Each summer the OEC organises a programme of walks and visits open to OEC members. Each event is typically run twice. These prove popular and given that places are inevitably limited, it pays to book early.
We welcome suggestions for future walks and visits. Please contact events@oldedinburghclub.org.uk.
If you are not a member, why not join the OEC?
Summer walks and visits 2026
See our Events Calendar for further details. Come back in April or May to see what we are planning for 2026.
Walks and visits in recent years
Our walks and visits in 2025 featured:
- Canongate Kirk and Kirkyard, led by Eric Drake
- Printing History of the Eastern New Town, led by Helen Williams
- Calton Hill, led by Hetty Lancaster
- Darwin in Edinburgh, led by Rosemary Mann
- Greyfriars Kirkyard by Friends of Greyfriars Kirkyard
- Ashfield, the HQ of the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh by the Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh
In 2024 we enjoyed:
- The Library at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, led by Leonie Paterson
- General Register House, led by Tristram Clarke
- The Trinity Apse, led by Jill Harrison & Lizzie Swarbrick
In 2023 we enjoyed:
- Abbeyhill and Lochend, led by Hetty Lancaster
- ‘Leith Railways by Tram’, led by Andrew Boyd
- Mansfield Traquair Centre, led by a Centre volunteer
And in 2022:
- ‘The visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822’, led by Eric Melvin
- The Old Town Printing Heritage, led by Helen Williams
- Port Hopetoun Union Canal Walk, by Graham Cruickshank
Our programme of summer visits is usually announced in April or May.