Creepy Cambridge: A Ghost Walk through the City's 2000 Years of Haunting History

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…
What's Included
  • 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
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.

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. Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Xn4zL8eLirmGyFDAA What3Words: bossy.teach.units
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Stephen
Jun 21, 2026
Very enjoyable tour with Pete! - Very enjoyable evening tour with Pete - who was a great guide. A nice mix of history and creepy stories delivered in a friendly and engaging way. It was a one hour thirty minutes (plus) tour which flew by and Pete kept us interested throughout - with interesting facts, great local knowledge and groan worthy jokes!!!!!! My daughter and I really enjoyed it. Super to make the most of our limited time in Cambridge too with an evening tour. Highly recommended.
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Almag850
Jun 18, 2026
Entertaining knowledgable tour - Peter a very knowledgable, good humoured, witty guide. Introduced to parts of Cambridge generally tourists would not see. Would do it again
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Emilymg6475dd
Jun 18, 2026
Great tour guide - Alex was a brilliant tour guide. Really fun and engaging explaining all of the sights. My friend and I had a great time!
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Cristigeorgen
Jun 18, 2026
Amazing :D - It was amazing town is very good but the tour made it amazing. Thank you Alex for the amazing tour!
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W1759pxemilyc
Jun 13, 2026
Ghost tour - Had a tour with Alex. Great fun, Alex was very entertaining and had a wide range of knowledge. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Obih7
Jun 11, 2026
Peter was a knowledgeable and friendly guide - The evening included picturesque locations, anecdotes on famous scholars and residents, and, of course, ghost stories. A very informative tour, the route includes places we missed walking around by ourselves. Peter was friendly and very knowledgeable and made some helpful suggestions on what else to visit while here. Would definitely recommend it.
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Samantha
Jun 8, 2026
Great time had by all 😃 - Me my husband and our friends had a great time on this tour Peter was our guild and he was so good I would highly recommend this tour.
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927kirstyc
Jun 7, 2026
Ghost tour with more than I bargained for. - We did a ghost tour in Cambridge, Peter was great, very knowledgeable, and with some great puns, especially the witch one! We learned a lot about the history of the university, and some interesting local stories along with the ghost stories. Can anyone see anything in this picture I took - the jury's still out!
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Samueljz2177hb
Jun 21, 2026
Very interesting, funny and great - We had Alex as our guide. I'm a 14 year old boy and I went with my family. Alex explained things in a really interesting way and made links to modern day things, and was funny wherever he good behaviour. It was great
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Lovethiscountry123
Jun 13, 2026
Ghost tour - It was nice to walk around Cambridge centre and see all the old buildings/uni's and gear about the history of places and 'appearances' but it wasn't really creepy, maybe because it was daylight when we did the tour.
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From $28
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).