Experience · Royal Mile · Edinburgh
The Real Mary King's Close
Cold stone, lantern light, stories of plague.
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 60 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: St Giles' Cathedral 61 m · The Devil's Advocate 83 m · Advocate's Close 93 m. Not travel times.
Why Aura
A guided hour through 17th-century streets buried under the City Chambers.
Fine in the rainGood with kidsIconicNeeds booking
Today09:00–20:00Two sources disagree
All hours
Oct 01 09:30-19:30; Oct 02 09:30-22:30; Oct 03 09:00-22:30; Oct 04 09:30-22:20; Oct 05-09 09:30-22:30; Oct 10-31 09:00-22:30; Nov 09:00-20:00 · valid 2026-10-01 → 2026-11-30 only (October: the day calendar ('Open: 9.00am - 10.30pm, Last entry: 9.00pm' from 10 Oct). November: the table gives first tour 09:30, last tour 18:30; site hours derived from the page's own rules (site opens half an hour before the first tour, shop closes 90 minutes after the last tour begins). Tours are released on demand: the live booking page prevails) · To confirm: “Oct 01 09:30-19:30; Oct 02 09:30-22:30; Oct 03 09:00-22:30; Oct 04 09:30-22:20; Oct 05-09 09:30-22:30; Oct 10-31 09:00-22:30; Nov 09:00-20:00” (Tour Times table: NOVEMBER Monday - Sunday, first tour 09:30, last tour 18:30) vs “Oct 01 09:30-19:30; Oct 02 09:30-22:30; Oct 03 09:00-22:30; Oct 04 09:30-22:20; Oct 05-09 09:30-22:30; Oct 10-31 09:00-22:30; Nov 09:00-20:00; Nov 01 off” (Day calendar on the same page: 'Sunday 1 November — Close' (read 2026-10-01)) · OpenStreetMap says “Mo-Su 09:00-17:45”Price range£28.5 per ticket
Visit lengthAbout 60 min
WeatherIndoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
Sources and dates (6)
- When it fits: Best time: Aura editorial. Visit length per realmarykingsclose.com, read 1 Oct 2026: “Each fully guided tour lasts approximately one hour; arrive at least 10 minutes before”.
- Today: per realmarykingsclose.com, read 1 Oct 2026
- Price range: per realmarykingsclose.com, read 27 Sept 2026
- Visit length: per realmarykingsclose.com, read 1 Oct 2026
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
Why, feel, tags and tips are Aura editorial. Hours and positions come from OpenStreetMap; prices only when read from a named source on a date. Ratings and reviews are not shown: no provider is connected in this build, and under EEA terms Google ratings may appear only inside Google’s own place card.
- The Real Mary King's Close: tickets · official · read 27 Sept 2026
- The Real Mary King's Close: opening times · official · read 1 Oct 2026
- OpenStreetMap node/6585283285 · osm · read 27 Sept 2026
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