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the New Town, Royal Botanic Garden and Newhaven, returning via Leith Walk, Holyrood
and the Royal Mile.
Walking Tours
BLACK HART STORYTELLERS
(
www.blackhart.uk.com
;
adult/concession £10/5)
Not suitable for young children. The 'City of the
Dead' tour of Greyfriars Kirkyard is probably the scariest of Edinburgh's 'ghost' tours.
Many people have reported encounters with the 'McKenzie Poltergeist'.
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CADIES & WITCHERY TOURS
(
www.witcherytours.com
; adult/child £8.50/6)
The becloaked and pasty-faced Adam Lyal (de-
ceased) leads a 'Murder & Mystery' tour of the Old Town's darker corners. These tours
are famous for their 'jumper-ooters' - costumed actors who 'jump oot' when you least ex-
pect it.
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EDINBURGH LITERARY PUB TOUR
(
www.edinburghliterarypubtour.co.uk
;
adult/student £10/8)
An enlightening trawl through Edin-
burgh's literary history - and its associated howffs (pubs) - in the entertaining company of
Messrs Clart and McBrain. One of the city's best walking tours.
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MERCAT TOURS
(
www.mercattours.com
; adult/child £10/5)
Mercat offers a wide range of fascinating tours, in-
cluding history walks in the Old Town and Leith, 'Ghosts & Ghouls' tours and visits to
haunted underground vaults.
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Sleeping
A boom in hotel building saw Edinburgh's tourist capacity swell significantly since 2000,
but you can guarantee the city will still be packed to the gills during the festival period
(August) and over Hogmanay (New Year). If you want a room during these periods, book
as far in advance as possible - a year ahead if you can. In general, it's best to book at least
a few months ahead for accommodation at Easter and from mid-May to mid-September.
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