I have tried to make sure there is little crossover in the women discussed so you could come on all 4 and hear something different on each one!
Women’s History Walking Tour 1
Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace
(3 hours)
£20pp
Down the Royal Mile from Castle to Palace, highlighting literary women, those in education, pioneers in the medical world, those from the top of society to the bottom, and more.
Dates in 2024
– Sat 20 Jan 10am
– Sat 3 Feb 10am
– Sat 6 Apr 10am
– Sat 4 May 10am
– Sat 1 Jun 10am
– Sat 6 Jul 10am
– Sat 7 Sep 10am
– Sat 5 Oct 10am
– Sat 2 Nov 10am
Women’s History Walking Tour 2
Edinburgh New Town
(2 hours)
£15pp
- From St Andrew’s Square to Charlotte Square, explaining not just the history of Edinburgh but also the women who fought for justice, those who worked as novelists and artists, and more.
Dates in 2024
– Sat 27 Jan 10am
– Sat 10 Feb 10am
– Sat 17 Feb 10am
– Sat 16 Mar 2pm
– Sat 13 Apr 10am
– Sat 20 Apr 10am
– Sat 11 May 10am
– Sat 8 Jun 10am
– Sat 15 Jun 10am
– Sat 13 Jul 2pm
– Sat 20 Jul 10am
– Sat 10 Aug 10am
– Sat 17 Aug 2pm
– Sat 24 Aug 10am
– Sat 14 Sep 10am
– Sat 21 Sep 3pm
– Sat 12 Oct 10am
– Sat 9 Nov 2pm
Women’s History Walking Tour 3
Canongate
(1.5 hours)
£12.50pp
From John Knox House to Holyrood Palace, looking at the women who lived and worked in the Canongate over the centuries and those who worked to improve the area.
Dates in 2024
– Sat 10 Feb 2pm
– Sat 23 Mar 2pm
– Sat 20 Apr 2pm
– Sat 18 May 11am
– Sat 15 Jun 2pm
– Sat 20 Jul 2pm
– Sat 10 Aug 2pm
– Sat 24 Aug 2pm
– Sat 14 Sep 2pm
– Sat 19 Oct 11am
– Sat 16 Nov 2pm
Women’s History Walking Tour 4
Heart of Edinburgh Old Town
(1 hour)
£10pp
- Looking at women and work from John Knox House to St Giles Cathedral
Dates in 2024
– Sat 27 Jan 2pm
– Sat 17 Feb 2pm
– Sat 23 Mar 12pm
– Sat 13 Apr 2pm
– Sat 11 May 12pm
– Sat 8 Jun 2pm
– Sat 13 Jul 11am
– Sat 21 Sep 12pm
– Sat 12 Oct 2pm
– Sat 23 Nov 2pm
Ruth Boreham
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