The Real Mary Kings Close edinburgh

Interesting history. It is not scary at all. It got a little cheesy at times and if you are claustrophobic you might have trouble with some of the areas. Other than being disappointed it was not scary I thought it was pretty cool (and sad) to see how some people lived in that time period. It is a real street - or close - from history, which is abundantly cool.

The haunted tour is available after hours in August, and I really enjoyed it. The tours run on time and are pretty affordable.

He visitado y trabajado como limpiadora y como guía turística de los turistas españoles y les puedo asegurar que es un lugar con una altísima energía. Una de las atracciones cinco estrellas de Edinburgh. No es una atracción para niños, personas mayores con movilidad reducida, es una atracción histórica y con algunas dosis de miedo, depende mucho del guía. Para mi tiene mucho encanto por las muchas experiencias que guardo del lugar, lo recomiendo a los que no tengan claustrofobia pues hay partes estrechas y esta muy oscuro. Algunos la conocen como la Ciudad Subterranea

Had an amazing tour at The Real Mary King's Close - our tour guide Ash was enthusiastic, friendly, and informative, knew answers to every question, extremely professional. You get to learn a lot about not only Mary King's Close, but also the people who lived there, the jobs they had, and stand in the exact same streets and houses they stood in hundreds of years ago. Preserved beautifully and presented respectfully, but still entertaining - any history lovers or families visiting Edinburgh should definitely check it out :) No photography allowed but you can get a souvenir photo taken at the end for an extra charge.

AMAZING! I definitely recommend doing this when visiting Edinburgh! I loved our guide, Katie. She was very knowledgeable and offered us a sarcastic informative tour. I had lots of fun! Make sure you're on time, we were a bit early and we had to wait around and we were lucky because a man was playing the bagpipe just a few minutes away and we enjoyed the show.

Really good visit . The price was a wee bit high - 20 pounds for a tour that did not even last an hour . The tour however was very well constructed and put together with enough detail on the history of the closes. Our tour guide , Katie was the standout . Amazing narration, great wit and enthusiasm and brought the tour to life. Everyone was dead because it was the last tour - 9pm but Katie continued to liven up the tour and it was a really really fun and informative tour. Just a wee bit of feedback, maybe there could be a bit of a video or the like included in the tour - I think it’d add a nice touch. That said, definitely worth a trip here. At least once but I can see myself doing it again.

Nice little visit into Edinburgh/Scottish history. Make sure you can handle a good walk with stairs and have about an hour spare. Guide was knowledgeable as you would expect, but worth the visit. We were also told to visit the Vaults, which we shall do on our next trip up.

Great experience. History brought to life. The guided tour (1 hour) was very informative, and hopefully they will open up further areas in the future, which will make it even better. No photos allowed in there but a photo opportunity at the end if the tour.