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News & stories from Edinburgh's award-winning walking tour company

23rd March 2023

When you think of a witch, you may think of a green woman with a black pointy hat, cape, and broom....

17th January 2023

By Linda Bates, Mercat Storyteller Scotland’s most famous poet, Robert Burns, is usually...

22nd December 2022

As the cold weather begins and snow powders Scotland's hills and cities, we know that...

11th October 2022

On our Edinburgh history tours, we visit several of the city's iconic buildings with ties...

29th September 2022

By Naomi, Mercat Storyteller 'Farewell, old Scotia's bleak domains, Far dearer than...

15th September 2022

By Mark, Mercat Storyteller The recent passing of Queen Elizabeth has seen her son proclaimed as...

1st September 2022

As the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh is brimming with history, which we love sharing with...

17th August 2022

By Scott, Mercat Storyteller At one point in a Storyteller’s career in Edinburgh you will...