Price
£40/person
Duration
4h
Max Group
30
Provider
Soul of Scotland Tours
About this experience
For those who want more than the 2-hour Christian Heritage Tour, this 4-hour extended tour covers the same material in the morning, then after lunch continues to the Covenanters' Prison and the National Museum — home to many of Scotland's most important Christian artefacts, including Alexander Peden's mask, the National Covenant, early Celtic Christian crosses and the Chi-Rho silverware dated around AD 410. The route passes the statue of David Hume, St Giles', John Knox's grave and John Knox's House, unearthing stories of reformers, Covenanters, preachers and scientists along the Royal Mile.
Highlights
- Covenanters' Prison
- National Museum — Alexander Peden's mask, the National Covenant, Celtic crosses and Chi-Rho silverware
- John Knox's grave and house
- Where Billy Graham preached in 1948
- George Whitefield revival sites and Samuel Rutherford's Lex Rex
What's included
- 4-hour guided walking tour (not including a lunch break)
- Led by Paul James-Griffiths
- Covers the Royal Mile and the National Museum
What's not included
- — Lunch
Meeting point
Outside St Columba's Free Church, 1 Johnston Terrace, EH1 2PW (opposite The Hub)
What to bring
Comfortable walking shoes, rain jacket, water bottle. Guests need reasonable fitness — the tour covers a mile with breaks, plus an uphill walk back.
Location
Your host
Soul of Scotland Tours
Soul of Scotland Tours offers Christian heritage walking tours of Edinburgh's Royal Mile and Old Town, led by Paul James-Griffiths, who pioneered Christian Heritage Edinburgh in 2009. Featured on BBC Songs of Praise. TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice award winners with 294 reviews.
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