 1000 years of Leith’s history and its immense importance to Edinburgh and Scotland over the centuries. The cosmopolitan nature of Leith and its exposure over the centuries to varying cultures, languages and traditions has shaped the Leith we experience today. A former landing place for pilgrims both Druidic and Christian, and then for many Kings and Queens thereafter, Leith transformed itself into Scotland’s pre-eminent sea port in the 13th century. It then continued to grow in stature and importance for Edinburgh, and for Scotland as a whole, despite less than harmonious relationships between the two, throughout the centuries.
Each tour sets off from the 200 year old Customs House on Commercial Street. Then, taking in all three of the components that make up historic Leith, North, South and French Leith (at one time, the largest of them all), it winds its way through Leith’s ancient streets and finishes back where it started at Customs House.
Tour participants will hear all about the fascinating aspects of Leith’s past articulated by well-tutored guides on tours which will last around 90 minutes. Tours are circular in nature so if you choose a Self Tour by picking up a brochure from participating outlets in Leith you will always end up right where you started from!
Walk Tour – Leith in conjunction with EdinburghTourGuides.com have prepared this exciting tour to make your visit to our wonderful wee port as memorable as it could be.
Booking on line at www.edinburghtourguides.com or by calling 07858-880-072 guarantees you a guide and tours start 10.00am, 12 .00 noon and 2.00pm daily with an evening tour at 7.00pm from June 25th right through to September 30th.
Leith is truly a destination within Edinburgh for all sorts of reasons so round off your visit to Leith by enjoying this comprehensively researched tour, the very best on offer in Leith.
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What a great idea. I wish I’d read this earlier in the summer. I’ll certainly pass this on to all the hoteliers in Leith, if they don’t know already. Cheers, Scott.
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