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Creepy Cambridge: A Ghost Walk through the City's 2000 Years of Haunting History
4.8
390 Ratings
Cambridgeshire
Embark on a spine-chilling ghost walk through the historic city of Cambridge, uncovering 2000 years of haunting history. Explore ancient buildings, encounter ghostly figures, and hear chilling tales of the city’s spectral residents.
Embark on a spine-chilling ghost walk through the historic city of Cambridge, uncovering 2000 years of haunting history. Explore ancient buildings, encounter ghostly figures, and hear chilling tales of the city’s spectral residents.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cambridge - The tour specific itinerary will vary depending on group and questions but typical itinerary:
- Magdalene College - We start at Magdalene Bridge, a crossroads since before England existed and site of a ‘ducking stool’ for witches
- The Round Church Visitor Centre - Hear the story of the Round Church, founded by returning…
- Cambridge - The tour specific itinerary will vary depending on group and questions but typical itinerary:
- Magdalene College - We start at Magdalene Bridge, a crossroads since before England existed and site of a ‘ducking stool’ for witches
- The Round Church Visitor Centre - Hear the story of the Round Church, founded by returning Crusaders and the scene of many exorcisms
- Clare College - Clare College - The home of the bizarre story of the original ‘skeleton in the cupboard’
- Market Square - Market Square - Home to lovely streetfood now, but 500 years ago it was a different meat burning….
- St Bene’t’s Church (Church of England) - Benet Streer - The oldest building in Cambridge, opposite a pub whose lease states a particular window must always be open because of the suffocating feeling all customers experience when its ghosts are trapped inside
- Corpus Christi College - Corups Christi - Home of some famous ghosts, including a Master of the college and another famous cupboard!
- Sidney Sussex College - Sidney Sussex - The resting place of Oliver Cromwell - well, a bit of him at least, and maybe not resting as such…
What's Included
- Enjoy a fun walking tour of central Cambridge.
- Learn why this ancient city is teeming with ghosts.
- Enjoy a fun walking tour of central Cambridge.
- Learn why this ancient city is teeming with ghosts.
What's Not Included
- We will be touring Cambridge and seeing but not entering Colleges usually, due to time and cost
- We will be touring Cambridge and seeing but not entering Colleges usually, due to time and cost
Additional Information
What happens when you combine two millennia of history, a plethora of age-old structures, and a number of the most vibrant personalities ever? You get a metropolis teeming with phantoms! Encounter those who met dreadful ends, observe the executioner’s abode, explore one of the most specter-ridden streets in England, and listen to eerie stories of spectral Fellows and uncanny Scholars that linger in the city.
What happens when you combine two millennia of history, a plethora of age-old structures, and a number of the most vibrant personalities ever? You get a metropolis teeming with phantoms! Encounter those who met dreadful ends, observe the executioner’s abode, explore one of the most specter-ridden streets in England, and listen to eerie stories of spectral Fellows and uncanny Scholars that linger in the city.
Location
32 Bridge St
Bridge Street
Tours start within 5 minutes of schedule. If late call +44 1223 901 007 and leave voicemail. Near punting station south of river opposite Magdalen College. Your guide will be wearing Terrible Tours branded clothing.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(390 Ratings)
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Amesfleming2023
Apr 1, 2026
Informative and spooky! - James was excellent - funny and informative. A great way to spend time exploring hidden bits of Cambridge and learning something!
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Gerardor632
Mar 28, 2026
Nice tour, didn’t spend hours walking around. Concise and to the point. Highly recommend.Nice tour. - Incredible experience. Alex was experienced and well-versed in the history of Cambridge. Turns out he’s a local.
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Cambridgesarahbrown
Mar 24, 2026
Well organised, fun tour with excellent guide - I went on this ghost walk as part of a university group and really enjoyed the tour - the balance between history/culture and the spooky/fun angle was very well-judged. The pacing was good and the whole event - from initial booking and enquiries onwards - very well organised. I have lived in Cambridge for many years, but saw corners I'd never visited before, and went home eager to look up some of the stories we'd heard about. Alex was an excellent guide - very entertaining!
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Eeedowls
Mar 23, 2026
Excellent Experience - We visited Cambridge last week, and were looking for something a little different to do for the Friday evening, so we booked the Creepy Cambridge tour online.
Unfortunately, due to an error our end, we'd mistakenly booked for the Thursday evening instead, the situation only came to light when the guide rang me to politely inquire where we were as the tour couldn't go ahead without the guests!
I was completely mortified, but the friendly guide advised us to contact the tour operator to see if we could be accommodated for the next day - our original intention.
The tour operator (Hugh), was also great and thankfully changed our booking with a minimum of fuss and at no extra expense - which was very much appreciated as it was completely our fault!
The tour itself was excellent too, the guide was friendly and engaging - with lots of tales specific to the locale rather than general ghostly goings on which you sometimes get with other operators. It lasted about ninety minutes with a gentle walk around the city's magnificent architecture.
Definitely recommend.
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Christianwl8136rl
Mar 14, 2026
Alex was Great! - Alex was awesome! Very good story teller.
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Amber_g
Mar 11, 2026
Tour was very... - Tour was very interesting, Peter was a very good, friendly tour guide and very knowledgeable. Would recommend
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650fayej
Mar 11, 2026
Great Cub experience - We took our Cub pack as part of their local knowledge badge, great different kind of local knowledge for them this year!! Alex kept them and the adults engaged and curious about Cambridge's ghost for a full 90minutes. The stories were great and they loved it
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650fayej
Mar 11, 2026
Creepy Cambridge Cub tour - We took our Cub pack on the creep Cambridge tour as part of tye local knowledge badge. A completely, much more exciting experience for local knowledge this year. Alex and Peter kept them engage, enthralled and curious for a full 90 minutes. Both the Cubs and volunteers loved it - a great way to spend a dark evening
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S7079nqantoineh
Mar 6, 2026
Excellent - Great time and superb storytelling by Alex! Thank you
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270jjb
Mar 6, 2026
A valuable experience with the haunted corners of Cambridge - A very riveting and educational experience! Alex, our guide, was so proficient in his story telling. Extremely helpful and friendly, his insight into Cambridge & English history and the paranormal was well spoken which made the experience even more engaging. Go through booking.com to get 10% off and it's well worth the boost in perspective about this amazing city.
Highly recommend to anyone at least vaguely interested in the supernatural and haunted. Top job 👏
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