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Private tour in Edinburgh Gwen K
Dean Village, Water of Leith and Stockbridge Tour – a photographer’s dream
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My passions are my native city of Edinburgh and meeting the needs of people of all nationalities and ages. An avid traveller, I have experienced the 'kindness of strangers' and want to reciprocate the same hospitality in Edinburgh. Born in Glasgow, I have lived in Edinburgh since the age of 6. I went to school, university and work in Edinburgh and have watched the city evolve. I love history and culture and stories about Edinburgh characters. As I have a broad range of interests including the arts, reading, walking, food and shopping, I provide a wide selection of bespoke small group walking tours. I enjoy taking solo travellers on walking tours. I provide bespoke Edinburgh tours for cruise passengers with luxury transport collection from port and return to port. As well as history and culture, my tours include walks in parks and up to the best places for city views, nature and gardens, food tasting tours, shopping expeditions and experiences more suitable for children, teenagers and the 'young at heart'. I enjoy meeting special needs. When my guests are staying on in Edinburgh, I always provide a pack with maps, leaflets about what to see and do and my own typed sheets which include cafes and restaurants, characterful pubs, art, gardens and history, famous Edinburgh writers, past and present and bookshops and attractions for children. I provide multi-day trips. Visitors can either choose a selection of my tours or I can create a personalised package. Free wheelchair use is available. Edinburgh is a very 'walkable' city with most attractions relatively close to each other. For an additional cost, public transport or a private car and driver can be used for some tours. I like to keep up to date with changes in Edinburgh. I am always learning and discovering new places and experiences. Above all, I want you to enjoy Edinburgh as much as I do and have a five-star experience on my customised walking tours to the main sights, neighbourhood areas, hidden gems and secret treasures. What makes me special is my sense of place. Edinburgh is my special place and my place is to make it special for you too. Edinburgh University: MA Honours History and post graduate qualifications in secondary education and in guidance. I am a qualified secondary school teacher of History and Modern Studies and taught and managed schools for many years. First aider I do not have any restrictions in regard to my guiding, I can offer a full range of experiences”
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Discover a different side to Edinburgh!
Overview of your Edinburgh tour
Explore the picturesque setting of a village, a stone’s throw from the city centre. Formerly a hive of industrial activity and the centre of milling for around 800 years, Dean Village, with proximity to greenery and water, is now a fashionable place to live. Our walk continues along the Water of Leith to the neighbourhood of Stockbridge, another popular place to reside with many good restaurants, cafes and bakeries as well as a Sunday market. We return to the West End of Edinburgh by a different route which shows you some of Stockbridge's expensive streets . Discover: • A hansom cab business • The engineering genius of Thomas Telford • Philanthropy at Well Court • Plaques of the Guild of Baxters (bakers) • The old milling stones of Lindsay’s Mill • Therapeutic waters at St Bernard’s Well • Notoriety at Danube Street • Famous Stockbridge residents, Sir Henry Raeburn and Professor Higgs
Your Edinburgh tour itinerary
Your walking tour starts with an introduction to the Moray Estate, an extension of the new town of Edinburgh, and at the end of the walking tour, West Princes Street Gardens Itinerary route • West end of George Street • Charlotte Square • Glenfinlas Street • Moray Place • Ainslie Place • Randolph Crescent • Queensferry Street • Belford Road • Hawthorndale Lane • Dean Village • Water of Leith footpath • Stockbridge • Upper Dean Terrace • Ann Street • Dean Park Terrace For lovers of Sherlock Holmes a detour can be made along Melville Street to see the plaque at the Japanese Consulate, 2 Melville Crescent where Dr Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, lived from 1884 to 1911 • Queensferry Street to the west end and West Princes Street Gardens Enjoy diverse sights: • Dean Bridge • Kirkbrae House • Drumsheugh Baths • Dean Village with its two bridges over the Water of Leith providing wonderful photo opportunities and former mills and village school transformed into dwellings
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Type: Walking
Walking largely on straight paths and roads, popular with dog walkers. If rain has fallen, the path along the Water of Leith may be muddy.
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104a George Street, Scotland, Scotland, EH2 3DF, United Kingdom
Victor Hugo cafe is situated on the corner of George Street and Castle Street at 104a George Street, Edinburgh, EH12 3DF
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