Scarborough's Dark Past: Crime and Hauntings

Explore Scarborough’s haunted history on a thrilling ghost tour. Discover legends, hauntings, and the town’s eerie past. Perfect for ages 12 and up.

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Scarborough - Experience the chilling tales of murder, crime, and hauntings on a captivating walking tour through Scarborough. This tour blends history with entertainment as it takes you past South Bay Beach, the Old Town, the lighthouse, and offers a stunning view of the castle during the summer. During the summer months, the tour also includes a…
What's Included
  • In-person English Guide
  • Ride on the central tramway (June-August only)
What's Not Included
  • Tips
Additional Information

Explore the intriguing history of murders, crime, and the paranormal on this captivating walking tour in the charming seaside town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Discover the town’s mysterious past, including its legends and ghost stories. Visit the oldest building still standing, the seafront, notorious smuggling locations, historic Bar Street, a…

Location
23 Foreshore Rd
Foreshore Road
Beach side of the road, opposite the terror tower
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Prina23
May 8, 2026
Ghost tour with the best host :) - Thankfully, the only thing scary were the stories! The rest of the experience was absolutely wonderful, the guide was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly throughout and is clearly well versed and experienced. 10/10, I've already recommended my friends go on the tour as soon as they can!
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Sarah_c
Apr 19, 2026
Brilliant - We really Enjoyed this tour last night. Me and my Partner wasn’t sure if our teens would be interested. The black widow has us all gripped from the start. Very informative and happy to answer any questions from the children. They all had a history lesson and Talked about it all the way home! Thank you.
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R2425krds
Apr 11, 2026
100% recommend - Really enjoyed this ghost walk. Very friendly and knowledgeable guide
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Geyvk
Apr 5, 2026
Great way to learn about history of Scarborough - Three of us plus Samson the dog had a great evening with the Black Widow learning all about the history and ghosts of Scarborough. Samson could definitely hear a few of those old ghosts!
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V9161gzjoanneb
Apr 5, 2026
Great experience on holiday in Scarborough - My grown up family and I very much enjoyed our Dark Tales walking tour of Scarborough, alongside a few other families including some younger children. Interesting mix of the History of Scarborough, researched crimes from the distant past and some spooky stories of the paranormal. We also got to know the town of Scarborough better, enjoyed the trip on the tramway and the best view of Scarborough from the walking bridge. Really lovely way to end our holiday. Many thanks.
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Donnagarner1982
Mar 29, 2026
Fantastic - Had a fantastic time! The black widdow was fun and knowledgeable, fit the part with an excellent costume! The route was wheel chair accessible as well, this was a massive bonus, we all had a wonderful evening, would definitely recommend .
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738hannahx
Mar 28, 2026
Highly recommend - Was a wonderful evening! We had an absolute brilliant time, she was knowledgeable, intriguing and fit the part extremely well!
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Alex_p
Mar 7, 2026
An AMAZING Experience!! - My husband and I love all things paranormal and booked this tour as we’d seen all the reviews and were pleased with them. It is definitely something worth doing if you love the dark and paranormal history and finding out things that you probably wouldn’t have known. There’s so many stories that you will hear whilst on it and they definitely open your eyes up to what the town would have been like at the time. I would highly recommend this tour if anyone is thinking about it, the price is amazing for the length of the tour
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Alexpb2159pd
Mar 7, 2026
An AMAZING Experience!! - My husband and I love all things paranormal and booked this tour as we’d seen all the reviews and were pleased with them. It is definitely something worth doing if you love the dark and paranormal history and finding out things that you probably wouldn’t have known. There’s so many stories that you will hear whilst on it and they definitely open your eyes up to what the town would have been like at the time. I would highly recommend this tour if anyone is thinking about it, the price is amazing for the length of the tour.
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Wendy_h
Feb 15, 2026
Fantastic Ghost Walk - An interesting ghost walk,the black widow really knew her stuff and was an engaging story teller, loved it would absolutely recommend
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up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).