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

Drawn to the dark side

17 March 2016

We at Mercat Tours are not a camera shy bunch. We’re used to plenty of photographs on our...

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Cutting a dash through time

1 March 2016

Winter is that point of the year when it can be hard to feel fashionable. In Edinburgh’s...

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Bring out your dead

19 February 2016

Edinburgh’s streets, like those of any cities in the world, are not always spotless. We suffer...

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Hearts, flowers, and the occasional hanging

11 February 2016

We all know what Valentine’s Day looks like in our modern world. It’s an array of...

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Grassmarket Community Project

28 January 2016

Many people, who live, work or frequent the Grassmarket and Cowgate area won’t be aware of...

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Travelling Back in Time

7 January 2016

Happy New Year! With headaches starting to fade and unsustainable resolutions made, many of us will...

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