Historical Gems Walking Tour

27/05/2026

Still tickets left in for this Saturday!🤩🕵🏻‍♂️

The side of Edinburgh most visitors miss! A walking tour with Whisky, Haggis, Handmade Fudge and History! A real Scottish experience.

27/05/2026

Step into York’s sweeter side on our York Historical Gems Tour! 🔍

Discover hidden gems, fascinating history, and along the way enjoy a delicious taste of York chocolate from York’s Chocolate Story included in your adventure! 🕵🏻‍♂️

Did you know York is the very birthplace of the iconic KitKat? The famous chocolate bar was invented here in 1935 - and today, more than FOUR MILLION KitKat bars are still made in York every single day! 😲🍫🍫🍫

From hidden snickelways to chocolate history, York is just full of delicious surprises… 👀😋

BOOK NOW! 🎟️

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18/05/2026

The Edinburgh Historical Gems Walking Tour is back! 🎉

Running Saturdays, now with the delightful new venue Mackays on the Mile included.🔍🤩

Come try a delicious haggis fritter on a bed of creamy mashed potatoes, with mashed neeps & a whisky cream sauce, plus a delicious dram of Glenlivet whisky. 🥃

Fudge and melt in the mouth tablet is then served at The Fudge House of Edinburgh!🍬🤤

All of this in and amongst hearing the most fascinating Edinburgh history! 🏰

Shhh 15% off tickets through Eventbrite!👇🏼🎟️

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Uncover a side of Edinburgh most visitors miss! A walking tour with Whisky, Haggis, Handmade Fudge and History! A real Scottish experience.

24/04/2026

Have you visited the famous Fudge House of Edinburgh on Canongate? 🍬

So delicious, your tastebuds won’t quite know what’s hit them…

On our Edinburgh Historical Gems Tour, we make a little stop here, so you can sample their incredible fudge for yourself.

Consider it a sweet tooth investigation! 🔍😋

*WARNING: You may leave with more than just history… 😉

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31/03/2026

So many exciting things to do this Easter on the York Pass! 🕵🏻‍♂️🍫🐣

Indulge in York: The Chocolate City with the Visit York Pass 🍫✨

Enjoy 1, 2 or 3-day itineraries designed to uncover rich heritage, hidden gems and irresistible chocolate experiences across the city, such as:

🎟 Uncover the story of chocolate at York's Chocolate Story
🍫 Get hands-on with chocolate workshops at York Cocoa Works
🏡 Discover the chocolate legacy of the Terry family at Goddards Garden - National Trust
🚶‍♂️ Explore York’s chocolate history on the Historical Gems Walking Tour & A Taste of York Chocolate
🍬 Step into York’s sweet past at York Castle Museum

Taste more, explore more and save more 😍

Plan your visit: yorkpass.com

13/03/2026

Our detectives spotted something rather delicious in York… 👀🍫🚗💨

A life sized chocolate racing car appeared in St. Helen’s Square to celebrate KitKat’s new partnership with Formula 1… and there’s no better place for it!

KitKat was invented in York by Rowntree’s in 1935, when the city sat at the very heart of Britain’s chocolate industry. 🤎

Naturally, our detectives know a good block of choc when they see one… we’re just trying to confirm whether a tiny nibble qualifies as historical research? 🧐

If outside chocolate isn’t your thing, mini ones are available to buy and chomp on instead! 😋

Find out about York’s rich chocolate history on this fabulously investigative tour! Link for tickets in bio 🔍

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23/01/2026

Prepare yourselves for some unbe-leaf-able history! 🍃

Once upon a time, everyone thought a tree was gone forever… 🌲

In 1994, a park ranger abseiling into a remote Australian canyon discovered something extraordinary… the Wollemi pine, thought to have been extinct for 200 million years, and known only from fossils - was alive! 🦕

Now that is some serious detective work people - uncovering a living dinosaur of the plant world no less! 🔍

And here’s a secret; you don’t need to travel to Australia to meet one. With fewer than 100 adults in the wild, a small number of these ancient survivors grow in botanical gardens across the globe… and there’s one in York’s Museum Gardens! 🤩🤫

On our Historical Gems Tour, you can see this living fossil for yourself, growing peacefully, minding its own ancient business (it must be special, it even had a feature on !).

History isn’t always behind glass, sometimes it has leaves… come and meet one of the rarest trees on Earth!🕵🏻‍♂️🕵🏻‍♀️

Book now - link in bio 🎟️

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03/01/2026

The coolest weekend of the year returns 7–8 February 2026 ❄️

York Ice Trail is back with a spellbinding new theme – An Enchanted City:

✨ Learn the art of ice carving
🧊 Explore the Ice Village market
📸 Snap icy magic with the Igloo 360 & Snow Block
🎶 Enjoy live music and fun for all ages

Plan your visit at visityork.org/york-ice-trail ✨

02/01/2026

Happy New Year from us at Historical Gems Tour!🕵🏻‍♂️🕵🏻‍♀️

What a cracking 2025 it was in York and Edinburgh - uncovering hidden history, finding clues through the cobbled streets, and tasting a few local delights along the way… 🍫🥃

A huge thank you to our brilliant guides - our very own Archie Hamilton, Sherlombo, Septimus Petch and Inspector Trinket! What a fantastic job they do. 🤩

Also thanks to our wonderful partners and supporters, and of course every guest who joined us on tour. You made every discovery, dram and scrumptious bite all the more delicious! 😋

Here’s to more mysteries, hidden gems, and a fantastic 2026! 🔍

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29/12/2025

You simply must book on this fabulous tour in , IMMEDIATELY! 🧐

25% off on Saturdays, UNTIL MARCH 2026!

You will not believe the things you’ll see and the delicacies you will taste on this Edinburgh Historical Gems Walking Tour…🕵🏻‍♂️🕵🏻‍♀️

Tickets are limited… treat yourself to this one of a kind experience at the best available (and very reasonable 😌) price, NOW! 🤑

25% OFF UNTIL MARCH! Uncover a side of Edinburgh most visitors miss - Whisky, Haggis, Handmade Fudge & History! A real Scottish experience.