Multi-Sensory Witches Trials & Truth Tour in Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, Scotland

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1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
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Overview

The witching hour has come — it’s time for a reckoning.

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond your visit.

Take the Story Home: evoke the memories:
- Listen to the tour playlist
- Light your Remembrance Candle

Accused, tried, and tortured. Step into Scotland’s shadowy past on this immersive five-star Edinburgh history tour. Follow in the final tragic footsteps of those condemned as ‘witches’ and bear witness to the devastating truth.

History and Hysteria: Their Trials and Truth Told
There was no justice in court, nor truth in tribunals for accused ‘witches’. On this tour, our award-winning master Storytellers shine a light on the truth behind the trials and the real reasons behind the witch crazes that swept like a plague for centuries, across Scotland and beyond.

The past is calling. Will you bear witness?

What's Included

  • Visit the locations where Scotland’s witches were once executed, and are now remembered
  • Take home a Remembrance Candle
  • Small-Group tour
  • This tour is not suitable for those under the age of 18
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High Street
Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK

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Edinburgh EH1 2ND
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Royal Mile

You’re invited to listen carefully and perhaps think again... You’ll be transported back to a dark time ruled by a crazed king and his obsession with the dark arts, ‘otherworldly phenomenon’. Join us to walk the cobbled paths of Edinburgh’s Old Town and its centuries-old closes.
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

St Giles' Cathedral

Hear stories about the persecution of the weak, the wise and skilled, inflamed by religious zeal.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Witches well

Our tour ends at the location where Scotland’s witches were once executed, and are now remembered. The Witches' Well is a monument to accused witches burned at the stake in Edinburgh, and is the only one of its kind in the city.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Multi-Sensory Witches Trials & Truth Tour in Edinburgh?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the adventure start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (BST). Read more Apr 2025

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund.

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What's Included

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  • Visit the locations where Scotland’s witches were once executed, and are now remembered
  • Take home a Remembrance Candle
  • Small-Group tour
  • Enhanced with hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh and delivered through TourTalk audio devices
  • Exclusive Sounds of Edinburgh Tour Playlist
  • Exclusive multi-sensory tours; with master Storyteller guides
  • This tour is not suitable for those under the age of 18

Additional Info

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the adventure for a full refund.

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (BST).

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