Scotland Magazine

SCOTTISH HISTORY TOURS

The Real Mary King’s Close

After you’ve walked the length and breadth of Edinburgh above ground, a trip underground to The Real Mary King’s Close, is a unique way to experience the city’s gritty hidden history. In the heart of the Old Town, right under the bustling Royal Mile, lies a warren of 17th-century streets, frozen in time, where real Edinburgh residents once lived, worked and died. Take a tour down into

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