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DISCOVER THE DARKER SIDE OF GLASGOW THIS HALLOWEEN

This Halloween, step into the past with our special walking tour offerings over the weekend. Join us at 3pm for our Necropolis Tours, or in the evenings on our Dark Side Tours to do something different. Whether you're a local or visitor, these tours are your ticket to uncovering untold tales, and iconic dark stories this Halloween.

GLASGOW: THE DARK SIDE TOUR

Uncover Glasgow’s secrets and skeletons; from unsolved true crime murders and tales of notorious prison inmates, to grave robbing and Glasgow’s foundations as a city built on the back of slavery. This 1.5 hour special event tour will bring our dark past into light as you discover a unique side to this iconic city.

A city well-known for its turbulent past, Glasgow has a lot of secrets. Built by industry, shaped by its working class, and run by gangs operating out of ice-cream vans, there’s so much to learn from Glasgow’s dark history.

This 1.5 hour tour with a local guide will take you on a walk in the darker side of our history, some centuries ago, some decades ago, and some still happening in the city today.

Tour highlights:

  • The last hanging in Scotland
  • The inspiration behind Frankenstein
  • Glasgow’s grave robbers & the Resurrectionists
  • Bible John
  • Duke Street Prison
  • The Gorbals Vampire
  • Glasgow’s history with slavery
    & much more!

Details:

📅 29th Oct – 1st Nov
⏰ 4:30pm, 6:30pm & 8:30pm
📍outside the main entrance to Glasgow Cathedral
⏱️ 1.5 hours
💷 £15 per person

This tour is only for adults 18+

GLASGOW NECROPOLIS: THE CITY OF THE DEAD TOUR

Usually only a private tour, come and experience Glasgow’s City of the Dead on this special Halloween event.

Step through the gates of Glasgow’s extraordinary City of the Dead and discover the stories of the people who helped shape the city we know today. This walking tour is a journey through Glasgow’s past, told through the lives, fortunes, scandals and secrets of the people buried here.

With your guide, wander among grand monuments, forgotten graves and spectacular views across Glasgow. Hear about the merchants who built fortunes, the characters who made their mark on the city, and the lives that reveal what Glasgow was really like in centuries past. From the imposing Necropolis gates and Bridge of Sighs to the mysterious catacombs, magnificent tombs and John Knox Monument, there’s something fascinating around every corner, including plenty of stories that are as funny as they are macabre.

Key Highlights:

  • The people behind the stones: discover the remarkable lives of Glasgow’s merchants, industrialists, artists and characters.
  • Monuments built to impress: see the grand tombs and memorials that reveal the wealth and ambitions of Victorian Glasgow.
  • The darker side of Glasgow’s history: hear stories of death, tragedy, mystery and the city’s more unusual characters.
  • One of the best views of the city: look back across Glasgow from this extraordinary hilltop setting.

Details:
📅 31st Oct & 1st Nov
⏰ 3pm
📍outside the main entrance to Glasgow Cathedral
⏱️ 1.5 hours
💷 £15 per adult / £9 per child

All ages are welcome on this tour

Fun and informative tour of the spooky highlights and history of Glasgow

This was a fun and informative tour of the spooky highlights and history of Glasgow. It started at the spectacular Cathedral and Necropolis with the very spooky Royal Infirmary backdrop and continued along and through the city and its darker locations like the former gallows. Our guide, Gabriel, was incredibly knowledgeable about everything we asked of him whether part of the itinerary or beyond it. He even stayed with us while we awaited a taxi (which he called for us).

– Emily, Get Your Guide
Dark side of the city tour

We did the dark side of Glasgow tour with our guide Lauren. It was a fantastic tour with lots of interesting facts about Glasgow that I never knew. I can’t wait to book another one in the daytime.

– Reviewer, TripAdvisor
Highly recommend this tour!

We went on a Halloween weekend Dark Side walking tour with Dave, and it was everything I hoped it would be and more. Despite living in Glasgow, I learned loads of new information, was thoroughly entertained and the pace/level of walking was perfect. Dave was really funny, attentive, thorough and friendly. Felt it was great value for money, too. Highly recommend.

– Reviewer, TripAdvisor