Photos: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Saffron Blaze, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Saffron Blaze, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Daniel Kraft, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Planning your Fringe week with a local
Your local guide
Lorna Kerr
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Highlights
- Thousands of shows, filtered down
- A schedule built around real distances
- August planning from someone who lives it
- Common mistakes avoided in advance
- A plan you leave the call with
About this tour
This call helps you turn an overwhelming Fringe programme into a schedule you can actually follow, before the festival even starts. Lorna explains how the listings are organised and helps filter them down based on what you enjoy, then builds a realistic day-by-day plan with you. She runs this call every August and has seen most of the common planning mistakes first hand.
The call starts by talking through what kind of shows interest you, then moves into building the actual schedule together on screen. Lorna answers questions throughout and sends the finished plan afterwards as a simple document.
It suits anyone facing the Fringe programme for the first time and feeling overwhelmed by the size of it. It also works well for groups trying to agree on a shared schedule.
Included
- A 45-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Edinburgh, recommendations, or just questions.
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Reading the programme 15 min
Lorna explains how the Fringe programme is organised and how to filter thousands of shows down to a manageable shortlist based on what you actually enjoy.
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Building a realistic schedule 15 min
Lorna works through a day-by-day schedule with you, accounting for how far apart venues actually are and how much time you need between shows.
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Your questions 7 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in London time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Edinburgh: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We connect by video call from home. I don't walk anywhere for this one, we plan everything together on screen. We build your schedule together on screen.
Times shown in London time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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