We hadn't done any tours like this before and thought it would be neat to check it out and we really enjoyed it. The guides were a lot of fun and very informative in a way that kept you interested. Stopping in pubs so you could have a drink while watching was also a definite perk. The tour makes you... More

Between dinner and a night out this is a good way to spend two hours. You see some local scenery, hear a few good stories and watch an enjoyable show put on by two actors that really love entertaining. You also get to taste a pint here and there and see some very nice pubs. More

This tour only goes to 4 pubs, and sits upstairs in a meeting room in one and outside of another in a courtyard. We got no history on a third whatsoever, and were left to sit and drink just off the Royal Mile as all tourists do anyway. For £10, I expected more history. What we got was recitation of... More

I went on this tour as I spent a long weekend in Edinburgh by myself. it was a marvelously fun time with two literary actors, and I strongly recommend it. More

Loved the entertainment and fun. A must do tour while in Edinburgh. More

I booked this trip because it sounded fun and it did not disappoint. We were aged 21 - 54 but we all loved the actors telling of the tales around the lives and works of the Scottish authors interspersed with information about the history of the city. We only paid £8 because we pre booked on line so it was... More

I hadn't heard of this before and seeing it was my first visit to Edinburgh, i decided that it would really help me understand Edinburgh's rich Literary history. It starts off at The Beehive Inn on Grassmarket, where you are introduced to Mr Clart and Mr McBrain and their delightful and wonderfully entertaining world. If you are in the area,... More

The tour was great and the tour guides are in fact actors who present the literary tour information in a stage-play style that is very entertaining as it was not expected. They take you to 4 different pubs across the city. The guides do however need to implement a system to inform patrons if the tour is to be canceled;... More

Cost ten pounds and lasts two hours , enjoy tales , laughs and a couple of songs - visit four of Edinburgh's best pubs - and learn more about Burns , Stevenson , Scott and Mel Gibson than you ever thought you needed to. Starts in the Beehive Bar in the Grassmarket -pay on the night or book on line... More