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Private tour in Edinburgh Gwen K
Half day 'Edinburgh's Links with America' walking tour
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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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The influence of medical pioneers, inventors, engineers, economists, soldiers, writers, artists and animal lovers.
Overview of your Edinburgh tour
This fascinating tour shows the different ways Edinburgh’s ‘special relationship’ with America benefited both countries. The tour is special because you will see a wide and varied range of places of interest including Edinburgh University, graveyards, art galleries, gardens, a library, a museum and a famous restaurant and bar. Along the way we shall ‘encounter’ Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Graham Bell, Andrew Carnegie, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Louis Stevenson, Benjamin Rush, Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson, Walt Disney, John Witherspoon, Robert Louis Stevenson, Samuel Seabury, Dwight Moodie, Lord Adam Gordon and Benjamin West! Highlights include: • Emancipation monument • Scottish American Memorial ‘The Call’ • Andrew Carnegie memorial bust • Royal Doulton ceramic tile portrait of Benjamin Franklin • ‘The death of a Stag’, largest painting in Scotland by an American artist
Your Edinburgh tour itinerary
The places of interest encompass the old town beyond the Royal Mile, the Royal Mile from St Giles Cathedral to the Canongate and the new town After a scenic walk in West Princes Street Gardens, we visit the National Galleries of Scotland, St Andrew Square and Café Royal before going along Waterloo Place to Old Calton Cemetery. Passing the American Embassy, we proceed to the Canongate with the Museum of Scotland and Canongate Kirkyard. On the Royal Mile we see Carruber’s Close, New Carruber’s Close Mission and the Netherbow Wellhead and visit St Giles Cathedral. The final American connections are at New College, the main public library, Greyfriars Churchyard, the Old Medical School and George Square. Please note that: some places of interest (e.g. library, St Giles Cathedral) will not be open or have limited access on Sundays. in winter it starts to get dark at 16.30 (4.30pm)
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Type: Walking
This is a walking tour. There is no public or private transport. Please note that the main places of interest are not conveniently situated next door to each other so there is a fair bit of walking involved and a few steps!
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38 Charlotte Square, Scotland, Scotland, EH2 4HQ, United Kingdom
Kimpton Charlotte Square by Ihg Hotel If you ask a local for directions to the meeting location, the hotel is better known as the Roxburghe Hotel, the former name before it was taken over by the Ihg hotel group.
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