{"id":2439,"date":"2025-11-24T12:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/attraction\/the-real-mary-kings-close\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:43:04","slug":"the-real-mary-kings-close","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/attraction\/the-real-mary-kings-close\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Mary King\u2019s Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section  \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n<section class=\"top-banner section--animate top-banner--reversed  \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs fade-in\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"17\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 17 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M6.92318 13.8495V11.8111C6.92318 11.2907 7.34811 10.8689 7.87229 10.8689H9.78841C10.0401 10.8689 10.2815 10.9681 10.4595 11.1448C10.6375 11.3215 10.7375 11.5612 10.7375 11.8111V13.8495C10.7359 14.0659 10.8214 14.2739 10.9749 14.4274C11.1284 14.581 11.3374 14.6673 11.5553 14.6673H12.8625C13.4731 14.6689 14.0592 14.4292 14.4914 14.0012C14.9237 13.5732 15.1667 12.992 15.1667 12.3859V6.57856C15.1666 6.08896 14.948 5.62455 14.5697 5.31043L10.1227 1.78456C9.34911 1.16636 8.24074 1.18632 7.49026 1.83197L3.14467 5.31043C2.74849 5.61529 2.5117 6.08107 2.5 6.57856V12.3799C2.5 13.6432 3.53159 14.6673 4.80412 14.6673H6.08153C6.53415 14.6673 6.902 14.3048 6.90528 13.8555L6.92318 13.8495Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHome\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"article__img fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.1s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SCT011-RAW.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SCT011-RAW.jpg 2x\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.2s\">The Real Mary King\u2019s Close<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-group fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.3s\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/pp\/destination\/edinburgh\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn--pill\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tedinburgh\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.4s\">Ready to explore what lies beneath the Royal Mile? The Real Mary King\u2019s Close offers a truly unique, award-winning tour of Edinburgh&#8217;s hidden history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.5s\">You\u2019ll be led through a network of underground streets and houses that were once vibrant parts of 17th-century Edinburgh, but were eventually sealed up and built over. Your guide, dressed in period costume, will share the fascinating \u2013 and sometimes chilling \u2013 tales of the city\u2019s past residents, from plague victims to ordinary families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"fade-in\" data-delay=\"0.5s\">It\u2019s a genuinely engrossing and historical experience that gives you a deep insight into what life was really like centuries ago. 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