Enlightenment in Edinburgh: A Self-Guided Walking Tour
Overview
This self-guided audio tour takes you on a journey with the intellectual giants and freethinkers who put Edinburgh on the map. Experience the magic of GPS playback on this immersive stroll through Edinburgh.
When Edinburgh’s Old Town became overcrowded and filthy in the 1700s, a radical plan was devised to build a new town with wide, clean streets and gracious Georgian housing. On this walking tour, you’ll discover how this radical thinking wasn’t restricted to town planning.
Along the way, you’ll hear about David Hume, Adam Smith, Walter Scott, and James Hutton, all giants of Europe’s Enlightenment Movement, a period of intellectual fervour in the 1700s.
You’ll discover how Edinburgh broke free of traditional thinking and flourished as a centre for new ideas in Architecture, Engineering, Medicine, Science, Geology, Philosophy, Education and the Arts. You’ll also hear how this put the city on the intellectual map, with its thinkers and inventors influencing the world.
What's Included
- Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it
- The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Smartphones and headphones (please bring your own)
- Entrance fees
Meeting Location
High Street
Edinburgh EH1 1RE, UK
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Charlotte Square
Edinburgh EH2, UK
The tour ends at Charlotte Square.
What To Expect
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Safe & secure • Easy breezy • Hassle-free
St Giles' Cathedral (pass by)
Royal Mile (pass by)
Adam Smith Statue (pass by)
Surgeons' Hall Museums (pass by)
Old College, The University of Edinburgh (pass by)
Princes Street Gardens (pass by)
Scott Monument (pass by)
St. Andrew Square Garden (pass by)
James Clerk Maxwell Statue (pass by)
Charlotte Square Private Garden (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Activity code: C-110804P757
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