11 Glasgow Ghost Tours to Give an Evening To

1.Ghouls, Ghosts & Gruesome Tales Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 887 reviews · 2 hours · from $22Our pick

Spend two hours exploring Glasgow’s darker side with guides such as Richard, Isla, Mark, or Ayla. Hear tales of grave robbers, witch trials, strange experiments, and ghosts while walking from Glasgow Cathedral through the Necropolis and Merchant City to Babbity Bowster.

“Guide Mark had a great sense of humour, lots of interesting information with plenty of spook stories - highly recommend!”

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2.Glasgow Ghost Hunt: The Soul That Got Away Exploration Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 71 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $6Best value

Follow a self-guided Questo game from Glasgow Central to George Square, using your phone to solve riddles tied to the Lighthouse, Merchant City, Buchanan Street, and City Chambers. Allow about 90 minutes, though breaks and wrong turns can stretch the route. No guide or entry tickets are needed.

“What a waste of money!! Wouldn't recommend this at all. Can't understand why they even call it a ghost tour”

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4.Haunted Quest Experience

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 57 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $8

Use the Questo app to follow a 1.5-hour ghost quest through Glasgow. You’ll investigate Central Station, Glasgow Cathedral, the Necropolis, spooky squares, bars, and George Square while solving phone-based clues. There is no guide, kids go free, and you can play anytime after booking.

“This was a new way (for me) to explore a city. It's fun and and the story has an eerie beauty to it. We took our time & took pictures in between clues, but then decided to "lose the trail" of another group on the quest, too! Clues challenging but never unsolvable. :)”

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5.The Dark Side of Glasgow

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 3 hours · from $37

Walk Glasgow’s darker streets with a born-and-raised Glaswegian guide such as Rhona. Hear stories of gangs, murderers, ghosts, slavery, and local legends while visiting the Merchant City, High Court, Glasgow Green, Barras, and Mercat Cross. Expect whisky, snacks, humour, and three hours on foot.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable and well spoken. Local history and information. Highly recommend!”

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6.The Ghost of Mary Queen of Scots Escape Room

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $38

Join your private group as spiritual mediums investigating Mary Queen of Scots’ vengeful ghost in a 75-minute Glasgow escape room. Expect English-language clues, a demanding puzzle challenge, helpful staff, and several stairs before the game begins.

“Great experience. Lots of stairs to get there but rewarded with a tough escape room. Staff was helpful.”

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7.Escape Room The Ghost of Mary Queen of Scots

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 1h 15m · from $37

Enter eeek! Escape Rooms in Glasgow for a private 75-minute game inspired by Mary Queen of Scots. After a 10-minute briefing, you have 60 minutes to solve handcrafted puzzles while a live Games Master, such as Lucy, Amy, or Elisha, offers hints when needed. Expect spooky sets, clever twists, and a team photo at the end.

“Was a very fun experience for the adults and kids in our group. Interesting story and engaging puzzles, with plenty of clues from our host along the way.”

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8.Private Dark Side Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10 reviews · 1.5 hours

Walk from Glasgow Cathedral through the Necropolis, Merchant City, Tolbooth, Trongate, and Glasgow Green while your private guide explains Glasgow’s links to slavery, crime, prisons, gangs, and ghost stories. Louise and Gabriel are among the guides leading this evening-friendly tour.

“Gabriel did a great job! The tour was very interesting and fun. We thoroughly enjoyed it! Gabriel also recommended a terrific restaurant for after the tour - we went and the food and service were outstanding. No notes.”

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9.Private Glasgow Dark Side Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Walk from Glasgow Cathedral to Glasgow Green with a private guide and uncover Glasgow’s darker stories. Hear about haunted hospital corridors, the Necropolis, tenement life, the slave trade, the Tolbooth prison, and grisly punishments. Guides may include Dave, Gabriel, Lauren, or Louise.

“This was a fun and informative tour of the spooky highlights and history of Glasgow. It started at the spectacular Cathedral and Necropolis with the very spooky Royal Infirmary backdrop and continued along and through the city and its darker locations like the former gallows. Our guide, Gabriel, was incredibly knowledgeable about everything we asked of him whether part of the itinerary or beyond it. He even stayed with us while we awaited a taxi (which he called for us).”

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10.Join the Dark Side of Magical Nature

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $121

Travel from central Glasgow to Finnich Glen for a three-hour night adventure. A live English-speaking guide leads a small group of up to eight through dark woodland, past a gorge, tall rock walls, and water that appears blood red. Head torches and bus transport are included.

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11.Join the Dark Side of Magical Nature

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $120

Leave Glasgow at 9:00 pm for a three-hour night trip to the Devil’s Pulpit. Your English-speaking guide leads a maximum of eight people through a forest gorge with 100-foot rock walls, dark red water, local legends, and head-torch-lit woodland.

“Great experience, just hope it doesn't rain to much. Makes it a little harder to do. A great outdoor experience”

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