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Mary King’s Close Blog
Top 5 things to do in Edinburgh with the Kids!
2nd Aug, 2019
The Real Edinburgh Plague Doctor
24th Jun, 2019
Scotland’s Best Heritage Tourism Experience – Thistle Award Win!
14th Mar, 2019
International Women’s Day 2019
8th Mar, 2019
400 years of our history into one app!
25th Jan, 2019
5 Easy Christmas Gift Ideas!
21st Dec, 2018
The Real Mary King’s Close Scoops Two Prestigious Awards!
19th Nov, 2018
The Great Fire Of Edinburgh
15th Nov, 2018
Wilful waste makes woeful want
23rd Oct, 2018
The Real Mary King’s Close is Attraction of the Year
7th May, 2018
Happy Birthday! We’re 15 years old
26th Apr, 2018
APRIL FOOL: We’ve launched a new Slip and Slide
1st Apr, 2018
Record visitor numbers for The Real Mary King’s Close
10th Mar, 2018
Burns Night
20th Jan, 2018
Scotland’s Yuletide Past
20th Dec, 2017
The History of Hallowe’en in Scotland
23rd Oct, 2017
Things to do with the family in Edinburgh on a rainy day
20th Sep, 2017
Underground Around The World
18th Aug, 2017
The Real Mary King’s Close shortlisted for The British Travel Awards
3rd Jul, 2017
Meet Mary King
21st Jun, 2017
Celebrate Gin Day with Afternoon Tea at The Real Mary King’s Close
9th Jun, 2017
Queen Mary on Mary King’s Close
2nd Jun, 2017
10 Things Edinburgh Gave The World
31st May, 2017
Double Award Win For The Real Mary King’s Close
26th May, 2017
Guest Blog: Whisky, The Real Scottish Spirit
19th May, 2017
Superhero Day 2017
5th May, 2017
New Group Events Packages Launch at The Real Mary King’s Close
26th Apr, 2017
Mary King’s Coffee House Awarded Taste Our Best Award
22nd Apr, 2017
Easter on Mary King’s Close
14th Apr, 2017
Cask Is King: The Truth Behind The Taste
10th Apr, 2017
Mary King’s Coffee House Launches Exciting New Menu
7th Apr, 2017
Rare Dinosaur Species Unearthed on the Close!
1st Apr, 2016
Happy New Year!
31st Dec, 2015
The Ghost of Christmas Past
1st Dec, 2015
Celebrate St Andrews Day with us!
1st Nov, 2015
Halloween Reaches the Darkest of Depths
20th Oct, 2015
Industry leaders gather to mark important milestone
2nd Oct, 2015
A New Face on the Close
3rd Jul, 2015
Lord Provost Lends a Helping Hand
7th May, 2015
Going Overground
3rd Apr, 2015
The Real Mary King’s Close To Get Miles Better!
17th Feb, 2015
Dark Side of the Close This Halloween
10th Oct, 2014
First Ever ‘Close Fest’
2nd Oct, 2014
The Dark Truth Tour returns with a twist…
1st Aug, 2014
Death and Decay Hits Edinburgh’s Fringe
28th Jul, 2014
Continuum is Celebrating Excellence
2nd Jul, 2014
It’s Raining Underground!
12th Jun, 2014
The Modern Apprentice Goes Underground at Top Edinburgh Attraction
19th May, 2014
Kilts on the Close
10th Apr, 2014
Family February!
22nd Jan, 2014
Christmas Tree Trail Comes to the Close
20th Nov, 2013
Mary King’s Close…to Bursting Burger Battle!
18th Nov, 2013
Shortlist Success
1st Nov, 2013
Uncover the truth at The Real Mary King’s Close this Halloween
31st Oct, 2013
Halloween at The Real Mary King’s Close
10th Oct, 2013
Awarded Five Stars For Tenth Year
11th Sep, 2013
Stranger than Fiction – History with a Twist this Summer
1st Jun, 2013
Investment Adds New Life To The Close
20th Mar, 2013
Ten Years Making Edinburgh’s Hidden History Unmissable
1st Feb, 2013
Cupid On The Close
1st Feb, 2013
Down to Earth with Agnes….
15th Jan, 2013
Requesting the pleasure of your company this week…
8th Jan, 2013
Keep the Residents of the Close Company…
1st Jan, 2013
Romance on the Close
1st Nov, 2012
Are you brave enough? Dark tours of The Real Mary King’s Close
2nd Jul, 2012
Edinburgh is the UK’s second favourite destination
31st Mar, 2012
The Real Mary King’s Close makes Lonely Planet #1
1st Jan, 2012
Historic Edinburgh Festival City Sign Discovered in Underground Attraction
16th Nov, 2011
Previously… Scotland’s History Festival
8th Nov, 2011
Visit Christmas Past at The Real Mary King’s Close
27th Oct, 2011
17th century ‘hand-fasting’ to celebrate Royal wedding at The Real Mary Kings Close!
1st Jul, 2011
Brought Alive By The Sound of Haunted Bird
1st Mar, 2011
Christmas and Hogmanay Opening Times
10th Dec, 2010
Don’t stress about delivery…give a Mary King’s gift voucher!
26th Oct, 2010
Hola Isobel de Toledo!
2nd Oct, 2010
Stop The Plague Returning To Edinburgh!
12th Aug, 2010
Mary King’s is top for Edinburgh residents!
15th Jan, 2010
