Scotland's Dark Secrets Walking Tour: Immerse Yourself in the Spooky Tales of Edinburgh's History
4.9
73 Ratings
Edinburgh
Uncover the dark secrets of Edinburgh's history on a spine-chilling walking tour. Explore hidden criminals, burial sites, and locations of true crimes in the city's gothic Old Town.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Lawnmarket - Deacon Brodie- cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild and his secret life
- Greyfriars Kirkyard - Prisons, to plague pits, grave robbers and scandal. Beware as you approach this terrifying plot.
- Grassmarket - Hear the incredibly story of the fishwife that refused to die.
- Edinburgh Castle - From phantom pipers, to dungeons and headless children, the magical castle may be more deadly that you would ever believe
- EH1 2JL - Who was the wizard of west bow?
- St Giles’ Cathedral - Serve your sentence on death’s door.
- Mercat Cross - Come one come all, watch as those condemned loose the heads.
What's Included
- Comprehensive Tour of Edinburgh
- Games and Quizzes
- Professional Tour Guide
Additional Information
Attention, aficionados of all things eerie!
Are you captivated by sinister, warped, and ghoulish stories that originate from the past? Merge your fondness for scares and excitement with a historical expedition through the spine-chilling beauty of Scotland - under the guidance of our specialist in the supernatural.
Scotland is a nation famous for its enigma, spooky sites, and hidden tales. Our exploration of Scotland’s finest city will observe your live tour overseer courageously tackle the country’s fierce weather conditions and intimidating spots.
Next, you’ll embark on a horrifying exploration of Edinburgh where you’ll uncover tales of malevolent witches and phantoms that haunt the city and terrorise its fort. Indeed, our interactive guides will give you a visceral sense of existing right at that era, letting you absorb every intimidating corner and crevice. Will you perceive any spectral beings or monsters?
So, why hesitate? Reserve your spot on our Edinburgh tour now to expose the most well-guarded and gloomiest secrets of Scotland.
- Please arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of the starting time in order not to miss the tour as it will be hard to catch up once arrived late.
Location
William Chambers Monument
Chambers Street
Meet you outside the monument, which is next to the national museum
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(73 Ratings)
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K3363zlpatriciad
Mar 18, 2024
Add this to your bucket list - We all thoroughly enjoyed this walk. Our tour guide Zander was outstanding. He was extremely knowledgeable and engaging and despite the fact it was pouring from the heavens he had us all hanging on to his every word. I hadn’t realised that there was some h to Edinburgh both I. Terms of history and locations and Zander triggered my interest for more. All of us enjoyed it as a family and would highly recommend him and the tour to others who are thinking about it. I far from the weather spoiling it, it added to the atmosphere
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51gjb
Mar 7, 2024
A very enlightening and entertaining night walk through old Edinburgh by Xander - This was a very entertaining and enlightening walk through old Edinburgh. Very atmospheric in the dark hearing about past murderers etc in the old town. Our guide Xander was amazing and kept us riveted and entertained throughout the whole tour. You should ask for him if you book. We visit Edinburgh regularly and thought we might know most of the characters Xander would speak about; in fact 90% of his stories and characters were new to us so worth trying even if you are a local. Can unreservedly recommend this walking tour
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H1270wfjamesj
Mar 6, 2024
True crime tour - Had the tour guide Xander and he was absolutely fantastic! Really friendly and engaging and told the stories perfectly. You hung on every word! Had the best time and 100% recommend him :)
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Paula_b
Mar 5, 2024
Amazing! - Xander was an amazing and engaging guide. Worth twice as much as we paid! I will definitely take his other yours when I get a chance.
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Getaway24494289039
Feb 26, 2024
Book with Xander if you can! - We had a great tour on Saturday evening, the stories Xander told were interesting and he is funny and engaging.
He even managed to persuade me into Greyfriars graveyard and didn’t laugh too much at how scared I was!
Brilliant tour, would highly recommend!
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A2389cxstephend
Feb 23, 2024
harry potter tour edinbrough - alex was great on harry potter tour 23rd feb 2024 picked up on everything and even more keep it up alex great work in scotland
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Hannahmd4138pl
Jan 28, 2024
Xander was amazing! - We went on a tour around Edinburgh, sharing true crime stories. Xander, who was our tour guide made the experience! He was brilliant and engaging. He was brilliant. Would recommend trying to get a tour where Xander is your guide.
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Lindsay
Dec 18, 2023
Excellent tour - Had a great tour with Xander this evening. He was great at recounting the stories of Edinburghs' unspoken history. We loved every minute of it & would recommend.
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Kenzora
Nov 26, 2023
Great history of serial killers in Edinburgh - Great history!! Zander was an amazing storyteller. Detailed account of Edinburgh’s serial killers and evil men!
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Wander42939065077
Nov 24, 2023
Host with most - Xander was an absolute amazing tour guide, the tour had some great stories and learned loads of stuff, I even peeked inside bloody McKenzie's tomb this was after a random knock sound with no one around (spooky). All in all Xander deserves the upmost praise as he was friendly chattable and an all round top bloke will defo do another tour with him.
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