Ghost and Gore Walking Tour of Edinburgh
This is Edinburgh's original ghost tour. We've been wandering the streets of Old Town Edinburgh since 1984.
Your guide is Alexander Clapperton (deceased), a one time cemetery director. He will blend history with humour and facts with fables, while our creation - the "jumper-ooter" provides guaranteed ghastly appearances.
Explore the cobbled passageways around the Old Town and hear tall tales from the city’s dark past on this light-hearted outdoor 90 minute tour.
Our tours operate outdoors through rain, snow, lightning and even sunshine, so please dress appropriately and comfortable footwear is recommended.
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Ghost and Gore Walking Tour of Edinburgh
What's included in Ghost and Gore Walking Tour of Edinburgh
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Cadies & Witchery ToursPass-by Only
Number 84 West Bow, down near the bottom of the not-so-sunny side of picturesque Victoria Street in Edinburgh's Old Town, is an unassuming address amongst the majesty of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the shop today, you can find a cornucopia (we don't use the word lightly; we looked it up and everything) of ghoulish and fantastical stationery, drinkware, ornaments, soft furnishings, original artwork and art prints, greeting cards, chess sets, and unique oddities hard to even describe. In 2015 we also became (possibly) Scotland's smallest museum, when the shop became host to a calling-card case made from the skin of the notorious 19th-century "body-snatcher" (actually murderer), William Burke. We can't sell you that (mainly because even the experts on Antiques Roadshow couldn't give us a valuation of it) but we have produced a rather spiffing souvenir newspaper taken from our own vaults and covering Burke & Hare's trial in some detail.
Inclusions
- Our famous 'Jumper-ooters'
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Food and drink, unless specified
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour is NOT wheelchair accesible in August due to an alternative meeting point. Please check before booking.
- Children must always be accompanied by at least one adult.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meet outside the Witchery Restaurant, 5-10 minutes before the start of the tour.
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Ticket Redemption
Please reconfirm your booking, either by email to [email protected] or by calling (0044 131 225 6745), at least 24 hours in advance. ** Please note that from Monday 28th July 2025 to Saturday 23rd August 2025 (except Sundays 3, 10 and 17 August), all tours will depart from the supplier's shop, located at 84 West Bow (Victoria Street), EH1 2HH. Wheelchair access is not possible during these dates. This is due to the annual Military Tattoo event and dress rehearsals taking place on Castlehill. Since this event will not be held on Sundays during this period, on those days, tours will depart from the usual meeting point - outside the front of 'The Witchery Restaurant' on Castlehill. Also on 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th July 2025 there are music concerts at Edinburgh Castle so the tours will depart from the supplier's shop, located at 84 West Bow (Victoria Street), EH1 2HH.
