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Edinburgh - Dark History
Edinburgh - Dark History
Edinburgh - Dark History
Edinburgh - Dark History
Edinburgh - Dark History

Edinburgh - Dark History

By All-Star Guides
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is P 1,049 per adult
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Overview

Ah, Edinburgh! They don't call it “The Jekyll & Hyde City” for nothing. During the day, a respectable figure, with its astonishing architecture and wondrous history. But when the sun sets, it tells an entirely different story…

Hear all about the darker history of Edinburgh: murderers, thieves, cannibals, hangings and decapitations, witches, the Plague and streams of human waste. Learn about the most notorious citizens of Edinburgh and how ghost stories are born.

This is not a ghost tour: we don't need costumes or people jumping from behind the corners, Edinburgh's Dark History itself is enough to make your skin crawl. And oh, how we love to share it with our visitors…

Activity location

  • Heart of Midlothian
    • 197 High Street
    • EH1 1PW, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • West Parliament Square
    • West Parliament Square
    • EH1 1RF, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Edinburgh - Dark History
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
P 1,048.50 x 1 AdultP 1,048.50
Total
Price is P 1,048.50

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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Old Town (Pass by)
A walking tour down the Royal Mile of Edinburgh, where your guide will share with you the darker history of Edinburgh.
Heart of Midlothian
  • 10m
Former site of the Old Tollbooth, one of Edinburgh's most notorious buildings. Hear about some of the characters once imprisoned and/or executed here, and why it ultimately became recognised by Sir Walter Scott as the Hard of the Midlothian.
St Giles' Cathedral
  • 10m
What seems like the car park hides a secret, as well as the burial place of one of the most controversial figures in Scottish history.
Mercat Cross
  • 10m
Another infamous execution site. Hear about the importance of the building in the life of the city, and about a literal killing machine which was once kept inside St. Giles Cathedral.
Royal Mile
  • 40m
Walk down the Royal Mile, where you'll hear about some of Edinburgh's notorious citizens, the Black Plague, and how the city's poor sanitary conditions eventually led to a most peculiar tradition.
John Knox House Museum
  • 5m
Learn about the architecture of 16th century Edinburgh, and witness one of the most "authentic" corners in the city centre.
Canongate Kirk
  • 40m
Wander among graves of old, hearing about body snatchers, cannibals, and learn how ghost stories are born.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHeart of Midlothian
    • 197 High Street
    • EH1 1PW, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEWest Parliament Square
    • West Parliament Square
    • EH1 1RF, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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