NatureAutumn on the Water of Leith
The walkway follows the river from the hills all the way to Leith, through the middle of the city.
We're changing how you explore the city
Your city isthe game.
Walk to real places. Unlock the stories hiding in plain sight. Collect the city, and earn real perks from the independent venues that make it worth walking.
Free to play · No ads · No freemium
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Go for a walk
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Steps to a stamp
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Trivia to answer
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Zero AI and tracking
How it works
Three steps. Then the city opens up.
No tapping from the sofa. A pin unlocks because you are actually there.
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Find a pin
Open the map and pick a place within reach: a café, a close, a statue, a record shop.
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Walk to it
The pin checks where you are, not how fast you tap. Arrive, dwell for a moment, unlock.
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Keep the proof
Each visit earns a card and a stamp. Finish a set, then redeem a real perk at a partner venue.
Field note 001Southside · 06:42
Before the city wakes
Community
Join the community.
Counts refresh once a day
Launch
Starting where you walk.
Pre-register and tell us where you walk. The first cities are chosen from that list, and the map is built to grow across Scotland without starting again.
How it works
Dean VillageEst. 1128
The village behind the city
Princes Street Gardens
Castle RockWhere next
Is your city next?
Pre-register to see if your city or town joins the first wave.
A loop worth walking.
Players get stories and perks. Venues get verified footfall, not impressions. The better the city is, the more there is to find.
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Players
Stories, stamps and perks from places you would walk past anyway.
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Venues
Verified visits from people who chose to turn up, plus a perk that brings them back.
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The city
Independent places get a reason to be sought out, not scrolled past.
Field notes
The city, one walk at a time.
Preview · the story cards inside the app
Nature
HighlandsThe road to Glen Coe
The same country, a different world. Pack for weather whatever the forecast says.
VillageColinton's quiet gable
A village church, a low skyline, and a slower pace on the edge of town.
For venues
For the places that make the walk.
Independent cafés, pubs, shops, studios and heritage sites. Put a perk behind a pin, meet the people who walk to you, and see verified visits, not vanity metrics.
- Verified visits, counted at the till
- You set the perk and the limits
- No tracking by third-party companies
Southside · sunrise
Pre-registration
Be there from the first pin.
Leave your email and we will invite you when the first cities open. One email at launch, plus an occasional newsletter. Never noise.
- Free to play, with no annoying ads
- Emails only when it matters. No spam, maybe a happy Christmas
- Your data stays yours: never sold, never used to train AI
The best city guide is the one you walk.
Scottish Insider is an independent project by JourneyDude, for people who would rather find a place than scroll past it. If you are tired of being rushed through a city by a guide who already has another group waiting, if you are travelling on a budget, or you just want to find places nobody points at, this is for you.
Built by JourneyDude · Films and photography on YouTube
Scottish Insider is developed with disabled people, older walkers and anyone who needs a slower pace in mind. Nobody should be left behind when it comes to discovering a place.
Partners
The people we walk with.
Independent businesses we work with, and the causes we are proud to support.
