Small-Group Historic Coffee Tour in Edinburgh | 90min
Small-Group Historic Coffee Tour in Edinburgh | 90min
10 meals
10 meals
Experience Details
There's no tour like it in Edinburgh! A walking tour specifically around the history of the coffee trade in Scotland.
Begin your journey at John’s Coffee House & Tavern, originally opened in 1688 and once frequented by Enlightenment thinkers like Adam Smith and David Hume. Sip a freshly brewed cup from Edinburgh roaster Common Coffee as you explore the role of coffee houses in Scotland’s intellectual and social history.
From there, your guide will lead you on a walking tour of key historic sites tied to Edinburgh’s early coffee culture, revealing how coffee arrived in Scotland and how it helped shape conversation, commerce, and community in the capital.
Your tour ends with a second coffee at The Lost Close, an atmospheric underground vault hidden beneath the city and sealed for nearly 200 years after the Great Fire of 1824
What You Get
Good To Know
- The tour is strictly for adults. Children under 18 and infants under 1 year old cannot be accommodated.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Service animals allowed
What You’ll Experience
The Lost Close
Old Town
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting PointJohn's Coffee House & Tavern, Parliament Square, Edinburgh Scotland, United Kingdom, GB, EH1 1RF
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End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
We were welcomed nicely and the guide was enthousiastic to talk about the history of the place, which made me feel motivated to learn more about it. The guide in real marys kings close played his c...read more
We arrived for our tour and were greeted by Zander, and discovered that we were the only two signed up for the first tour of the day. Zander was an excellent tour guide, sharing lots of information...read more
I attended the Coffee and Closes tour, booked via The Real Mary King's Close. The Lost Close was a great prelude to The Real Mary King's Close. Our guide Zander expertly took us through the history...read more
I was an excellent and very educational tour led by a great tour guide. Highly recommended if you’re looking for some secrets about Edinburg!
Very nice tour with a really dedicated guide, Sarah. Entertaining and informative. We learned a lot about the story that we didn't know before.
