TOURS | BOOKS | AUDIO

Local history told by local guides in a quirky, offbeat style. Packed with facts as well as a few laughs along the way, there’s something for everyone.

Coming soon in October – Vicious Victorians – a limited time tour exploring murders and true crime from each decade of Victoria’s reign.

TOURS | BOOKS | AUDIO

Local history told by local guides in a quirky, offbeat style. Packed with facts as well as a few laughs along the way, there’s something for everyone.
See our available tours for 2024 below.

Walking Tours

Join Louise & Stewart for some of the wildest tales from Dundee’s history. See below for current and upcoming tours.
This is not your ordinary tour – it’s an invitation to venture beneath the surface and unlock the secrets hidden under our streets. Packed with gruesome history tales from Louise & Stewart, grab your spot for “The Vaults” now.
Dare to walk Dundee’s dark past with the “Vicious Victorians” tour. Starting at the Howff cemetery, uncover the brutal crimes and sinister murders that terrorized Dundee’s citizens. We think of Victorians as uptight and moral, but in reality, they could be as vicious as any criminal.
Dundee’s oldest surviving building; standing since the 1490s, visit each floor of The Old Steeple (St Mary’s Tower) to see what curiosities lie within her walls. We’ll stop at each floor including the bell room and clock room, ending on the parapet at the very top.
Prepare for gruesome executions, clandestine body snatchers, and chilling tales of death, disease, and the downright creepy. Traverse centuries-old graves, mass burials, and encounter some of the infamous figures laid to rest here.
Venture beneath the streets and unlock the secrets of Dundee’s history in The Vaults.
Prepare for stories of executions, body snatchers, and chilling tales of death & disease.
You won’t want to miss this limited-time event featuring murders and true crime from the Victorian era in Dundee.
Dundee’s oldest surviving building; visit each floor of The Old Steeple to see what curiosities lie within her walls.
Whatever you’re celebrating, whether its a reunion, works night out or a birthday, we have a private tour to suit you. It’s an activity for all ages, and we can cater it to suit for walking ability, and how gruesome and gory you want it to be!

Books

Our Dark Dundee books are available to buy online, but also from local stores and Amazon. Our burial grounds book is only available here on our website. 

With gruesome, gory and ghoulish tales and facts, this storybook of Dundee’s history might keep you up at night. 

Packed with even more gruesomely ghoulish tales and facts. Ready for more?

In Pictures

From the ancient to the new, explore the burial grounds of Dundee with us in pictures.

Books

Our Dark Dundee books are available to buy online, but also from local stores and Amazon. Our burial grounds book is only available here on our website.
Packed with gruesome, gory and ghoulish tales and facts, this storybook of Dundee’s history just might keep you up at night.
Packed with even more gruesomely ghoulish tales and facts. Ready for more?
In Pictures
From the ancient to the new, explore the burial grounds of Dundee with us in pictures.

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