Private Glasgow Dark Side Walking Tour: Explore Glasgow's Troubled History with a Local Guide
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Glasgow City
Uncover Glasgow's troubled history on a private walking tour with a local guide. Explore unsolved murders, notorious inmates, and the city's dark past of slavery.
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Glasgow Cathedral - Learn the dark past of Glasgow Cathedral
  • The Necropolis - Discover the haunted history of The Necropolis
  • Friends Of Glasgow Royal Infirmary Museum - Learn about the ghosts of Glasgow Royal Infirmary
  • St. Mungo at High Street - Discover Glasgow’s tenements on High Street
  • City Chambers - Learn about Glasgow’s slave trade connections
  • Blackfriars - Learn the dark history of the Blackfriars area
  • Tolbooth Steeple - Learn about Glasgow’s prison, The Tolbooth
  • Trongate - Learn about the Trongate’s dark past
  • Glasgow Green - Finish in Glasgow Green, at the McLennan Arch
What's Included
  • Dedicated local, private guide
Additional Information

Interested in uncovering the hidden aspects of Glasgow? You’ve come upon the right path! Experience Glasgow by your own rules, enjoy valuable moments with a local, and savour the authentic flavor of our magnificent city. With adaptable meeting and endpoint arrangements, and a devoted local guide, optimize your Glasgow visit with a private tour.

Glasgow is a city infamous for its stormy history, harboring many mysteries. Established by industry, molded by its proletariat, and governed by mobsters from ice cream trucks. This 90-minute tour conducted by a local guide will lead you through the darker chapters of Glasgow’s past - some stretching back centuries, others decades, with some events still unfolding today.

Ranging from unresolved homicides to stories of infamous prisoners and Glasgow’s roots as a city created on the harsh realities of slavery, this tour will shine a light on our grim history while revealing a unique perspective of this illustrious city.

Location
Glasgow Cathedral
Castle Street
Meet outside the main entrance to The Cathedral
Cancellation Policy

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

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660zanef
Apr 17, 2024
Give in to the Dark Side - The tour was great. Louise was very knowledgeable. She knew where all the bodies were buried and all the stories to go along with them. Highly recommend.
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