Medical and Surgical History of Edinburgh - Private Walking Tour
Medical and Surgical History of Edinburgh - Private Walking Tour
Medical and Surgical History of Edinburgh - Private Walking Tour
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Let an Edinburgh doctor take you on a deep and fascinating trip into our medical and surgical history!
On this three to four hour tour, we'll be circumnavigating the Old Town, visiting the sites and buildings where our medical history was forged, and learning how Edinburgh transformed from a sleepy outpost into a world-renowned powerhouse of medical training and research. We'll hear of student drudgery and drunkeness, of lightning-fast surgeons, and of the women who battled tirelessly to be the first to study medicine here. Not to mention scandals, feuds, and famous former Edinburgh medics such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Darwin, and the man who became Dr Frankenstein!
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Royal Mile
45 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe'll begin the tour walking down Edinburgh's oldest street, finding out about the origins of Edinburgh Medicine and Surgery, and seeing the alleyway where our College of Physicians began.Cowgate
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeJust off the Cowgate we'll locate Robertson's Close, site of 'The Little House', our first teaching hospital, before exploring the complex of its successor, the first Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.Surgeons' Hall Museums
45 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere at the Surgical profession's historic home, we'll have our refreshment break, as well as hearing about the years-long battle for women to be admitted to the Medical School.University of Edinburgh
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeHere at the Medical School's former home, we'll hear much more about Edinburgh's developing importance as a medical centre, as well as about the drudgery and compensations of medical student life!Bristo Place
25 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe'll pass by the site of Charles Darwin's old med student lodgings, on our way to the imposing 1880's Medical School and graduation hall.Lauriston Place
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeOur tour culminates in the magnificent entrance plaza of our former Royal Infirmary, where we'll hear stories of some of the great doctors and surgeons which graced the institution.
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7 Hills Tours Edinburgh
MYR 963.94
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