London Death and Debauchery Tour
"This scary tour is so much more than a ghost walk. It had me laughing out loud, wincing at gory stories and marvelling at our history all at once! I took the tour as part of a staff outing from work but I will definitely be back with my friends too."
– Monique Needham, Online Business Owner, London
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Murder, crime and disease are three of the biggest parts of London's past, and now you can hear all about the capital's sordid history in eye-watering detail.
Be amazed and entertained by your Insider guide as you hear some of the most shocking stories of the bodies beneath our feet and the ghosts that still walk amongst us. From lucky ghosts to grizzly murder sprees, London is a genuine hotbed of death and debauchery.
This tour isn't for the fainthearted. Tour highlights include:
- London's grizzly barbershop surgeons
- The most haunted theatre in London
- The dames with mice living in their hair
- The business that held "Dances on the Dead" – quite literally
- The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Beginning in the former red light district of Covent Garden, the tour will shock and unnerve you as you follow a trail of death and destruction through the capital's history. Touching on key stories such as Sweeney Todd and the bubonic plague, the tour will take you to some of the most ghoulish sights London has to offer.
"An amazing day that made everyone wince in places. We have heard the oddest stories about London's gory past, it was amazing taking a tour that was so entertaining and dark all at once."
– Claire Walters, PR Manager, Suffolk
"Other walking tours give you ghosts or murder, but none give you as much detail as this tour. There were parts where I literally couldn't believe what I was hearing!"
– Sarah Blakenhall, Student, Edinburgh 
"We decided to go on this tour over other ghost tours because we heard it offered the extra details and something a little different... it didn't disappoint!"
– Brendan Hill, MD of a Communications Brand, London


















