Grand Historic and Literary Tour of Edinburgh
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Edinburgh is a city bursting with history, but also with bookishness; so much so that it was the first city in the world to be awarded UNESCO’s ‘City of Literature’ title.
Now, for the first time, you can take a tour which delves deeper than ever before into both our history and our literary connections, from Sherlock Holmes to Harry Potter!
Come with 7 Hills Tours and your guide, Edinburgh native Dr Moray Grigor, on the deepest, most comprehensive coach tour ever offered in Edinburgh, traversing the whole city from the sea to the hills (with short tea break) to bring you our historic and literary secrets, all presented in the engaging style that has won 6 complete years of 5 star review for Moray's other tours. Together we'll be imagining the scenes and events that made history, and there will be chocolate prizes on offer for correct answers to our history and literature quiz questions!
Historic and literary surprises absolutely guaranteed – plus the warmest of Scottish welcomes!
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
The Burns Monument
This memorial to our national Bard is in the form of an ancient Greek temple, and is the start point of our tour.
Irene Forte Spa, Edinburgh
Landmark Edinburgh hotel, famous for its clock running three minutes ahead to help rail passengers catch their trains - also where J.K. Rowling completed the 'Harry Potter' saga!
What‘s Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
Coffee and/or Tea
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Grand Historic and Literary Tour of Edinburgh
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fantastic, fascinating, surprising, fun experience. With sweeties!
955alasdairm,,Aug 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic tour. I am a local and learned lots of new things. Moray is hugely knowledgeable and made the whole trip fun. A great way for newcomers to experience various neighbourhoods in the city. The 3 hours flew past. Would definitely go on another tour.
Great day out!
953gilliang,,Aug 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Went with 3 friends - all from Edinburgh and we all.learned new things about our city! Really varied and very comfortable way to get beyond the crowdes city centre and see a wide range of places across the city. Highly recommend
5-star experience!
540gilliem,,Aug 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A really good, interesting, informative, well-designed tour. We thoroughly enjoyed it. A comfortable way to see all Edinburgh has to offer. Definitely a 5-star experience.
Grand Historic and Literary Tour of Edinburgh
laurax20252025,,Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Spent an extremely enjoyable few hours on Wednesday on a 7hills coach tour finding out about a literary, historic and cultural side of Edinburgh that was new to me. Was delighted with all the nuggets of Information on this gold-mine of a tour, deiivered at a pleasant pace by Edinburgh born-and-bred resident, Moray. A five-star experience, highly recommended!"
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