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

16th November 2021

By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller The Great Fire of 1824 was one of the most devastating in...

4th November 2021

There’s lots to celebrate towards the end of the year in Scotland. One of those things being...

31st October 2021

By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller We may have one foot in the past at Mercat Tours – but...

30th October 2021

By Stefanie Turpe, Mercat Storyteller T’is the season to be spooky, and scary pumpkin faces...

21st October 2021

By Stefanie Turpe, Mercat Storyteller Visit Edinburgh Castle and you might see more than...

14th October 2021

By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller Halloween has been a highlight of the calendar at Mercat for...

7th October 2021

By Simon Bendle, Mercat Storyteller It’s the most spine-tingling time of the year. The...

23rd September 2021

By Margaret Hubbard, MTI Storyteller Who was Elsie Inglis? Dr. Elsie Maud Inglis was born in...