We discovered a lot about some important figures, tales told from mouth to mouth over the centuries and the origin of certain expressions.
Not wanting to give spoiler I will... read more not elaborate more on that but it was a nice experience that lasted 2 hours but I barely saw the time going.

  Very fun and great experience. So much better than the general tours which only highlight the typical buildings and touristic spots. Our guide Lyle was great at story telling and... read more you could tell he enjoyed telling the stories. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn about some history which is hard to know otherwise!

  Our tour guide - Edgar, was extremely pleasant, humorous, and knowledgeable. Had a lovely time walking through Edinburgh listening to Edgar's storytelling. Definitely recommend!

  Great experience. Our guide Lyle was a great storyteller. I totally recommend this tour if you're interested in the dark history of the city.

  Edgar is funny, energetic, and extremely knowledgeable. It was a fascinating trip into the dark past of Edinburgh. I would definitely recommend a trip to the past with Edgar!

  Our guide Lyle was very friendly, fun knowledgeable and a great story teller.
We really enjoyed learning about the grim, gory and literally crappy past of the city. ... read more /> Would recommend this tour to others.
We had an enjoyable couple of hours touring Edinburgh on foot and listening to parts it's bleak history unfolding.

  brilliant insight into the dark history of Edinburgh old town. Thoroughly enjoyed Edgar’s informative tour and would highly recommend.

  Absolutely LOVED it!

I’m not much of on tour person but this has been by far the best one I’ve been to!
Didn’t know how the 2 hours... read more passed by.
Definitely recommend them!

  We did the dark history tour with Lyall and he was absolutely brilliant. So knowledgeable, friendly and funny. Tour lasted 2 hours but it flew by and we could have... read more easily done another two. Thank you Lyall

  This was such a great tour. Walked through the old town, hearing the stories you would not normally get on a regular walking tour. I learned so much about the... read more dark history of Edinburgh and Edgar was a great story teller. I highly recommend this tour!