--- title: Multi-Sensory Witches Trials & Truth Tour in Edinburgh lang: en type: tour city: Edinburgh country: United Kingdom price: 36 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.95 reviews: 40 duration_minutes: 90 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 10 of 28 (Ghost Tours & Vaults) schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/edinburgh/tours/multi-sensory-witches-trials-truth-tour-in-edinburgh/ --- # Multi-Sensory Witches Trials & Truth Tour in Edinburgh **Guidekin's take:** Visit places where Scotland's accused witches were executed and are remembered, with recorded city sounds accompanying the storytelling. Audio devices, a playlist and a candle to take home are included; participants must be at least eighteen. 4.95 from 40 reviews at €36 per person for 1h 30m. ## 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? ## Before you book - Meeting point: Look for the 8-sided structure with… - Starts 16:30, 17:00: 2 departures a day - Wheelchair accessible: operator-marked - Age 18+: minimum age to join ## Key facts - Price: from €36 per person - Duration: 1h 30m - Rating: 4.95/5 from 40 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 100% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Mercat Tours ## 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 - 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 ## Not included - This tour is not suitable for those under the age of 18 ## Itinerary 1. **Royal Mile** (1h) - 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. 2. **St Giles' Cathedral** (15m) - Hear stories about the persecution of the weak, the wise and skilled, inflamed by religious zeal. 3. **Witches well** (15m) - 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. ## Schedule - Runs: Fri, Sat, Sun - Departures: 16:30, 17:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-10-01 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Meeting point Look for the 8-sided structure with white Unicorn on top (in between Café Nero and St. Giles Cathedral). Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJE9cyrRXHh0gRDr3xNP7YhNM ## Good to know - Wheelchair accessible - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Transportation options are wheelchair accessible - All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible - Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness ## Compared with other Ghost Tours & Vaults | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #10 of 28** | €36 | 1h 30m | 4.95 (40) | shared | | [Edinburgh - Dark History](/uk/edinburgh/tours/edinburgh-dark-history/?format=md) | €21 | 2h | 4.96 (914) | shared | | [Haunted Histories walking tour](/uk/edinburgh/tours/haunted-histories-walking-tour/?format=md) | €21 | 1h 30m | 4.98 (211) | shared | | [Edinburgh: Witches & Haunted History Walking Tour](/uk/edinburgh/tours/edinburgh-witches-haunted-history-walking-tour/?format=md) | €21 | 1h 10m | 4.9 (711) | shared | Ranked #10 of 28 in Ghost Tours & Vaults by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). 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