Edinburgh: Dark Secrets of the Old Town Halloween Tour
Overview
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1 hour 45 minutes
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Enjoy a Halloween Tour and learn more about Edinburgh's dark past. Visit Canongate Kirkyard, learn about the Black Death, and visit sites of 19th-century serial killers on this chilling walking tour.
Discover about corpses, but about the black market of corpses from the 19th century and serial killers, William Burke and William Hare. We will visit Old Calton Cemetery and Canongate Kirkyard.
We will also show you some nice views across Edinburgh whilst talking about a particularly dark chapter in the city’s history, the burning of witches and warlocks , and we will see if any of those who do this tour would have ended up on those bonfires.
Learn more about Scotland’s mythical site and the Scottish faeries.
All this mystery and mysticism that surrounds Edinburgh for decades attracts hundreds of tourists to the city wanting to know what happened in these centuries, are you going to miss it?
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
What To Expect
Old Calton Burial Ground
We will talk about corpses, but about the black market of corpses from the 19th century and serial killers, William Burke and William Hare. We will visit Old Calton Cemetery and Canongate Kirkyard.
Royal Mile
Learn about the alleys where the 17th century people lived in the city of Edinburgh.
Options
Edinburgh: Dark Secrets of the Old Town Halloween Tour
Tour di Halloween in italiano
Halloween-Tour auf Deutsch
Tour Halloween en español
What‘s Included
Tour Guide
Coffee and/or Tea
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Must do
783kristiem,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gavin was a fantastic tour guide best tour we have done so far
Dark sides
selimt637,May 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gavin was an excellent tour guide. The tour was really fun, and we heard very interesting stories. We are happy to recommend it further.
Definitely Recommend
431tristak,Mar 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Definitely recommend our tour guide Nick! He was very knowledgeable made the tour alot of fun! The 2 hrs flew by! Definitely recommend!
Great storyteller
G7540CDkaten,Oct 31, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I enjoyed it because our tour guide Jen explained the history of the stories and it was very gruesome. Very entertaining and informative!
Great ghost tour
H7926XFbenc,Oct 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour was a fun way to see the dark/creepy side of Edinburgh. Our guide, Sonia, took us through the many histories of the witch hunts and murders of Edinburgh, including getting to step in to some of the graveyards, which greatly set the mood. Sonia was very knowledgeable and was a great guide for anyone looking to see the mysterious side of Edinburgh.
Slayed harder than Burke and Hare
Maisie B,Oct 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Sonia was such a slay, super informative and clearly was very passionate about what she was talking about. Was so interesting and funny also, 10/10 experience would recommend to anyone
Extraordinary
valentinaiY5793OY,Sep 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00All right, I like very well and very friendly and very charismatic 10/10😄 Manuel, Top-rated tour guides that have played me in many years, excellent.
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