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Edinburgh: Dark History Walking Tour

By Little Fish Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is S$22 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Discover the dark history of Edinburgh on a guided walking tour
  • Learn about the Scottish Witch Trials and the city's haunted past
  • Hear about the gruesome storey of Edinburgh's most prolific serial killers
  • Visit graveyards and hear tales of body snatching and cannibalism
  • Uncover the city's morbid history and hear spine-chilling stories

Activity location

    • Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 192 Parliament Sqr, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK | We meet by Adam Smith Statue, outside Cafe Nero. Please look for the green and white umbrella with Little Fish Logo
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Edinburgh: Dark History Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 17:00
Price details
S$22.37 x 1 AdultS$22.37
Total
Price is S$22.37
Until Thu, 14 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to graveyards
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Stories of Scottish Witch Trials
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tales of body snatching criminals
  • What's includedWhat's included
    History of cannibalism in Edinburgh
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Story of serial killers William Burk and William Hare

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments

What you can expect

Explore Edinburgh's dark history on a guided walking tour. Visit graveyards and dive into the storey of Edinburgh's most prolific serial killers, William Burke and William Hare. Find out how the flesh of one of these men ended up as the binding cover for anatomy textbooks.

Look at cases brought to court for acts of witchcraft and learn about the severe punishments handed out as forms of public entertainment. Discover how a family resorted to acts of cannibalism and how their storey would go on to inspire modern tales such as the film “The Hills Have Eyes.”

Although sightings of ghosts cannot be guaranteed, hear tales that are sure to send a shiver down your spine.

Location

Activity location

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    • Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 192 Parliament Sqr, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK | We meet by Adam Smith Statue, outside Cafe Nero. Please look for the green and white umbrella with Little Fish Logo
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom