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Cobbles is top dog on the bus tours

Cobbles the scottie dog has been appointed the edinburgh bus tours new official ambassador..

Named by colleagues after Edinburgh’s setted streets, Cobbles will soon be rolling over for customers as they board one of the company’s four open top bus tours departing from St Andrew Square, seven days a week.

Joining the team as the summer holidays kick off, Cobbles is nearly 6ft tall and is dressed in the official Edinburgh Bus Tours tartan produced by Kinloch Anderson for the company in 2014.

Gaynor Marshall, Communications Director for Edinburgh Bus Tours said: “We are delighted to welcome a new member to the family at Edinburgh Bus Tours. Our full of fun character Cobbles has been learning all of our tour routes and finding out lots of information about our city and the many attractions dotted along each journey.  

“Edinburgh Bus Tours is a five-star attraction and with the rise of staycations this summer, we offer a fun experience for all the family. We can’t wait for Cobbles to begin duties as our official Edinburgh Bus Tours ambassador just in time for the summer holidays. 

“With our kids go free offer on our city tours, we hope to see lots of people chasing Cobble’s tail this summer!”

Edinburgh Bus Tours offer three signature city tours: City Sightseeing, Majestic and the Edinburgh Tour. Adult prices are from £8 and children go free.

Locals can also escape the city with a half day tour on the company’s Three Bridges Tour, led by knowledgeable tour guides to South Queensferry. This tour includes a 90-minute cruise on the Firth of Forth where visitors can get a closer look at the three bridges which cross the River Forth

In April the company launched an official Edinburgh Bus Tours app featuring an interactive map showing live tour times and departures points, as well as a number of city-wide attractions and discounted offers.

Built in-house, the new digital platform will allow users to plan their visit and purchase tour tickets in advance for ease and convenience.

Customers can download the Edinburgh Bus Tours app from the  Apple store  or  Google Play .

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Edinburgh Bus Tours 230 operating the new Cobbles’ Tour at Charlotte Square.

Edinburgh bus tours commenced its summer season on 1st april 2022 and launched its new cobbles’ tour aimed at the family market. it departs every 15 minutes from lawnmarket. fleet number 230 was seen in its new livery amidst new town architecture on the north side of charlotte square, before turning left onto north charlotte street..

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Edinburgh Bus Tours’ mascot Cobbles is now available as a fantastic soft toy.

He’s so smart in his Edinburgh Bus Tours uniform and look at his cheeky smile!

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History and Architecture in Edinburgh’s Dean Village

A walking audio tour.

• Start Stockbridge Market. Finish Modern One. Moderate activity level. Stairs and uneven surfaces.
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On this self-guided walking audio tour in Edinburgh’s picturesque Dean Village, you will c hart the fate of the area from industrious prosperity to complete disrepute, before it became the most desirable residential district in Edinburgh.

The tour will take you around the old milling village that still contains traces of its Baronial legacy. You’ll see the old bridge, the tollbooth, the mill and the weir, which were all formerly controlled by the Incorporation of Baxters (bakers).

The narrator will also show you the easy-to-miss details on buildings, and share old maps and drawings as you walk the lush green banks of the Water of Leith. 

* The Dean Cemetery that the tour passes through closes at 5pm in summer and dusk in winter, so it is best not to start this too late. The cemetery does not allow dogs.

“We found ourselves applying our new knowledge of architectural features for the remainder of our trip!”

• St Bernard’s Well
• Dean Bridge
• Old Baxter’s Tolbooth
• Dean Cemetery
• Water of Leith
• Modern Art Galleries
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How audio tours work

When you purchase directly from us, you donate £1 from every tour to the society for protection of ancient buildings..

• After you paid for the tour, you will receive an activation code by email, along with detailed instructions that follow below.
• To go out and do the tour, all you need is a free audio tour VoiceMap app for iPhones and Android devices. Install it on your smartphone via Apple AppStore or Google Play's store.

• Find your tour in the app by entering your code that you received in the email from us. 
• Download the tour to your fully charged smartphone. The audio will be available offline along with an offline map. 
• Fetch some earphones and explore with our guide in your ear.
• The tours are location aware, so you will hear directions and stories as you move.
• Pause anytime in wonderful cafes and shops, and take as many pictures as you please!

More about the audio tour in Edinburgh Dean Village

Along the way, we’ll answer questions like:

• Where are the signs of Dean Village’s former industrial activity?
• Which Scottish castle is the Well Court design based on?
• Why did the Lord Provost pay for the Dean Bridge out of his own pocket?
• Where does the name “St Bernard’s Well” come from?

Romantic Landscapes

The walk will start in Stockbridge market, with an introduction of the history of villages around medieval Edinburgh. 

You will then stroll along the Water of Leith while trying to spot abundant local wildlife. Here your narrator will analyse the origins of Alexander Nasmith’s ideas and the embodiment of a Claudian landscape that is the site of St Bernard’s Well.

Having acquainted yourself with the influences of 1750s grand tours, you will approach the magnificent Dean bridge, Thomas Telford’s structure to connect Dean Estate to the New Town.

In the heart of Dean Village

You will then arrive right to the heart of Dean Village, the Baxter’s guild’s settlement that still contains the old bridge, a tollbooth, a mill, and a weir. 

Here the role of flour milling, its heyday, and eventual demise will be discussed. Using existing buildings as examples, your narrator will introduce you to the wider subject of Scottish Baronial architecture.

Victorian Social Housing

As you navigate the lanes of Dean Village, you will come upon the red sandstone building of Well Court, Victorian social housing funded by a local philanthropist and the owner of the Scotsman Newspaper.

On the way to the galleries, the tour will take you through a fashionable 19th century cemetery and familiarise you with a few influential figures buried there.

Philanthropic tradition

Thomas Hamilton’s orphanage turned gallery will present a great opportunity to discuss Edinburgh philanthropy traditions.

The tour will end with a perfect shot from the landform sculpture by Charles Jencks facing a beautiful example of stark Greek Revival architecture.

You will then arrive right to the heart of Dean Village, the Baxter’s guild’s settlement that still contains the old bridge, tollbooth, a mill, and a weir. 

Frequently asked questions

Yes, we offer private walking tours guided by a local architect, for groups of up to 30 people.  

Absolutely, if you are curious about cities and culture, an architecture tour will reveal lots of insights about Edinburgh. 

Yes, except Dean Village where the audio tour passes through a cemetery. 

After you paid for the tour, you will receive an activation code by email, along with detailed instructions.

To go out and do the tour, all you need is a free audio tour VoiceMap app for iPhones and Android devices. Install it on your smartphone via Apple AppStore or Google Play’s store.

Once purchased, Edinburgh audio tours are not refundable. However, your ticket will be valid indefinitely, so you can take the tour at any date, gift it to someone else, or enjoy a virtual tour.

The audio tour is available in English. Guided tours for private groups are also available in French.

On most audio tours of Edinburgh, we climb from 20 to a 100 steps. Our flattest walking audio tour is in the New Town.

Yes, but for the optimal experience and understanding of the content we recommend following a preset order. 

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New for 2024 is our Boat and Bridges Tour  in partnership with Forth Boat Tours, offering a unique perspective on Edinburgh and the iconic Forth Bridges. Take the tour for the day for £30, or grab our popular, all access ticket which gives you 7 days unlimited travel on the City Tour and Britannia Tour, Bight Bus Airport Express and the Boat and Bridges tour for just £40. There’s discounts for adult, concessions and groups too.

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• The Bus Tour offers unlimited 360° panoramic views of main sights of Moscow.
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• The three-bus tour routes and 40+ stops around Moscow completes the trip. Draw an itinerary to explore the city on your own.
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For groups of 12 or more, you may send us an inquiry at [email protected]. Although we do not guarantee bulk deals for all our tours, there are some tours for which we can offer discounted pricing. Ordinary hop-on-hop-off bus tickets are entitled to group savings. Attractions, pass items and combo tickets aren't.

Due the nature of this type of tour and varying demand, group travellers should be aware that there is no guarantee that the group will be able to travel altogether as the available seats vary from stop to stop and depends on demand each day. The group may need to split up and/or wait for the next bus(s).

As, we cannot guarantee that the group shall be able to travel together as one group, therefore we will reduce the group size down to 4-5 smaller groups per ticket (depending upon group size).