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Real Mary King's Close


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #25 of 255 attractions in Edinburgh
Traveller Description:   To experience Mary King's Close is to step back in time.  A Close means Ally way. The homes and apartments dating back to the plague, were used to... more »
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Attraction type: Neighbourhood, Historic site, Landmark/point of interest
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: Edinburgh
Scotland

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5 of 5 stars
Hertfordshire
10 Nov 2009

This tour was recommended by a friend and I am glad it was. If you are looking for a scary ghost tour this is not for you. It is informative and interesting. Our guide Stephen Boyd (Will in the real world) was very entertaining. He was humerous but made the tour interesting aswell. I would recommend this tour more

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4 of 5 stars
west sussex
14 Oct 2009

This was good fun with some interesting information, our Guide (Hamish) was very good, he created atmosphere and made up jump a few times. An hour of fun. more

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5 of 5 stars
south coast
2 Oct 2009

an amazing experience, particularly good if you are interested in edinburgh's past. The guide was fun and humourous but very well informed. We came away having both enjoyed oursleves and learnt stuff! Would say if you are visiting edinburgh for the first time (as we were) its an absolute must see. more

A must!
29 Sep 2009

We booked a tour for 6pm (they sell out fast so make an online reservation or book the day before!) and were also included on an 1-hr walking tour at 130pm earlier that day. The tour is not over the top, but the guide is in period costume and references modern day items in his tour. We walked A LOT... more

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2 of 5 stars
Berkshire
25 Sep 2009

I had seen Mary Kings Close on TV, and was expecting a bit more than it realy is. Perhaps TV had hyped it up. It was interesting historicaly, but not quite up to expectations more

14 Sep 2009

We heard about the place and wanted very much to visit. The tour is quite childlish and touristic, not detailed enough for my expectations. when in Edinburgh in August and there is so many nice attractions on the street, this place is a waste of money and time. more

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4 of 5 stars
South West Scotland
10 Sep 2009

This was one of the attractions I most wanted to see and I wasn't disappointed. The trip underneath the streets of Edinburgh was fascinating and entertaining. It was a real treat to walk down this hidden part of Edinburgh and brought to life by the amusing and entertaining guide who, if I had one criticism was just a wee bit... more

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5 of 5 stars
Barnstaple, Devon
23 Aug 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

If you love history or just take an interest in how Edinburgh used to be then this is the place for you. It is very popular. We didn't realise how much so until we tried to go in and see it when we were told that the day was fully booked and the earliest they could get us onto a... more

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5 of 5 stars
London, England
18 Aug 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We chose to take this tour as its underground and was away from the rainy streets of the Royal Mile! Great choice, very interesting tour, well worth a visit in our opinion. It takes an hour and you really do pick up interesting facts on how folk used to live in the 16 - 18th centuries. you even get a... more

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1 of 5 stars
Leighton Buzzard, UK
16 Aug 2009
1/2 found this review helpful

Don't waste your money. Just a bunch of old cellars with someone in fancy dress telling ghost stories ( and not very well either) more

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