The Real Mary King's Close (Edinburgh)

The Real Mary King's Close is a fantastic tourist attraction right at the heart of Edinburgh city centre and I have been to it on a couple of occassions now with my wife and both of us have found it an amazing experience on both of our visits. The experience itself is one that few places can offer now with people heading underground to the old narrow streets of Edinburgh which were left to stand as the councils of well over 150 years ago took the decision to evict the people from the multi storey houses of the time and use the structures for the foundations of the new developments including the Royal Exchange. The buildings of the time though thankfully still ...  Read the complete review

My husband and I visited Edinburgh in August 2006 and we had heard such great things about this place that we decided to visit ourselves. And we were not disappointed! It was a fantastic place, with lots of visitor interaction and some great acting from the staff. It is essential to book ahead for the guided tour; we went in and paid, had a bite to eat while we waited then went back for the tour. I think it would have been great to be able to explore Mary King's Close at your own pace without having to follow a group; however I can understand that this is not possible due to the nature of the attraction. It would also have been great to be able to ...  Read the complete review

A year or so ago I found myself in Edinburgh for the weekend with a friend and her daughter, and, having found we had a spare evening, decided to look for something a little different to do. Edinburgh is famous for it's many 'Ghost Tours' and 'Haunted Walks' but we were worried these might be a bit too scary, so were pleased when we stumbled across information for 'The Real Mary King's Close'. Although not actually associated with ghosts, this was still in-keeping with the scary sort of evening entertainment we were looking for! You have to phone ahead and book to get onto one of the tours, as they are very popular, and each tour has limited numbers. I ...  Read the complete review

Edinburgh, home to some very fine (and strangely Disneyesque) architecture, the Edinburgh Castle, endless Stag and Hen nights and, more recently, my little brother. I took it upon myself to visit him last week and see if he was really doing his own washing and cooking. There are plenty of great sights to see in Edinburgh and ‘The Real Mary King’s Close’ is marketed as Edinburgh’s deepest secret. Thanks to the publicity it can hardly be described as secret, but it certainly is deep. Five storeys below Edinburgh, a length of this street has survived the foundations of The Royal Exchange. Edinburgh has a few main streets including the famous Princes’ ...  Read the complete review