The Witches Tour: Experience Historic 1600s Trials and Discover Hidden History
4.9
34 Ratings
Moray
Unmask and trial witches in an immersive 1600s experience. Follow the trail of tears and discover hidden history along the way. No harm done, just historical insight!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Elgin Cathedral - Gather outside Elgin Cathedral’s Gates to begin the Witches Trial.
What's Included
  • Quick photo stop at Elgin Cathedral
  • Insights into Greyfriars’ history
Additional Information

We are going to unveil and judge two accused witches exactly how it would have happened in the 1600s (we won’t execute them, but you know what we mean).

Trace the path of sorrow and desperate screams to the diverse locations in the town where the trials took place. Be a spectator to the debasement and torment as it would have occurred (I assure you no one will be physically harmed, unless you insist?? )

Along the journey, you will also uncover some lesser-known historical facts.

Location
Elgin Museum
High Street
Look for Sister Ruthless the Nun
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Adventure09471299280
Jan 5, 2024
Truly chilling! - We recently took the Witch Tour in Elgin with Lynda Dean, who believes that a city's lifeblood lies in its history. It was incredibly fascinating to learn about the rich history of this city, and this tour only scratched the surface. The details of the witch trials were both eerie and eye-opening – realizing how anyone could be accused is truly chilling. Lynda, our guide, impressed us with her professionalism, sense of humor, and extensive knowledge. She not only made the dark history engaging but also sparked our curiosity to explore the histories of other regions in the country and beyond. We were left amazed at how much there is still to discover!
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Mylittlewitch
Nov 14, 2023
Great tour fantastic guide - Fantastic and educational tour. Our guide was so knowledgeable of the area and the horrendous things done to the poor souls accused of witchcraft. Wasn’t sure it would be husbands cup of tea but he really enjoyed it too. Was a cold night in November but was so good didn’t even notice. Highly recommend to anyone with an interest in witch trials,ghosts or just history in general xx
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H9815tklorrainec
Oct 30, 2023
Historic witch tour of Elgin - Very informative with a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Weather was lousy but very glad we did it. Well worth it.
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N2341eochristinem
Oct 28, 2023
10/10 Highly recommend!🧙‍♀️ - Really fantastic and interesting tour! My partner and I went on Lyndas witches tour which kicked off at the meeting point outside the Elgin Museum. Lynda walked us through the wicked history of how the witches were walk through the town to trial for their death at Elgins famous Cathedral! Lynda really knows how to tell a story and has a great field of knowledge local and afar. Not to mention Lyndas wicked sense humour that had me and my partner in stitches throughout! I learned so many things about the witches of Scotland and Lynda's tour definitely has made me want to know more! Highly recommend! Thanks for the tour we had a fab day!🧡🧙‍♀️🧹📚
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Deductress
Aug 3, 2023
Engaging, knowledgeable and genuinely entertaining. - Lynda is an excellent tour guide - she's extremely engaging, knowledgeable and genuinely entertaining. My friend and I were fortunate enough to get a tour with her just to ourselves, and it was brilliant to have such a specialised tour. You visit various areas in Elgin town, but at no point do you feel rushed or overwhelmed with information - Lynda is very natural in the way she leads her tours. It was also great to have a genuine local take us around, someone who knows the place inside and out - to the point she recognised and greeted many people we walked past. I actually studied the witch trials at university, it was my area of interest, which I never made Lynda aware of - and I learnt many new things from her tour! Which was fantastic for me. As such, I highly recommend this tour for those of you completely new to the history of the witch trials, and for those, like me, who have been studying or interested in it for many years.
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Princesspaiger
Jul 26, 2023
Highly recommend this tour. - Wow we had an amazing tour. Linda is an excellent tour guide who is just a well of knowledge. Kids and adults loved it. We learned so many things we would never have known. Thank you so much for great memories
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Patricia
Jun 20, 2023
Don’t miss out on all the stories! Great fun! - Amazing local folktales from our guide, very interesting stories from the inquisition era. Definitely a must-try for witchy enthusiasts. Amazing walk with such lovely weather as well.
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Gaztic73
Jun 5, 2023
Witches tour - We had an amazing time on the witches tour. Hearing the stories of why people were accused of being a witch and subsequently treated was very interesting and gruesome. And seeing some of the landmarks around Elgin and their history was fantastic too. I'd highly recommend this tour.
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Leslie
May 26, 2023
Elgin witch - An excellent tour, Linda was extremely knowledgeable, very funny and personable young lady. Will definitely be looking to go on one of her other tours, when I'm next in Elgin
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Fionado1984ro
Nov 19, 2023
Witches Tour, Elgin - Did this tour with family as something different to do for s few hours. Lots of history on the area around the cathedral and surrounding area. Information about the witches and the horrendous number of them killed!
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