Hidden beneath the Royal Mile lies Edinburgh’s deepest secret: a warren of hidden ‘closes’ where real people lived, worked and died.  For centuries they have lain forgotten and abandoned…

Until Now…

Don’t miss this opportunity to visit Edinburgh’s most famous Close where you will experience the sights, sounds and maybe even smells of an amazing street that time forgot.  Where everyday people went about their day to day lives and where you can now walk in their footsteps.  Perhaps you'll even get to meet them…

VIEW the workshop of Andrew Chesney, the last resident of Mary King's Close

WITNESS the highs and lows of living in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

VISIT the home of a grave digger's family to discover the truth about living with the plague

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ROYAL EXCHANGE COFFEE HOUSE AT CHRISTMAS!

Relax from the stress of Christmas shopping our Royal Exchange Coffee House, located in our courtyard.  With overhead heating and a cosy atmosphere, you can enjoy a wonderful selection of festive fare.  Our ‘spicy parkin’ echoes the street vendors’ cries still to be heard on Mary King’s Close; we have gingerbread and ginger cake made to traditional recipes and of course, nothing beats a mug of hot cider on a cold winter’s day!

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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH A DIFFERENCE!

For Christmas shopping with a difference, why not drop by our unique gift shop for an unusual or special gift or stocking filler?  We stock Gisela Graham christmas decorations,  Culinary Concepts tableware, Ghost and Eclectic Shock jewellery, Abbeynorn tableware and Jangles scent balls - amongst many other special ranges.  The shop is open during normal tour operating times and is free to enter.  You can even enjoy a rest from Christmas shopping in our heated courtyard cafe!

 

5 Star Historical
Attraction