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Price is AU$257 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
    • 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
AU$128.69 x 2 TravellersAU$257.38
Total
Price is AU$257.38

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

  • Discover a lesser-known side of Aberdeen on this 1.5-hour private walking tour with a dedicated local guide. Explore the city’s history, from its early development as a fishing settlement to its growth as a major centre of the European oil industry, while learning about the people and events that shaped its past.

    Through historical accounts and local stories, discover aspects of Aberdeen’s social and legal history, including body snatching, kidnapping, witchcraft accusations and public executions. Learn how crime was investigated, how justice was administered in earlier centuries, and how these events reflected the beliefs and practices of their time.

    Tour highlights include:

    • The history of public executions and beheadings in Aberdeen
    • The local legend of Marion Hardie
    • Historical witch trials and the people accused
    • Aberdeen’s former gallows and the history of capital punishment
    • The killings associated with the Saltoun Arms

    With flexible start times and meeting points, this private guided walk offers a different perspective on Aberdeen’s heritage, exploring historical events, local traditions and stories that are less familiar than the city’s better-known landmarks.

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