Auld Reekie - Edinburgh's historic old town

Gwen is herself an Edinburgh gem. We were delighted with our Auld Reekie tour. It was our first visit to Edinburgh, and spending five hours with Gwen gave us an outstanding introduction to the city's history, landmarks, and stories. It set us up beautifully to enjoy the rest of our stay. Visiting in July meant the Royal Mile was packed with people and tour groups, but having Gwen skillfully lead us through the crowds, finding quiet corners to share the city's history, made all the difference. She has a wonderful gift for bringing Edinburgh to life. We especially appreciated the personal experiences she wove into the tour. They created a genuine sense of connection—not only with Gwen, but with the city itself. An unexpected highlight was visiting the Public Library and the National Museum. Those stops helped us experience Scotland and Edinburgh as living places with a rich cultural identity, rather than simply tourist destinations. If you're looking for an engaging, insightful introduction to Edinburgh, we wholeheartedly recommend spending time with Gwen.

Excellent tour content and our guide, Gwen, was superb. It was our first time in Edinburgh, and we wanted to see the historical highlights. We requested an ind-depth tour and are good walkers, so we covered a lot of interesting and historical sites. We heartily recommend this tour guide and tour.

Gwen was a brilliant tour guide. She was so knowledgeable and even customized our tour a bit to accommodate our preferences. We would never hesitate for a minute to reach out to Gwen for another tour should we find ourselves in Edinburgh. Thank you sincerely Gwen, you were wonderful!!! Dennis, Lisa and Scott.

Our guide provided our group with a most wonderful tour; we learned a great deal about the history of Edinburgh, saw many of the landmarks of the Royal Mile, and had great time. Around every corner was a interesting story. I can not imagine a better way to begin our visit to Edinburgh than with the tour provided by our guide.

Gwen was incredible! She found out info about everyone in our group ahead of time and created an itinerary that kept everyone from 17-61 engaged! We loved her energy and the stories and knowledge she had about Edinburgh. I would highly recommend booking with Gwen!

Gwen was absolutely delightful as our guide in Edinburgh. She went above and beyond showing us sites and giving detailed background on everywhere we went in Edinburgh. We have used Tours by Locals extensively and she is definitely in our top three guides. She was flexible and gave us a great package of information to use on our continued visit in Edinburgh. We can recommend Gwen without reservation and someone you should use while in the city.