Community Tours

Curious Edinburgh supports community tours, and tours on the social history of Edinburgh. If you are interested in finding out more, please get in touch.

These tours are currently available on this website and on our app:

New Curious Edinburgh tours

On October 23 we will be officially launching our newest tour on the History of Witchcraft in Edinburgh during an event at the Edinburgh Futures Institute starting at 3pm. Please register here and hope to see you there!

On International Women’s Day 2024, we launched a new tour featuring locations in Edinburgh connected to amazing women in STEM. Celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion in STEM by taking a look at Edinburgh-connected women who have made an impact in a wide range of STEM fields.

Check out our new bird trail! We are currently working on the development of coastal trails, in collaboration with Traveltech for Scotland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Young Academy Scotland’s Coastal Knowledge map. Here you can upload your own experiences of the coast, including birds you have spotted.

Last year we added the Second World War tour developed by academics from the schools of Social and Political Science and History, Classics and Archeology.

	Second World War Edinburgh Although Edinburgh was fortunate not to experience large-scale air raids during the Second World War, it has a fascinating and diverse wartime history. This tour highlights the city’s importance for a range of military forces and explores other, often neglected histories.
	Granton This tour offers a varied digest of what happened in the Granton area since medieval times with a focus on the industrial heritage throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th century.
	Jewish History Find out about the rich history of Jewish people and communities in Edinburgh in this tour of significant sites, mainly located in and around the Southside of Edinburgh, historically the heart of Jewish life in the city.
	Brewing History Explore the history and science of Edinburgh’s rich brewing heritage in this fun and informative tour building on the work of the Scottish Brewing Archive.
	India and Edinburgh: The Old Town Explore the history connections between India and Edinburgh across Edinburgh’s Old Town.
	India and Edinburgh: The New Town Explore the history connections between India and Edinburgh across Edinburgh’s New Town.
	History of Charity and Civic Action This tour offers an insight into the rich history of the third sector (charity and voluntary action) in Edinburgh.
	BLM Mural Trail (Edinburgh) In response to a recent international outpouring of support for Black Lives Matter, Scotland’s Black and Asian artists are displaying artworks on multiple arts venues and sites across Edinburgh.
	UncoverED Tour Explore a public history of the lives and experiences of students of colour at Edinburgh University throughout its history, based on research from UncoverED’s.
	History of Witchcraft in Edinburgh This tour will take you through some of the sites in Edinburgh that are associated with witchcraft trials. Each stop will take you through a different aspect of this difficult part of Scotland’s story and inform you of the role that Edinburgh itself played.