Gladstones Land is the only remaining house on the Royal Mile pre-dating the 19th century. It was a fascinating, immersive experience, moving through the ages on each floor, learning about who had lived there, and how they lived. We had an excellent tour guide. We booked our visit and tour through the National Trust website.

Really interesting old property with historically timed themed rooms, wonderful painted ceilings and excellent friendly volunteers, and interesting room downstairs with maps and plans of old Edinburgh. Coffee was good in the cafe but the best bit of the cafe is people watching on the Royal Mile while having coffee. Was very interested to find out that there is self catering apartments in the building, mmm he thinks that would be an iconic experience, maybe?

My tour guide was a very learned girl, who also works at the downstairs cafe. She had a great grasp on the historical facts related to the building and the people who once occupied it. The tour was very effective in conveying the lifestyle of the people between the 15-19 century.

A great property to visit not for those with poor mobility though as steep stone steps. The guides were a bonus in each room to give you a brief history and answer any questions. A plus was the small cafe ice cream parlor at the end.

Jodie was very nice and answered all our questions. She was very happy to go overtime to show us some extra information. A great experience and showed us the conditions of life for people living from the 1600s to the early 20th century. I recommend this tour to anyone. Thank you Jodie!

Once we realised you need to get a ticket from the ground floor cafe (small sign was missed as we climbed up) we had an excellent visit. The guides were very helpful and knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. Not a venue for those who have problems climbing stairs as the spiral staircase to the top will be a challenge.

I highly recommend visiting Gladstone's Land, wherever you are a local like myself or a tourist. It is a fascinating and beautiful building with a fascinating history and gives an insight into the lives of locals throughout the years. I did the tour, which I also definitely recommend. David was brilliant and very knowledgeable, I could listen to his stories for hours 😊 Overall 10/10!

Very interesting tour -- great when you're short on time or just want a lot of history packed into an hour. At the start, a narrow staircase takes you up to the third floor. This floor is the boarding house, then you go down one level and back in time to the draper's shop. Finally, the tour ends on the first floor in a wealthy merchant's home. The tour was about 50 minutes in total. You'll get some great historical info about Edinburgh's Old Town as well as a lot of very interesting history of the home itself. Our guide Katie was a fast talker but really made the place come alive. She was very knowledgeable! It seemed to be boring for the teenagers on the tour but fascinating for the adults. Overall highly recommended!

Even their self guided tours are great. A person is in each room for you to learn and ask questions about each floor. Pay at the lovely cafe on the ground floor first before going up the old steps to the first room. It was SO interesting and the guides so informative. I would really recommend this place to visit if you're going to Edinburgh.

The ground floor coffee shop & snack bar is delightful little hidden gem on the Royal Mile. It is clean, bright and reasonably spacious. Service is swift and cheerful, and the coffees and snacks are scrumptious as well as being very reasonably priced. The loos deserve special mention . . . sizable and impeccably clean. The tour of the building’s three floors provides a fascinating perspective on a historical record of its occupation. The knowledgeable guide’s descriptions were witty, informative, and educational.