Royal Edinburgh Experience walking tour with optional Palace of Holyroodhouse entry

Uncover a path to the palace that escapes the notice of history books and bus tours. As you walk down the quiet closes of the Royal Mile your expert tour guide will show you a different side of the royal city – in rich, engaging detail. Here, rebellious Jacobites clattered over the cobbles, led by a proud Bonnie Prince Charlie. And the sickly poet, Robert Fergusson, forever immortalised on the Royal Mile and inspiration to renowned Robert Burns. In the hands of your gifted storyteller on this walking tour, you’ll find that romance and intrigue are everywhere – in the architecture, literature, crime and politics, on the very doorstep of the Queen’s Palace.

After the Canongate, your guide will introduce the glorious Palace of Holyroodhouse – which you’ll explore in your own time (optional extra to be chosen at checkout). You’ll find 14 magnificent state apartments, as well as the romantic ruins of the 12th century Holyrood Abbey.The palace was the setting for many dramatic episodes in the short reign of Mary, Queen of Scots – and Her Majesty The Queen still makes use of the State Apartments for royal ceremonies.