Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Exploration Game and Tour

4.00

4.0(28 reviews)

Private Tour

1 hour

English

Mobile ticket

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Overview

Available languages

English

1 hour

Mobile ticket

Go on a haunted Edinburgh tour where you will follow clues to discover striking places and local stories.

Play the role of a devilish staff on this spine-tingling walking tour, which takes you on a journey through some of the city’s most haunted places, including Greyfriars Kirkyard, the site of the Nor’ Loch and West Bow.

Are you ready for a haunted walk around Edinburgh?

Discover Edinburgh’s dark and bloody past, from the Great Scottish Witch Hunts to the Burke and Hare murders and learn about the haunting stories of the Wizard of West Bow, the Grey Lady, George Mackenzie and more.

Explore the many sites where public executions were held and visit the hall containing a book made of William Burke’s flesh

Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, an outdoor escape game, and a treasure hunt.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

The Mound is an artificial slope in central Edinburgh, Scotland, which connects Edinburgh's New and Old Towns. It was formed by dumping around 1,501,000 cartloads of earth excavated from the foundations of the New Town into Nor Loch which was drained in 1765 and forms today's Princes Street Gardens. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

Admission Not Applicable

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Exploration Game and Tour

What‘s Included

Full flexibility: start at any hour, take a break at any time and resume later

Play offline: you DON'T NEED an internet connection to play this city game

This experience can be played anytime after booking without rescheduling

If your group is larger than 15 people, no worries. Just make multiple bookings.

A physical tour guide

Cancellation Policy

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

Reviews

4.00

28 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Did not work
Barbara J,Jun 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00
Slow download, confusing instructions, once downloaded, said my code was already used. Not able to go forward. Do not recommend this.
A fun way to explore Edinburgh. Might need to be a little more tech-savvy than vacay brain will allow.
Holly D,May 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
So the experience of actually doing the puzzles and exploring Edinburgh was so fun, a great time, saw and learned things we wouldn't have otherwise. I recommend. But buying access from Viator was a little confusing for me cause I was in a rush, I think the issue was on my end where I made an account on the Questo app with a different email than my Viator one. I ended up just buying access again directly on the Questo app. The doing: so much fun, 5/5. The getting to the app: 2/5, my vacation brain was struggling to be tech-savvy. But this was a great way to learn about Questo, which I will use in other cities. Not saying a full 0/5 cause there was helpful guidance info online I just didn't have the time for it, but if you can learn my mistakes, this was fun. The only thing I want from Questo would be the ability to go back and read the parts of the story I unlocked by completing the challenges, because, in the fun of the game, I wasn't taking notes and would like to be able to remember the details better later.
Fun! Bring extra charger/battery
Ali H,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a fun way to get to know more about Edinburgh’s rich & spooky history. The loading and signup process was a bit tedious, but once we got going, it was pretty fun and nice that you can take it at your own pace, exploring other points of interest you find along the way. I highly recommend starting with a fully charged battery and even an extra portable charger, as my iPhone had a bit of difficulty keeping power while playing (was slightly chilly outside and relies on mapping).
Has tons of potential! Great way to see the city!
jenniferd248,Jun 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
This tour took us to places we would have not seen which was the best part of the experience. The plot and clues were fun. My issues were that the gps navigation was not user friendly and the instructions to get started were not clear. One gps point was nearly 100-150 yards off the clue. We wound up skipping it after we timed out. Over all with some better instructions, and navigation tools, and more experience with the tour on our part this could easily be 5 star! It was a lot of walking. But we like that, just beware up hills and down. There was lots of construction on the main shopping street and clue route so that makes it a little challenging too. (Nothing the tour could do about that). May 2025 If you are up for an adventure and like to scavenger/game play, give it a shot!
Rubbish
Barry C,Apr 8, 2024
- Review from Viator
1.00
Not a good app, you have to get to an appropriate point before unlocking the next part of the tour , one of the points was Edingburgh castle which to unlock you would have to pay to enter, ridiculous.We asked security if we could just pop in to open , ridiculous. Most of perimeter opening points on the game were a long way of the clues making the game ridiculous. Won’t be using this app again
Disappointed
O9884KNlaurenb,Feb 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
The instructions are poorly written. In the first clue you have to cross a busy road unnecessarily. Also you cannot complete the 4th challenge without entering the castle grounds for which there is an entrance fee and is not available at night. The ‘chat’ help was not very helpful at all and we were unable to get to a refund due to being unable to complete the game. It is recommended that the game is played at night, yet the castle closes at 5PM. We are really disappointed as we really enjoy these sorts of games in general as a different way of exploring the city.
Find something else to do
willwhizz,Dec 12, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
Better tours and games are available. The clues were easy enough to start with but became convoluted. There was also an anorak of a name that has the letter ‘z’ in it but none of the words in the clue had a ‘z’! So we gave up and didn’t bother finishing. Don’t waste your money!
It was interesting to...
Nigel K,Dec 7, 2023
- Review from Viator
2.00
It was interesting to find some things that we wouldn't necessarily have found. Some of the clues were too tricky to decipher.
Just spooky enough
Gregory O,Oct 4, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
So much fun at night. I would love to do it again with my 15 year old daughter. Well designed map and puzzles
Good fun
davidjhwilson,Aug 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Did this with our family of teenagers. It kept us all amused and educated for the afternoon. If you are thinking of buying this, I would note that: A. It isn’t time limited- you can buy now and use anytime. B. You don’t need to book in anyone who doesn’t have a smartphone (and I would note that it didn’t work on my youngest son’s iPhone 8).

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Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Exploration Game and Tour

4.00

4.0(28 reviews)

Private Tour

1 hour

English

Mobile ticket

Show all 10 photos

Overview

Available languages

English

1 hour

Mobile ticket

Go on a haunted Edinburgh tour where you will follow clues to discover striking places and local stories.

Are you ready for a haunted walk around Edinburgh?

Explore the many sites where public executions were held and visit the hall containing a book made of William Burke’s flesh

Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, an outdoor escape game, and a treasure hunt.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Admission Not Applicable

Edinburgh Castle

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Ghosts of Edinburgh: Bloody Past Exploration Game and Tour

What‘s Included

Full flexibility: start at any hour, take a break at any time and resume later

Play offline: you DON'T NEED an internet connection to play this city game

This experience can be played anytime after booking without rescheduling

If your group is larger than 15 people, no worries. Just make multiple bookings.

A physical tour guide

Cancellation Policy

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

Reviews

4.00

28 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Did not work
Barbara J,Jun 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00
Slow download, confusing instructions, once downloaded, said my code was already used. Not able to go forward. Do not recommend this.
A fun way to explore Edinburgh. Might need to be a little more tech-savvy than vacay brain will allow.
Holly D,May 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
So the experience of actually doing the puzzles and exploring Edinburgh was so fun, a great time, saw and learned things we wouldn't have otherwise. I recommend. But buying access from Viator was a little confusing for me cause I was in a rush, I think the issue was on my end where I made an account on the Questo app with a different email than my Viator one. I ended up just buying access again directly on the Questo app. The doing: so much fun, 5/5. The getting to the app: 2/5, my vacation brain was struggling to be tech-savvy. But this was a great way to learn about Questo, which I will use in other cities. Not saying a full 0/5 cause there was helpful guidance info online I just didn't have the time for it, but if you can learn my mistakes, this was fun. The only thing I want from Questo would be the ability to go back and read the parts of the story I unlocked by completing the challenges, because, in the fun of the game, I wasn't taking notes and would like to be able to remember the details better later.
Fun! Bring extra charger/battery
Ali H,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a fun way to get to know more about Edinburgh’s rich & spooky history. The loading and signup process was a bit tedious, but once we got going, it was pretty fun and nice that you can take it at your own pace, exploring other points of interest you find along the way. I highly recommend starting with a fully charged battery and even an extra portable charger, as my iPhone had a bit of difficulty keeping power while playing (was slightly chilly outside and relies on mapping).
Has tons of potential! Great way to see the city!
jenniferd248,Jun 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
This tour took us to places we would have not seen which was the best part of the experience. The plot and clues were fun. My issues were that the gps navigation was not user friendly and the instructions to get started were not clear. One gps point was nearly 100-150 yards off the clue. We wound up skipping it after we timed out. Over all with some better instructions, and navigation tools, and more experience with the tour on our part this could easily be 5 star! It was a lot of walking. But we like that, just beware up hills and down. There was lots of construction on the main shopping street and clue route so that makes it a little challenging too. (Nothing the tour could do about that). May 2025 If you are up for an adventure and like to scavenger/game play, give it a shot!
Rubbish
Barry C,Apr 8, 2024
- Review from Viator
1.00
Not a good app, you have to get to an appropriate point before unlocking the next part of the tour , one of the points was Edingburgh castle which to unlock you would have to pay to enter, ridiculous.We asked security if we could just pop in to open , ridiculous. Most of perimeter opening points on the game were a long way of the clues making the game ridiculous. Won’t be using this app again
Disappointed
O9884KNlaurenb,Feb 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
The instructions are poorly written. In the first clue you have to cross a busy road unnecessarily. Also you cannot complete the 4th challenge without entering the castle grounds for which there is an entrance fee and is not available at night. The ‘chat’ help was not very helpful at all and we were unable to get to a refund due to being unable to complete the game. It is recommended that the game is played at night, yet the castle closes at 5PM. We are really disappointed as we really enjoy these sorts of games in general as a different way of exploring the city.
Find something else to do
willwhizz,Dec 12, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
Better tours and games are available. The clues were easy enough to start with but became convoluted. There was also an anorak of a name that has the letter ‘z’ in it but none of the words in the clue had a ‘z’! So we gave up and didn’t bother finishing. Don’t waste your money!
It was interesting to...
Nigel K,Dec 7, 2023
- Review from Viator
2.00
It was interesting to find some things that we wouldn't necessarily have found. Some of the clues were too tricky to decipher.
Just spooky enough
Gregory O,Oct 4, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
So much fun at night. I would love to do it again with my 15 year old daughter. Well designed map and puzzles
Good fun
davidjhwilson,Aug 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Did this with our family of teenagers. It kept us all amused and educated for the afternoon. If you are thinking of buying this, I would note that: A. It isn’t time limited- you can buy now and use anytime. B. You don’t need to book in anyone who doesn’t have a smartphone (and I would note that it didn’t work on my youngest son’s iPhone 8).