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Greenyonder Christmas Tours and Gift Vouchers

By popular demand! To brighten the 'daft days' between Christmas and New Year, Greenyonder is offering two walking tours of the green gems around Edinburgh's Old Town: - Hidden Gardens in Midwinter and Green City Wander.

Treat yourself by booking a tour - or treat a friend to a tour by giving them a Greenyonder gift voucher.

Hidden Gardens in Midwinter

A different take on our highly popular Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile. Even if you've already done the Hidden Gardens tour, you'll find lots to see and hear about in winter - different plants and vistas, cold weather tales, and some new stories about the people who are creating these wee green gems. We'll do the tour 'in reverse' by starting at the Scottish Parliament (this means the walk is slightly uphill - well, it's a good cure for post-Christmas sluggishness) then warm ourselves up with mulled wine and mince pies.

Tour Details

When:	There will be two Hidden Gardens in Midwinter tours - on Monday 29th December and Wednesday 31st December. Both leave at 11.00 am.
Where:	Meet outside the main entrance to the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh. Note this is a different starting place from the regular 'Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile' tour
Details:	Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes, and covers up to one mile of easy pavement walking, mainly uphill; some cobbled surfaces. We finish at the Scottish Storytelling Centre (John Knox's House), 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh.
Cost:	Cost: £10 per person includes guided tour and mulled wine (or juice, tea or coffee) and mince pie at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Payment:	Book online for Hidden Gardens in Midwinter

Green City Wander

This green-themed tour lets you explore inside a normally-locked urban wildlife garden; see how wildlife is encouraged in the middle of the city and on the Castle Rock; be inspired by the work of Edinburgh's Old Town environmentalists and social reformers past and present; take a different look at Princes Street Gardens in winter - and end the tour with mulled wine and mince pies.

Tour Details

When:	The Green City Wander leaves at 11.00 am on Tuesday 30th December
Where:	Meet outside the main entrance to The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh. Note this is a different starting place from the regular 'Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile' tour
Details:	Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes, and covers about one mile of mainly pavement walking; there are steps, a wooden boardwalk and some cobbled surfaces. We finish at the Scottish Storytelling Centre (John Knox's House), 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh.
Cost:	Cost: £10 includes guided tour and mulled wine (or juice, tea or coffee) and mince pie at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Payment:	Book online for Green City Wander

Greenyonder Gift Vouchers

Greenyonder tours make great gifts for gardeners, and for anyone interested in green space and in how real people live and influence their surroundings in Edinburgh.

Greenyonder Christmas gift vouchers come in multiples of £10.00 or £7.50.

The £10 gift voucher

Can be exchanged for one place on one of Greenyonder's Christmas tours on 29th, 30th or 31st December 2009, including refreshments (mulled wine, or tea / coffee / juice and a mince pie) OR - if the recipient prefers to wait - an open ticket for one place on a Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile tour, OR the new Green City Wander from April - October 2009. At the tour they will receive a pack of our soon-to-be-published Hidden Gardens postcards.

Each gift may be made up in multiples of £10 (for example, £20 will cover two tickets so the recipient may take a partner or friend.)

The attractive personalised gift voucher comes with a letter from Greenyonder explaining the terms of your gift, in a classy coloured envelope. This can be posted to your own address, or to the recipient directly.

The £7.50 gift voucher

Can be exchanged for an open ticket for one place on a Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile tour, OR the new Green City Wander tour from April - October 2009.

Each gift may be made up in multiples of £7.50 (for example, £15 will cover two tickets so the recipient may take a partner or friend.)

The attractive personalised gift voucher with a letter from Greenyonder explaining the terms of your gift, in a classy coloured envelope. This can be posted to your own address, or to the recipient directly.

Payment

You can buy a gift voucher online Please also email us stating who the gift is to and from so we can personalise the gift voucher, and the name and address where you'd like the gift voucher sent.

Or you can send a cheque (payable to 'Greenyonder Tours') to this address stating who the gift is to and from so we can personalise the gift voucher, and the name and address where you'd like the gift voucher sent.

Personalised gifts

If you'd like to discuss other gift ideas, or would like to give a gift voucher at another time of year, please contact us.

last updated: 16 November 2008