Private Glasgow Dark Side Walking Tour

4.8
(5 reviews)

1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Do you want to discover a darker side of Glasgow? You’re in the right place! Explore Glasgow the way you want to, spend quality time with a local, and get a real taste of our beautiful city. With flexible meetings and endpoints, and a dedicated local guide, maximize your time in Glasgow on a private tour.

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

From unsolved murders to tales of notorious inmates and Glasgow’s foundations as a city built on the back of slavery, this tour will bring our dark past into light as you discover a different side to this iconic city.

What's Included

Dedicated local, private guide!

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Meet outside the main entrance to The Cathedral

End point

Itinerary

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1

    Learn the dark past of Glasgow Cathedral

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 2

    Discover the haunted history of The Necropolis and those laid to rest here

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 3

    Learn about the ghosts who haunt Glasgow Royal Infirmary

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 4

    Discover Glasgow's tenements on High Street, and the people who inhabited them

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 5

    Learn about Glasgow's slave trade connections, and how the city has taken steps to eradicate this dark past

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 6

    Here the dark history of the Blackfriars area will be revealed

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 7

    Learn about Glasgow's grisly prison, The Tolbooth and the punishments suffered here

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 8

    Learn about the Trongate's dark past

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 9

    Finish in Glasgow Green, at the McLennan Arch for a spine-chilling finish

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Supplied by Walking Tours in Glasgow

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Tags

Private Sightseeing Tours
Walking Tours
Ghost Tours
Crime Tours
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Cancellation Policy

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

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