The Real Mary King's Close Reviews 57

Really informative, interesting and entertaining! Thank you Amber we really enjoyed our visit. Would recommend this atmospheric tour, you can feel the true history, amazing.

Really enjoyed the tour. Very interesting. Robyn was very informative with a splash of humour.
Thanks Robyn & well done, you was excellent 🙏👍

Our guide, Sam, was great. The experience really brought to life what life was like in the 17th Century. It also gave me a good understanding of the layout of Edinburgh and how the city has evolved over the years.

Eden really was a fantastic guide, funny, and very knowledgeable in regard to questions posed. Booked tour as part of gift for family members who were visiting as part of birthday celebrations, had booked tour guide book and plague mask, but was given wrong one when I went to collect, but this was quickly resolved when I pointed out I’d bought a more expensive one than the plastic one I had been given. Overall it was a great experience and the staff were brilliant in helping me with the order issues.

Beth really made the tour for us. she was informative, funny and entertaining.

Not scarey - nor intended to be. Steeped with real stories, real habitants re told by ‘real’ locals. Intro sets the structural history. Room after room is explained in a whirlwind tour ( though photography not allowed for very real reasons) Done the cheapest, but tried that and was seriously disappointed. For your money you get a reasonable sized group and a person (Zander in our case) who entertains you for an hour - no mean feat,- incorporating members of the group where appropriate and very capable of adapting delivery to the audience. Varied media used to bring history to life. 4* as enjoyed but not moved. You will not see the likes elsewhere and a valuable insight into the history and social aspects of old Edinburgh, How many drinks in an hour? For the same price you come out much wiser and see an underground labyrinth delivered by a real actor. Safe, but some steps & ground conditions vary. Options to be guided out early if necessary,

We decided to take the tour today, being close to halloween, and looking for some spooky Edinburgh history. A couple of us having been several times over the years, but introducing our kids for the first time! The tour guide Tom, was absolutely fantastic, really informative, quirky and really funny, he made our day what it was, thanks Tom. And hey, the backflips were fantastic 😉. Always a great place to visit. The history of the area is incredible, disturbing and endearing. Aust visit for anyone.

It was very interesting and our guide Tom did a very Good job explaining it.

Tom was our guide, and he really made the tour very good. He has a lovely way about him, he is entertaining with it, and he seems very clued up on all the history 😊
Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

Bought an advanced ticket, showed up 25 minutes early, they had closed several hours early with no notice. Attempted to reach them, no response. They took our money, did not provide the service and completely ignored any attempt to remedy the situation.
UPDATE: they did respond, finally. They were unprofessional and dishonest in their response.

Worth a visit. Mat took us round and really got into the role. Something I did not know about and have been to Edinburgh lots of times. Really interesting and out of the ordinary.

Really enjoyed the tour, Becky was a great guide. It was very interesting to hear some history and envision how people used to live. Wish it had been longer but would definitely recommend.

Over priced and wasn’t even scary as they make it out to be tour guide ewan was great tho

We enjoyed our tour of the Real Mary Kings Close, however I do think it was steeply priced for what it was. You aren’t allowed to take photos, so if you want a memory of the experience the one they take of you, is £10 if you want to purchase it! Making it a total of £48.00 for a 1 hour tour for 2 people with a photo!

I would have been more pleased with this tour if the photo had just been included with the tour price. It was OK.

Our tour guide Ben was very friendly, funny and knowledgeable.

Not really worth the money. The tour is based on what used to be there rather than what is there. This could be represented by a 5 minute youtube video chat with a few pictures to support the audio.

Really enjoyed our tour with Katie as our tour guide. Very informative, funny and approachable.
Katie was very understanding when our daughter became a bit whoosey and quick to get help.

Really enjoyed the tour with Laura L around Mary kings close. Very knowledgable and made the tour very interesting. Would recommend !