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Aberdeen: Private Dark Side Walking Tour

By Walking Tours In
Free cancellation available
Price is €158 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Experience the dark side of Aberdeen on a private walking tour
  • Learn about the city's dark past from a local guide
  • Hear about public executions and the ghost of Marion Hardie
  • Discover the truth behind Aberdeen's dark past
  • See the gallows and learn about the famous witch trials

Activity location

    • Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Castle St, Aberdeen AB11 5BB, UK | The guide will meet you outside the Tolbooth, and will be wearing a bright orange jacket
    • Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Aberdeen: Private Dark Side Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€157.80 x 1 Traveller€157.80
Total
Price is €157.80

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    1.5 hour Private Tour
  • Inclusions
    Local guide
  • Exclusions
    No other paid admissions included

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Smoking
    • Not suitable for: Children under 12 years

What you can expect

  • Come and explore the dark side of Aberdeen! Walk in the footsteps of murderers, slave owners and witches on a special tour of Aberdeen's rich history, from being a small fishing settlement to the centre of oil for Europe. With flexible start times and meeting points, this 1.5 hour Private Tour with a dedicated local guide is the perfect way to bring dark events into the light. Walk the streets of Aberdeen as you discover the truth behind Aberdeen's dark past.

    From body snatching, to kidnappers and public executions, the truth of Aberdeen's dark history will shock you!

    Tour highlights:

    Public beheadings and executions
    The ghost of Marion Hardie
    Famous witch trials
    Aberdeen's gallows
    The killings at the Saltoun Arms
    …& much more!

Location

Activity location

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    • Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Castle St, Aberdeen AB11 5BB, UK | The guide will meet you outside the Tolbooth, and will be wearing a bright orange jacket
    • Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom