Writers by the Mile

WRITERS BY THE MILE (1hr 30min): Edinburgh – goldmine of amazing writing, but why?

• Find out which celebrated Scottish play was 400 years between performances!
• Discover who was the original Sherlock Holmes
• Learn how Edinburgh inspired Rankin & Rowling.

In 2005 Edinburgh was the first city in the world to be awarded the title UNESCO City of Literature. Your engaging tour of the Old Town evokes the sights and sounds described by some of the world’s most famous and respected writers – Sir Walter Scott, RL Stevenson, JK Rowling, Ian Rankin.

Plays to poetry, historical novels to thrillers, personal diaries to diatribes: your dramatic tour guide provides you with the history, bizarre anecdotes and funny quotes that lie behind internationally famous literature such as the psychological thriller Jekyll and Hyde.

Prices:

• ADULT: £8.50
• CONCESSION: £7
• CHILDREN: £5 per child
• FAMILY: £22 (2 adults and 2 children)

Tour Times

• Summer (Apr-Sep): 11H00 (only Sat & Sun)