Teams & companies · United Kingdom
Team building in Edinburgh
You are bringing a team together — an offsite, an onboarding week, a conference evening or a client night — and you want something people will actually talk about afterwards, without the forced-fun feeling.
Why Edinburgh works for this
Edinburgh is a finance and university city, and the Royal Mile closes — steep, narrow, half-hidden passages — are the single best team-splitting geography in Britain.
How the evening runs
Briefing on the Royal Mile, teams work the closes and the Grassmarket, combined finale in the New Town.
Routes here run through the Royal Mile closes, the Grassmarket and the New Town crescents. Hosting is available in English.
What we would suggest
Teams & companies in Edinburgh
In the order we would normally recommend them for this kind of group.
First choice · 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
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
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