Glasgow Dark Side: Halloween Walking Tour
When: 31st October 2024 – 3rd November 2024
Location: Glasgow Cathedral
Join Walking Tours In Glasgow for their ‘Dark Side’ evening walking tour and discover a very different side to Glasgow this Halloween!
ncover 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
- Grave robbers
- Bible John
- Duke Street Prison
- The Resurrectionists
- The Gorbals Vampire
…& much more!
Dates and times: 31st October – 3rd November at 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Duration: 1.5 hours
Price: £15pp
Meeting Point: Glasgow Cathedral, Castle St, Glasgow G4 0QZ
Finishing point: Outside Glasgow Green near the High Court
This tour is for adults aged 18+ only & dogs are welcome!
