Take a deep dive into the past on one of these tours, exploring different parts of Edinburgh, and different women from history.
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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 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 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 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 13 Jul 11am
– Sat 21 Sep 12pm
– Sat 12 Oct 2pm
– Sat 23 Nov 2pm
Ruth Boreham
Tour guide and historian
Join us where we take a deep
dive into the past and
uncover the history of
Edinburgh.
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