Recently Viewed
Newcastle True Crime Walking Tour: An Exploration of Gruesome History
4.9
65 Ratings
Tyne and Wear
Experience the Newcastle True Crime Walking Tour and immerse yourself in the city’s gruesome history. Uncover dark tales and hidden streets on this unique and captivating journey.
Experience the Newcastle True Crime Walking Tour and immerse yourself in the city’s gruesome history. Uncover dark tales and hidden streets on this unique and captivating journey.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Grainger Town - Venture through Grainger Town and witness some of the dark histories and stories surrounding Newcastle’s most elegant streets!
- Chinatown - Explore the area around the oldest church in town (St. Andrews) and venture into the churchyard itself - home to some of the most gruesome witch killings in English history.
- **Bigg…
- Grainger Town - Venture through Grainger Town and witness some of the dark histories and stories surrounding Newcastle’s most elegant streets!
- Chinatown - Explore the area around the oldest church in town (St. Andrews) and venture into the churchyard itself - home to some of the most gruesome witch killings in English history.
- Bigg Market - Not only known for drinking and partying - noooo, also known in history for thieving and bar fights! Discover some of the most famous outbreaks of violence whilst wandering the streets of Bigg Market & places surrounding Newcastle’s oldest pub, The Old George.
- Newcastle Castle - Walk through the old prison of Newcastle Castle and hear the stories surrounding this medieval masterpiece!
- Long Stairs - Many little alleys that take you down to the river meander their way from top end to Quayside. None as notorious as the Long Stairs… Your local expert will reveal all!
- Quayside - Discover some of the dark stories surrounding the historic Quayside - not so beautiful in olden days…
- Sandhill - Sandhill and Akenside Hills… Oh the stories (and the atmosphere to go with them!). Enjoy some fabulous tales of intrigue and murder whilst enjoying the atmosphere, architecture and views form these landmarks.
What's Included
- Receive memorable historic images through Whatsapp or email
- Guided by a professional storyteller/tourist guide
- Receive memorable historic images through Whatsapp or email
- Guided by a professional storyteller/tourist guide
What's Not Included
- Food & Drink
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
- Food & Drink
- Private transportation
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This tour is unique - it’s not a ghost tour.
Embark on an authentic crime odyssey in Newcastle and delve into some of the city’s most ghastly historical occurrences (all animatedly presented by your local aficionado).
Alongside some of the city’s most renowned spots, your tour detours into some of the city’s most concealed lanes brimming with fascinating tales!
This tour is unique - it’s not a ghost tour.
Embark on an authentic crime odyssey in Newcastle and delve into some of the city’s most ghastly historical occurrences (all animatedly presented by your local aficionado).
Alongside some of the city’s most renowned spots, your tour detours into some of the city’s most concealed lanes brimming with fascinating tales!
Location
Grey's Monument
Grainger Street
We'll meet you right under the famous Grey's Monument in the heart of the city. Your guide will have a sign with "Newcastle Tour Company" and/or "Newcastle True Crime Tour" written on it. Super easy to spot!
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
4.9
(65 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Melissa
Apr 20, 2025
Great experience - Brilliant tour with Josh. We learnt some fascinating stories and really enjoyed the experience. A great evening and would recommend
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Axj1973
Mar 29, 2025
True Crime walking tour - This was a great tour. I would say it is more “Horrible Histories” than true crime. However, Josh was an excellent guide. Very informative and enthusiastic.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Briony_gardner
Mar 21, 2025
Newcastle True Crime Tour - Amazing tour, our guide Josh was really knowledgeable and put a funny spin on the stories while giving us so much information about the seedy underbelly of Newcastle. Josh took the time to show us a couple of extra significant spots which was definitely a bonus! Would definitely recommend!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Laura
Sep 22, 2024
Fantastic! - My partner and I really enjoyed being tourists in our own city. Josh, our guide, was incredibly punny which I LOVE so, thank you Josh! He was very knowledgeable and super enthusiastic. We did the tour on Friday and by writing this 2 days later I can confidently say I have told everyone I know about this tour and how good it is. Being local I did know some of the stories but it was so great hearing someone else talk about them! Time absolutely flew over and I was smiling the whole time. What I will say about the tour is that, wear comfortable shoes and if your knees aren't great take your time going down on the stairs towards the end - there's a LOT of them.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Brandy's
Sep 14, 2024
Great walk great information - Very good. Josh was funny and very knowledgeable. As a person of impaired hearing he was very mindful of that. Time flew in and went over which we or Josh didn’t mind. Thanks Josh.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Siant81
Sep 8, 2024
Fantastic tour! - I had such a fantastic True Crime tour with Fran. She was so knowledgeable, friendly and fun and really brought the stories to life. The tour gave me a really good sense of what shaped the city and I loved seeing the hidden corners that I would never have found myself. Highly recommend!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
894nicg
Sep 7, 2024
Enjoyable - Very enjoyable and interesting. It gave us an interesting slant on the I'll goings on in Newcastle. Our tour guide was very enthusiastic and informative. I do think that in busy areas a small microphone may of helped as bits of stories sometimes missed due to passers by or traffic.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Mdt7096ay
Aug 19, 2024
Extremely insightful - Billy josh delivered a spectacular evening, we loved every second. We learned things we never knew and have a fun, interesting and amusing time.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Adventure51618912580
Apr 19, 2025
Newcastle true crime tour - Josh was very informative and funny and would answer all questions honestly, very good tour guide and would highly recommend, good value for money. The only thing that disappointed us was that the places listed on the description that you would visit, some of them are no longer there and are ruins or new buildings, other than that it was a very good tour, josh would get 5 stars.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
H4061owtome
Apr 16, 2025
Wrong night to conduct a crime tour - I think the fact that the tour is only run on a Friday night and takes you to places such as the monument, the gate, the big market and the quayside on the busiest nightclub and drink nights Is a major flaw. It was hard to hear what the tour guide was saying over the sound of people wandering from bar to bar shouting and laughing, fire engines and ambulances going past as well as all the traffic and music from nightclubs.
Not the best delivery of the information either compared to other tours we have been on. I was glad when it was finished.
Wouldn't recommend unless the guide decides to run it on a quieter night.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
More activities from this operator
