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Creepy Cambridge: A Ghost Walk through the City's 2000 Years of Haunting History
4.8
198 Ratings
Cambridgeshire
Embark on a spine-chilling ghost walk through the historic city of Cambridge, uncovering 2000 years of haunting history. Explore ancient buildings, encounter ghostly figures, and hear chilling tales of the city’s spectral residents.
Embark on a spine-chilling ghost walk through the historic city of Cambridge, uncovering 2000 years of haunting history. Explore ancient buildings, encounter ghostly figures, and hear chilling tales of the city’s spectral residents.
Duration:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cambridge - The tour specific itinerary will vary depending on group and questions but typical itinerary:
- Magdalene College - We start at Magdalene Bridge, a crossroads since before England existed and site of a ‘ducking stool’ for witches
- The Round Church Visitor Centre - Hear the story of the Round Church, founded by returning…
- Cambridge - The tour specific itinerary will vary depending on group and questions but typical itinerary:
- Magdalene College - We start at Magdalene Bridge, a crossroads since before England existed and site of a ‘ducking stool’ for witches
- The Round Church Visitor Centre - Hear the story of the Round Church, founded by returning Crusaders and the scene of many exorcisms
- Clare College - Clare College - The home of the bizarre story of the original ‘skeleton in the cupboard’
- Market Square - Market Square - Home to lovely streetfood now, but 500 years ago it was a different meat burning….
- St Bene’t’s Church (Church of England) - Benet Streer - The oldest building in Cambridge, opposite a pub whose lease states a particular window must always be open because of the suffocating feeling all customers experience when its ghosts are trapped inside
- Corpus Christi College - Corups Christi - Home of some famous ghosts, including a Master of the college and another famous cupboard!
- Sidney Sussex College - Sidney Sussex - The resting place of Oliver Cromwell - well, a bit of him at least, and maybe not resting as such…
What's Included
- Enjoy a fun walking tour of central Cambridge.
- Learn why this ancient city is teeming with ghosts.
- Enjoy a fun walking tour of central Cambridge.
- Learn why this ancient city is teeming with ghosts.
What's Not Included
- Admission to colleges is not included
- Admission to colleges is not included
Additional Information
What happens when you combine two millennia of history, a plethora of age-old structures, and a number of the most vibrant personalities ever? You get a metropolis teeming with phantoms! Encounter those who met dreadful ends, observe the executioner’s abode, explore one of the most specter-ridden streets in England, and listen to eerie stories of spectral Fellows and uncanny Scholars that linger in the city.
What happens when you combine two millennia of history, a plethora of age-old structures, and a number of the most vibrant personalities ever? You get a metropolis teeming with phantoms! Encounter those who met dreadful ends, observe the executioner’s abode, explore one of the most specter-ridden streets in England, and listen to eerie stories of spectral Fellows and uncanny Scholars that linger in the city.
Location
Magdalene Bridge
Bridge Street
Meet by Magdalene Bridge on the 'Quay' side with bars - look for our guides who will sometimes be in costume or otherwise wearing a branded hat/polo shirt/waterproof/hold all. Tours leave within 5 minutes of schedule. IF LATE CALL +44 1223 901 007 AND LEAVE A MESSAGE ON VOICEMAIL.
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
4.8
(198 Ratings)
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Jillian_e
Dec 17, 2024
Great fun and informative - Interesting and fun without being too scary for children. Our guide Ben was very friendly and knowledgeable and was particularly patient with some young children on the tour.
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001allanda
Dec 16, 2024
Entertaining and informative walk - The walk was much more interesting than I had anticipated! Ben, our guide, was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We went with our two children, aged 5 and 9, and thanks to Ben’s ability to engage with them as well as the adults on the walk, they thoroughly enjoyed it too! Would highly recommend it if you like Cambridge, ghostly tales, or both!
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Melanie_a
Dec 14, 2024
Great evening out - Very interesting stories, we discovered hidden parts of Cambridge, and a chance to stop and ponder the beauty of the city on our doorstop. I will be repeating some of what I learned to family and friends for years!
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Lukef1159
Dec 11, 2024
Great if you like being shown spooky history at night, wrap up warm - Had a great experience with our tour guide Chuck. He was interesting, knowledgeable, engaging & funny… he delivered the goods! Telling us the great stories around the history of spooky ghost sightings in Cambridge. It was only the 2 of us on his tour this Tues night in Dec, but he still went all in so he was a pro. Was told that groups can be as big as 30 on spookier weekends
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_martynhopkinson
Dec 3, 2024
Ghost 👻 tour fun - Chuck was brilliant 🤩 tonight thanks well worth the time and money And he kindly waited for us as we were 10 minutes late.
Thanks
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Cathyd5
Nov 30, 2024
Creepy fun - James was a great guide.He had so much knowledge and fun stories to share at all the locations. We really enjoyed walking around the beautiful buildings at night too.
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731renatae
Nov 21, 2024
Something interesting to do in Cambridge - A different way to see Cambridge and discover the mysterious stories of the city. Thank you to our guide James for the good experience.
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Sofia_m
Nov 12, 2024
Unique, must do your - We were looking for a different experience in Cambridge and this was the ideal choice. After visiting the city 4 times we ran out of options, and this tour took us to new places and brought a new perspective to places we have already visited. Really interesting stories! Some a bit scarier than others 👻
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Mrsmc66
Nov 21, 2024
Ghost Tour Cambridge - Having done a ghost walk a couple of years ago in Cambridge I was excited to book again for friends who hadn’t been to Cambridge before. We met Chuck our guide at the Bridge, we were a couple of minutes after 7, and were greeted by Chuck who informed us he was about to leave! As there was only four of us on the tour I began to introduce the group by name and was informed not to bother as he wouldn’t remember our names. Which kind of set the tone for the rest of the evening. Chuck had lots of stories and anecdotes to share as we walked through the streets, colleges and old buildings, when asking questions some were answered and others we were told to leave till the end, which we had to remind him of when we came to the end of the tour. I think I was comparing to the walk I’d done previously which felt much more relaxed and atmospheric, which was probably unfair to Chuck, it was an informative walk and Chuck was very knowledgeable, but didn’t like us taking photos whilst he talked, even though we were listening intently, and at one point two of us missed a turning and lost the group, which was probably our fault for not being quick enough! Which again we were berated for for not keeping up with the guides pace.
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Karenbo2107vj
Nov 17, 2024
A waste of money. - The leader liked to talk about himself. The delivery of rather uninteresting stories was poor.
I enjoyed listening to the organ being played in Kings College, what a shame it wasn't a part of the tour.
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