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Edinburgh Crime Tour: Discover the City's Dark Past
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83 Ratings
Edinburgh
Uncover the dark secrets of Edinburgh’s history on a spine-chilling walking tour. Explore hidden criminals, burial sites, and locations of true crimes in the city’s gothic Old Town.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Lawnmarket - Deacon Brodie- cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild and his secret life
- Greyfriars Kirkyard - Prisons, to plague pits, grave robbers and scandal. Beware as you approach this terrifying plot.
- Grassmarket - Hear the incredibly story of the fishwife that refused to die.
- Edinburgh Castle - From phantom pipers, to dungeons and headless children, the magical castle may be more deadly that you would ever believe
- EH1 2JL - Who was the wizard of west bow?
- St Giles’ Cathedral - Serve your sentence on death’s door.
- Mercat Cross - Come one come all, watch as those condemned loose the heads.
What's Included
- Interactive quiz
- Knowledgeable local guide
Additional Information
Turn off your true crime podcast and join your criminally expert tour guide as you wander the streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town and help to decide who really is Edinburgh’s worst criminal?
Join us on this tour as we unlock the true tales of some of the most well known names in Edinburgh’s history as well as some of the more hidden criminals hiding behind the walls of this gothic city. We will spend 2 hours wandering the streets of the oldest part of the city, visiting some of the burial sites of the stars of our stories in Greyfriars Graveyard, seeing the location of some of their last moments at the sights of Edinburgh’s public executions and finally the locations and buildings that these true crimes took place in.
- Please arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of the starting time in order not to miss the tour as it will be hard to catch up once arrived late.
Location
William Chambers Monument
Chambers Street
Meet you outside the monument, which is next to the national museum
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(83 Ratings)
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Lise_c
Jul 14, 2024
A must do tour - We were lucky enough to be the only ones on the tour (very inclement weather) and had our guide, Jean’s undivided attention! We had a brilliant tour, Jean was so interesting with the history of Edinburgh and made some great recommendations on things to see and do while we are here.
Thoroughly recommend Jean and this tour.
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Kayf688
Jul 3, 2024
JY tour guide Loathsome Lawbreakers of Edinburgh - JY was an interesting, funny, and knowledgeable guide! Even my teen daughter gave it a 9 out of 10, and she doesn’t give 10s on principle 😊
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S0phielmcmillan
Jul 1, 2024
Really informative, even for locals! - Xander was great, really informative and engaging! Learnt so many stories of our city that we’d never heard of so would recommend going even if you are from Edinburgh. The tour was meant to be 2 hours but Xander was happy to go over half an hour to finish off the stories so really appreciative of that. Would definitely try another tour!
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Boryanag946
Jun 17, 2024
Must experience for a Potterhead. - Amazing experience for real potterheads. Would definitely recommend and especially our guide Jenny. We saw just the movies, but after the tour we started the books.
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Gsbritain
Jun 2, 2024
Great tour - Kieran was a great tour guide we had a wonderful time hearing about Edinburgh’s criminals of the past! Very entertaining and informative tour!
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Angelasp3715fx
May 8, 2024
Crime and history gallore! - Had an awesome experience. Kieran was an excellent guide with a lot of enthusiasm, a great communicator! Learned a lot about both well known and less well known interesting people from Edinburgh's history. Can't recommend this tour enough for anyone interested in learning more about the history (and crime) of Edinburgh
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Bbarella2020
May 1, 2024
Great local tour - Kieran was out tour guide, he was fab! Very knowledgable & told us things we didn’t know- even about the most famous cases everyone has heard of before. The tour itself was 2 hours but the time flew by! Would definitely recommend, tourist to Edinburgh or not!
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Flying67
Apr 30, 2024
Fab guided tour with Kieran. - Great tour finding out about murderous residents of Edinburghs past. Seen areas of city never visited before. Kieran our guide was brilliant.
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Barry
Apr 27, 2024
Kieran - great tour guide - Kieran was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We thoroughly enjoyed our evening. Greyfriars Kirk is worth a visit in its own right
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Maureenn851
Apr 22, 2024
Crime - My partner and I, along with my girlfriend and her partner had a great time on Saturday night at the true crime walk.
Kieran was a brilliant guide, very professional, friendly and knew his crimes. He even took the time to talk to us individually which made us feel special. The tour itself was very interesting, essentially as a lot of the information was new to us. Thank you so much for an enjoyable 2 hours.
Thanks Kieran for your time and great personality.
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