Self Guided Walking Tours Edinburgh

Myths & Monsters

Explore myths of the old city to shed light on its magic...

Shadows of Old Town

Unlock the secrets of Scotland's iconic capital...

You can't tick off Scotland without visiting Edinburgh, a capital brimming with rich culture and history.

The Secret City's tours will take you to secret spots most visitors miss, see where the locals go and learn about Edinburgh's Old Town and Royal Mile.

Our aim: for you to fall in love with Edinburgh too

Action-packed Self Guided Walking Tours in Edinburgh

Immersive Edinburgh days out

Fun challenges: Engaging puzzles and captivating stories reveal Edinburgh in a new light.
Discover Edinburgh's secret places: Experience Edinburgh's unique places and share stories in independent pubs & cafes, curated for each Self Guided Walking Tour.
Play together or competitively: Work as a team or compete head-to-head to set the fastest time on our Edinburgh leaderboard.
Fully flexible bookings: Alter your booking freely; change the date, time, number of people or chosen Self Guided Walking Tour. Even stop and start once you've begun.

Self Guided Walking Tour Reviews

The great things our customers have to say about The Secret City Self Guided Walking Tours

Chi Chi money

Such a fun and interesting day out, and a great way to explore Bristol! Riddles hard enou…

Crabag

Great way to explore the city - good exercise for the body and brain!

The Z Team

Great fun some clues harder than others but great way of seeing hidden parts of London.

The Simpsons

Really enjoyed this. Went on a long walk around York, solving puzzles/riddles that were a…

The J's

We really loved our 1st Secret city walk even though it was fairly wet. Did the one aroun…

Nicolas Cage Superfans

Great afternoon of fun. Got to see loads of London I didn't know about. Would highly reco…

Eszti&Alex

Great way to get to know the city through fun facts. Perfect day out.

K-A-ron

Lovely tour around York, leading you down parts where you wouldn't normally go. Clever cl…

The Triumph of Jingletoes

Informative and entertaining. The best hour and a half that you can spend in Greenwich.

Team MD

Excellent day out with our family from down south, the last part was a little hard going …

The cutty 🦈

Great experience to get to know the area of Greenwich even better!

Geordie

Great day strolling round backstreets in London. Only struggled the once but the Secret t…

Ben & Ali

Great way to explore the city and the story is well written and challenging.

Emily & Lucien

It was a really unique and interesting date for the two of us, and we both had fun solvin…

The Pink Panthers

A good balance of walking around to sites I didn’t even notice before, Pitt stops and cha…

All That

Great experience!!! Amazing race without the money!!!

The Dynamic Duo

We absolutely loved our trail, what a wonderful way to explore London.We only had one iss…

TEAMDHMB

Another enjoyable afternoon.Very interesting journey through Kensington, visiting well kn…

Cher the love

So much fun running around, discovering new parts of the city, enjoying clever clues and …

Jac

Lovely walking trail around London we hadn't seen before with clues to get us to the next…

Self Guided Walking Tour Questions

: Private! You can enjoy your tour with your own group; go at your own pace, take stops when you like, experience it your way!
: No problem at all, just get in touch with us at hello@thesecret.city and we'll be happy to re-arrange your date or provide you with a full refund.
: The tours are all conducted in English and will contain some wordplay that might be confusing to non-native speakers. If you have any problems just get in touch and we'll be happy to help! We can also provide an example first clue.
: Feel free to re-arrange the date with us last minute, you can also stop and start at your leisure, take an extra break and find some cover.
If you've already started, you can come back another day and continue from where you left off.
: Edinburgh is full of hills, cobbled streets and steps. We recommend good footwear and an average level of fitness. You can go at your pace however, take more breaks if you wish! :)