Self-guided walking tour

Edinburgh Walking Tour: The Royal Mile (about 2 hours, 6 stops)

6 stops in walking order through Edinburgh, from Edinburgh Castle to St Giles' Cathedral: 1.1 km on foot, about 15 min of walking, 1 h 45 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 1 h 45 min
Distance: 1.1 km
Walking: 15 min
Stops: 6

The stops, in walking order

Edinburgh Castle
A historic fortress on Castle Rock, a volcanic site occupied since at least the Iron Age.
9 min walk · 620 m
Gladstone's Land
Gladstone’s Land is a surviving tenement restored and furnished by the National Trust for Scotland.
1 min walk · 50 m
Writers' Museum
The Writers’ Museum, housed within Lady Stair’s House, presents Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson through portraits, works and personal belongings.
3 min walk · 180 m
Heart of Midlothian
A heart-shaped granite mosaic outside St Giles’ Cathedral, marking the entrance to Edinburgh’s former Old Tolbooth.
2 min walk · 130 m
Mary King's Close
An underground historic close beneath Edinburgh City Chambers, now operated as a visitor attraction.
2 min walk · 150 m
St Giles' Cathedral
A Gothic church whose long history includes John Knox's ministry, religious upheaval, secular uses, and the addition of the Thistle Chapel.