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<p>Tour the picturesque Baronial legacy of the ancient milling village set under the majestic Thomas Telford’s Dean Bridge. A self-guided <strong>audio</strong> walking tour off the beaten path in a lush, green valley.</p>
<h3>PRICE</h3>
<p>£8.50pp<br>
Purchase as many copies as there are participants. This way everyone will have access to the tour on their own device.</p>
<h3>DURATION</h3>
<p>1h15</p>
<h3>ROUTE</h3>
<ul>
<li>This tour starts on Stockbridge Market. 1 Saunders St, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH3 6TQ. </li>
<li>This tour ends outside the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One).</li>
<li>Moderate activity level.</li>
<li>Some stairs and uneven and muddy surfaces en route.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Please note that this tour passes the Dean Cemetery that has opening hours of 9-5pm, and daylight hours in winter. The cemetery does not allow dogs.</strong></p>
<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
<p>With an architectural designer as your narrator, you will chart the fate of the area from industrious prosperity to complete disrepute, before it became the most desirable residential district in Edinburgh.</p>
<p>The tour will take you around the old milling village that still contains traces of its Baronial legacy. You’ll see the Dean Bridge, the tollbooth, the mill and the weir, which were all formerly controlled by the Incorporation of Baxters (bakers).</p>
<p>The narrator will also show you the easy-to-miss details on buildings, and share old maps and drawings as you walk the lush green banks of the Water of Leith. </p>
<p><strong>Along the way, you&#x27;ll discover:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Where are signs of Dean Village’s former industrial activity still visible?</li>
<li>Which Scottish castle is the Well Court design based on?</li>
<li>Why did the Lord Provost pay for the Dean Bridge out of his own pocket?</li>
<li>Where does the name “St Bernard’s Well” come from?</li>
</ul>
<h3>DOWNLOADING THE AUDIO TOUR</h3>
<p>Each participant will need a smartphone and earphones. The tour is downloadable on a free app VoiceMap - you will need to install this app to play the tour. You will receive detailed instructions after the purchase.</p>
<p><strong>The audio tours are location aware, so you will hear directions and stories as you move. You can pause anytime.</strong></p>