The Royal Mile, Edinburgh (Part 2) | 4K Narrated Walking Tour | Let's Walk 2022

Join me for the second part of our walk along the length of Edinburgh's iconic Royal Mile - as we make our way from the High Street by St. Giles' Cathedral all the way across to the end of the legendary thoroughfare at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
On our walk along the rest of the Royal Mile, we pass yet more fascinating landmarks, including Cockburn Street, Fleshmarket Close, The Halfway House Pub, Tron Kirk, John Knox House, Canongate, Canongate Tolbooth, Canongate Kirk, the statue of Robert Fergusson, Canongate Mercat Cross, Queensberry House, Scottish Parliament Buildings, Arthur's Seat, Abbey Strand, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

[@marjazadow2501]

Thank you, for the great tour, I have watched other walking tours thru Edinburgh, but being narrated this is by far the best one. So nice to know what you are looking at and the history behind it. We are planning a trip this summer, and are looking forward to visiting this beautiful city. 🇨🇦

[@totalwalker]

Really great. Thanks for this! Enjoyed it 100%!

[@debbielb2325]

My great grandmother was born in Duncan’s Close on the Canongate. It was one that was torn down and now the veterans lawn bowling is there. I wish there was somewhere to get information on the closes that are gone.

[@michellebruce5092]

Great walk I enjoyed it 👍😀 greetings from Canada

[@2H80vids]

It was great to see the Half Way House after all these years. That wee pub, along with the Jinglin' Geordie, and several others nearby, have been there, with the same names, since I first ventured into pubs - about 1977. They were great pubs back then and any time I've been back, they're still recognisable. So many pubs, in so many cities, have changed so much in that time that you wouldn't recognise them, or know them by name. Anyone who drank in Edinburtgh in the 70s, 80s, 90s, or later, will know these two and I hope they can beat this current downturn in the pub trade, which has killed-off many famous Scottish watering holes.

[@sueseibert4714]

Thank you!

[@Bhodisatvas]

Walked it many times, not as easy as it looks and I have to say I was impressed with the way the royal funeral procession walked up it the other day considering how old they were and how cobbled the street is. Their legs must have stinging by the time they got to St Giles.

[@thirdrockjul2224]

👍

[@PaganAbroad]

It’s pronounced ‘Coaburn’ not Cockburn

[@2H80vids]

Agreed.✔ I don't often correct pronunciation, as opinions can vary, but I learned the ancient art of pub-crawling in this area over forty years ago and it's always been Co'burn Street. The other one I've noticed on this channel is "Close". I'm not sure about the English "Closes" but in Scotland at least, it's pronounced 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒔, rhyming with gross, rather than cloaze, which is kept to be the opposite of open. Can anyone else think of a word that rhymes with this kind of close; I really struggled and even gross isn't a great example, as it can rhyme with floss too. Who would have thought that close was so tricky a rhyme but it could be why we never see poems about Edinburgh's narrower streets. 😂 A better way to explain this, which has got way, way longer than it was meant to, is to use "close", as in "close to you", rather than "close", as in "close that ******* door." I wish I'd done that first but I can't be bothered changing the first bit.

[@mds7707]

when filmed/ looks like winter; I'm from Florida

[@judithparker4608]

OCT = V111....JULIAN CALENDAR

[@judithparker4608]

REFORMATION.....1582....TO....1752.....GREGORIAN CALENDAR

[@judithparker4608]

GREGORY CALENDAR ADOPTION.....1752.....BRITAIN AND WEST