Mary, Queen of Scots Tour
This Second Level tour has been
designed to give your class an
exciting and interactive experience
on the streets of Queen Mary’s
Edinburgh while experiences and
outcomes from the Curriculum for
Excellence.
This tour lasts around two hours and
covers many of the Edinburgh
locations which help tell Mary’s story.
Tours available Monday-Wednesday
and cost £3 per pupil (50p extra for
St Giles visit). Your tour will be led by
a qualified primary school teacher.
Learning about Mary in the
locations she knew!
We think the best way to learn about Mary’s life and city is to
get your class outside and into the heart of today’s
Edinburgh. There’s something really exciting about seeing a
class imagine Mary walking about the streets of Edinburgh.
This Second Level Mary’s Edinburgh tour features;
-a safe, compact but historically interesting route which
helps tell some of the most important events in Mary’s life
-age-appropriate stories
-suitably challenging activities which will involve pupils
working with partners to analyse historical artefacts and
evidence
What will the class see and do?
This tour meets just outside the Museum of Scotland on
Chambers Street. We will then visit the following Old Town
locations:
1 - The location where Mary’s second husband was killed. This lets
us analyse the famous ‘murder map’ evidence and compare it with
the site today.
2 - The Museum of Scotland. We go here to see a couple of
important artefacts - a replica of Mary’s tomb in Westminster
Abbey, and a coin minted during her reign.
3 - Greyfriars Kirkyard. Our visit to Greyfriars lets us learn about
this part of town during Mary’s reign, and we’ll see the graves of
Mary’s teacher and of one of her most deadly enemies.
4 - St Giles - this costs 50p extra but we can visit St Giles and learn
about John Knox, the Reformation and we can see the windows
which depict the assassination of Mary’s half-brother.
5 - Parliament Square. We explore the site of the long-lost
Parliament building and then finish our tour at the Mercat Cross,
the place where Mary’s last significant Scottish champions were
put to death.
Why not book your class into the Museum of Scotland?
You’ll get to explore the exhibits AND you might be
able to book their lunch room. There is no cost for this!
Click here to go to their website.
If you want to make the most of your travel costs, you
might also wish to click the links below to see
workshop or tour options available at;
Edinburgh Castle
Riddle’s Court
The John Knox House
We will visit the site of Kirk o’Field - scene of the murder
of Henry, Lord Darnley, Mary’s second husband.
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ADDRESS
28/2 Bridge
Road
Colinton
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
EH13 0LQ
CONTACT
Mail:
robert@historicedinburghtours.co.uk
Phone: 07590026077 (Mon-Wed only)
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