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Register to run tours in cemeteries

Graveyards and cemeteries in Edinburgh are popular destinations for tour operators.

To carry out a tour that starts or finishes in

  • Canongate
  • Greyfriars
  • New Calton
  • Old Calton
  • St Cuthbert’s graveyards

you must

  • register and pay a registration fee
  • abide by a code of conduct
  • ask your customers to make a donation.

Register

Fees for applications submitted 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026:

  •  Cemetery tour guide operator (annual) £165
  •  Cemetery tour guide employee (annual) £132
  •  Cemetery tour guide - August only £68

All new annual tour guide registration permits will expire one year from the date of issue. Registered permit holders who wish to renew their permit must submit a renewal application at least one month before the expiry of their permit, to ensure an updated permit can be issued for 1 July.

Download the tour guide operator registration form (PDF)
Download the tour guide employee registration form (PDF)

Appendix A - Cemetery tour guide operator code of conduct

Appendix B - Cemetery tour guide operator donation scheme

Once you have completed and saved the registration form, please submit it with a current passport-style photo (on plain background) and relevant payment via . Renewal applicants who do not provide a new photo with their submission will be issued a permit with last year's photograph.

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