Friends & couples · United Kingdom
Unusual things to do in Edinburgh
You want an evening that is not another dinner and not another walking tour — something with a story in it, for two people or a small group of friends on a weekend away.
Why Edinburgh works for this
The closes off the Royal Mile are dark, steep and genuinely secretive, and being sent down them with a case file is the best way to use them.
How the evening runs
Two hours between the Old Town closes and the New Town crescents.
Routes here run through the Royal Mile closes, the Grassmarket and the New Town crescents. Hosting is available in English.
What we would suggest
Friends & couples in Edinburgh
In the order we would normally recommend them for this kind of group.
First choice · City Mission
On requestThe Enlightenment Papers
A set of papers from Edinburgh's Enlightenment societies records an experiment that was quietly buried. Follow the closes down from the Royal Mile and decide whether it should stay buried.
From £20 per person · 2–2.5 hours
Murder Mystery Dinner
On requestThe Society Dinner
A learned society dines to elect its next chair, and the outgoing chair dies with the ballot in his pocket. Every member had already been promised the seat.
From £70 per person · 3–3.5 hours
Private Case
On requestThe Edinburgh Commission
A private mystery written into the closes and vaults, produced around your group with actors and a staged finale available.
From £45 per person · 2.5–4 hours
Company Mission
On requestOperation Old Town
A fictional Edinburgh firm is losing tenders it should win. Teams work the closes and the Grassmarket, exchange evidence and reach one verdict.
From £35 per person · 2–3 hours
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