7 days a week – throughout the year
January to December*
4pm 5:30pm 7:30pm 9pm

Each tour approx 90 mins
All tours pre-booking only – no walk ups
*check booking calendar for any exclusions

We are one of only 4
walking tours in Scotland with 5 stars

St Andrews #1 Tour
#1 Historical/Heritage Tour in Fife
#1 Sightseeing Tour in Fife
#1 Walking Tour in Fife

St Andrews Ghost Tours are exploratory guided walking tours around historic St Andrews.

As an ideal showcase of St Andrews, these guided walking tours take in the major historic quarters including the Cathedral, Archbishops Palace and Colleges of Scotland’s oldest university.

Whether you’re interested in the paranormal, the history, the sights of St Andrews, or all of the above, this is a great way for any looking to explore and find out more about this unique part of the world.

Recommended by Rick Steves Scotland

“Now part of many a bucket list as a ‘must do’ whilst in St Andrews”

Please note
These are factual, historical, educational tours, and with this, a note of caution to the unwary. This is the real stuff. If you’re looking for theatrics or costumed actors, you won’t find any here. Neither will you find any contrivance or embellishment, and the only ‘jumper ooters’ are the real ghosts!

Fabulous night
“I have been on ghost walks all over the world and can say this is one of the best. Richard was excellent with delivering the abundance of knowledge he has aquired. His passion shows. Thank you for a memorable night in Scotland.”
R DeEtte, Wisconsin

St Andrews is not only the home of Golf…
it is also the home of Ghosts!

TOUR INFO

Tour size

From 1 person to approx 50 persons (generally private tours)
Avg group size 10

Suitable for all ages

Adult age 16+, Child age 5-15, under 5s go free but please bear in mind the younger the child the more distracted they can become

Dog friendly

Extendable leads must be kept to their minimum at all times

Suitable for those with learning disabilities

The tour is ideal as part of a day trip or holiday break

wheelchair/mobility scooter friendly

No stairs or steep hills
Distance approx 1 mile

This is a walking tour – dress appropriately

Dress for the weather & wear appropriate footwear.
Tip: It gets cold at night even through the summer

Book Your Tour

All tours pre-booking only – no walk ups

When will you come on a tour?

Strictly no hen parties,
and no alcohol to be consumed on the tour

Standard & group rates

Offer

5+ Students only £8 each

under 5s go free
Adult £12, Child £8, Student £10
Online Group Discounts:
£33 Family Ticket - 2 Adults and 2 Children (saving £7)
5+ Students £8 each (with valid matric cards)
Adults or children discount 11+ 10%, 21+ 15%, 31+ 20% off standard ticket price - built into booking software
11+ mixed group discounts - email for a quote
Private tours welcome between 9 am and 3:30 pm - prices may vary from above...

email for a quote

Meeting Point

Doll’s House Restaurant

In front of the restaurant
Church Square
behind Holy Trinity Church
St Andrews
KY16 9NN

Specialising in hearty “good mood food”, The Doll’s House offers a diverse range of quality offers. From brunch every morning to a lovely seasonal market menu.

You also receive 20% off your meal here when you come on a tour!*
*Excludes in-house promotions and drinks

All tours start prompt on the bells at the scheduled tour times,
so please familiarise yourself with the meeting point
and allow plenty of time to be there beforehand!

Please note
In fairness to others
we cannot hold up the tours and wait

Tip
Dining beforehand?
It can take a while to get your check

– please allow for this –

Running late?

Contact
If you think you will be running late or are unable to make the tour,
please contact asap via TEXT ONLY before your tour start time.

You will then be advised if you can join the same tour,
the next available tour or reschedule to another date/time.

There are no refunds unless cancelled by the tour director and failure
to notify beforehand negates your right to reschedule.

Getting to St Andrews

By Train
Take the Edinburgh/Aberdeen line to Leuchars, some 5.4 miles west of St Andrews. (Journey time approx 1 hr)

A regular bus and taxi service then complete the journey to St Andrews. (Journey time approx 11 mins)

By Bus
Regular bus services run from across Scotland to St Andrews. (Edinburgh approx 2hrs, Dundee approx 36 mins)

By Car
Satnav postcode for the tour is KY16 9NN which will give you the general location. Clicking the google map above will give you all the directions you need for wherever you are travelling from.

Parking
The main streets of South Street and Market Street are the closest to the tour location. There is a metered charge during the day from meters on the pavements. Check them for times and prices.

Meeting point – Doll’s House Restaurant/Holy Trinity Church followed by St Mary’s College, Medieval History Dept,
Queen Mary’s House, Pends, Cathedral Precincts, Haunted Tower, Archbishop’s Palace, Castlecliffe, Principal’s House,
St Salvator’s College, Market Street – tours finish beside the Central Bar.

St Andrews Ghost Tours Route

Reviews

tripadvisor Get Your Guide Google

“Really informative and genuinely eerie”
Great tour of this historic city, giving an insight into the history and right up to date paranormal activity in St Andrews.
The guide, Richard, has a depth of historical knowledge that clearly shines through and his ability to link the past, present and paranormal make for a great experience.

Genuinely interesting, and both my wife and I had the hairs on our arms come up during one of the ghostly tales.

Highly recommended.

Mike B

tripadvisor

“Amazing, so much info, Richard is awesome”

Richard was awesome, he had so much knowledge and was super nice. My kids learned so much and by the end were sad it was over! Would recommend to everyone!! His book is such a good read! Tons of history!!

Reviewed by Cathryn – United States

Get Your Guide

“Best ghost tour I’ve ever been on!!”

Best ghost tour I’ve ever been on!! His knowledge on the ghosts of St. Andrews is immense which makes them all the more real for any skeptics. We went at night too which made it more exciting and creepy. Whether you’re a ghost fanatic or a skeptic of all things supernatural, Richard’s ghost stories will chill your bones, make you laugh, and give you an amazing look into the history of St. Andrew’s.

Miranda J

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“Just awesome!”

The guide was really well prepared, enthusiastic and just awesome! We learned a lot of history saw the city and it was really one of the best tours we had! We highly recommend this tour!

Get Your Guide Customer – Slovenia

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“Extremely informative”

Still can’t forget that amazing & extremely informative tour with Mr. Richard…

It was one the best tours ever i had in my life & would love to join that tour again… I will sincerely advice all my family & friends & who ever read my message to visit ghost tour with Richard…

Regards,
Muhammad

Google

“Amazing well impressed”

Very interesting experience both myself and my son enjoyed the ghost tour and Richard was amazing, he certainly knows his stuff about the old town of St Andrews, was well impressed, definitely worth going on.

Reviewed by Charlotte, United Kingdom

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“Brilliant Tour”

A fantastic tour of St Andrews learning about paranormal sightings around the old parts and a very historical detailed tour. Richard is very informative.

Barry and Shelley

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Enjoy 20% off your meal

Richard has teamed up with some great St Andrews restaurants and eateries*
to give you 20% off your meal on the day of your tour

We are unable to make reservations on your behalf so please telephone or email the eatery of your choice rather than book online and mention the ghost tour so they are aware you have the offer.

Pre-booking advisable

When your booking has been made, take your booking confirmation to the restaurant of you choice and show it when you arrive to receive the 20% off.

*The offer is at the discretion of the participating outlets and may be subject to change as the season evolves.
When contacting your outlet they will advise if the offer is still valid for that time.

Why not have lunch in one and dinner in another!

Contact

Private tour requests, general enquiries, notifications, press

Send us a text

Calls will not be answered

Research

Based on extensive research spanning five decades by author Richard Falconer,
this tour is unique amongst most ghost tours around the world

Alongside the unfolding of an extraordinary St Andrews history (not to be found in that font of inaccuracy we call Wikipedia!) these educational tours look to dispel the myths surrounding the paranormal we have become accustomed in favour of a reality we are rarely exposed to.

Since the 1970s Richard has interviewed hundreds of people from around St Andrews and Fife, collecting and corroborating eyewitness testimonies. Some of this is featured on the tour, including a few of Richard’s own experiences and the same from the tours themselves. Richard has published a lot of information, the rest, including everything from the tours will be in his new book coming out later in the year.

Welcome to the award-winning St Andrews Ghost Tours 2019

The Ghosts

A note from one of Richard’s tours
plus the latest encounters in St Andrews

With well over 200 haunted locations and over 400 ghosts, St Andrews for its size is one of the most haunted locations in the world, and in all the years of research the following is one of the more unusual…

In 2016 a family came on a tour and spoke of an experience they had one summer afternoon some ten years before on a visit to St Andrews.

While wandering through the Cathedral ruins their young son ran up to a grave and began laughing and playing. He then ran up to another and did the same thing. He did this around four different graves.

His parents read the inscriptions on the graves he’d been playing around and they were the graves of children. He was too young to read and the graves of children in the grounds are not easy to find.

The latest encounters in St Andrews…

JANUARY 2019
Figure walking along the Scores Path toward my tour party at the Haunted Tower. The figure then turned to the left and didn’t reappear. It had walked through the locked iron gate in the Cathedral precinct wall beside the old lighthouse turret.

DECEMBER 2018
Strange lights in photos by the Haunted Tower, taken by a person on a tour. Also appeared in photos I took at the same location a few nights later when I went down on my own afer a tour.

NOVEMBER 2018
Ghost of a little girl standing beside St Leonards Chapel

OCTOBER 2018
The White Lady seen at 3am by a student in Cathedral grounds

OCTOBER 2018
Tour attendees mobile phone going haywire at the Haunted Tower
(During a tour)

SEPTEMBER 2018
Sound of coach and horses Church Street
(During a tour)

SEPTEMBER 2018
Ghost of a woman in the garden of Queen Mary’s House

AUGUST 2018
Static shock from within the Haunted Tower
(During a tour)

MARCH 2018
Ghost of a nun seen in St Leonard’s School
(During a tour)

JANUARY 2018
Sound of horses hooves – Church Street
(Just before a tour)

JANUARY 2018
Sound of horses hooves – South Castle Street

OCTOBER 2017
White Lady seen by group – Cathedral
(During a tour)

OCTOBER 2017
More incidents at the Haunted Tower
(During a tour)

JUNE 2017
Ghost of a Nun seen by all on the tour at St Leonards
(During a tour)

APRIL 2017
Sound of Coach & Horses – Market Street

FEBRUARY 2017
More incidents at the Haunted Tower
(During a tour)

DECEMBER 2016
A grey ghost at the castle

AUGUST to OCTOBER 2016
More incidents at the Haunted Tower
(During tours)

JUNE 2016
More incidents at the Haunted Tower
(During a tour)

MAY 2016
3 seperate incidents at the Haunted Tower
(During a tour)

APRIL 2016
Elderly woman in black dress seen on the Pends Road

MARCH 2016
Ghost of woman and girl seen at St Leonards

FEBRUARY 2016
A ‘Spectre’ was seen during the day.
Corner of Scores path and Butts Wynd

FEBRUARY 2016
The famed Nun was seen by 2 St Leonards pupils in the Nun’s Walk

Awards

trip advisor

Certificate of Excellence Award 2016, 2017, 2018

Scottish Tourist Board

Get Your Guide

Google

Unique Experience of the Year 2017

Luxury Travel Awards Europe 2017

Excellence in Service in Fife 2018

Unique Tour Operator of the Year 2018

Luxury Travel Awards Europe 2018

Excellence in Service in Scotland 2019

Visit Scotland 5 Stars Awarded April 2018

One of only four 5 Star walking tours in Scotland

Shop Exclusive

When purchasing your tour tickets you can also purchase Richard’s books

Receive them at the end of the tour when they can be signed and personalised.

Online cutoff for purchase along with your tickets is 6 hours before each scheduled tour

Buy the first 3 for only £33 and save up to £14.85 on RRP*

Also available through local stockists
and postal via Amazon + Kindle copies

All titles softcover.
Categories: Paranormal/Historical/Local Interest

Ghosts of St Andrews

A local bestseller

356 pages and fully illustrated with many photos.

75 haunted locations, over 100 ghostly encounters, a lot of poltergeist activity and loads of history!

This is the most comprehensive compendium on the paranormal St Andrews has seen and forms the culmination of many years research.

~~£16.95~~ RRP* only £13

A St Andrews Mystery

With 266 pages this is the most comprehensive investigation there has been into a fascinating St Andrews mystery involving a ghost and a chamber of corpses.

The mystery centres around most famous and prolific ghost in St Andrews- the White Lady. Anyone familiar with the town is more than likely aware of her, but how much does anyone really know about her?

Welcome to a St Andrews Mystery

~~£14.95~~ RRP* only £11.00

Ghosts of Fife

271 pages and over 80 haunted places from right across the Kingdom of Fife.

This is the first time a book has been written solely devoted to the Ghosts of Fife in Scotland.

Comprehensive A to Z guide of haunted places.
Guided trail of 25 haunted castles.

The book is a great guide to exploring the Kingdom of Fife. (Own transport required).

~~£15.95~~ RRP* only £12.00

More Ghosts of St Andrews (NEW!)

Over 300 pages of previously unpublished materialIf you are staying in St Andrews and want to sleep tonight. Don’t read this book!

As a follow-up to Ghosts of St Andrews, this new book has over 160 new unpublished haunted locations along with updates for ‘Ghosts of St Andrews’ and ‘A St Andrews Mystery’.

Coming later in 2019

How to buy

Purchase along with your tickets and receive them at the end of your tour when Richard can sign and personalise them for you.

Please note:
Cut off for purchase is 6 hours before your tour.

More than tour souvenirs, these big books are the culmination of research spanning
5 decades and are packed with history alongside a great many haunted locations

*RRP may vary through different outlets

Gift Vouchers

PDF e-Gift Vouchers for all occasions

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Pre-paid tickets for a tour on any available day and time

No time limit to redeem vouchers

Includes 20% off a meal in 9 different restaurants/bars

Let your friends/family/colleagues
choose when they would like a tour

Your vouchers will arrive by email within 2 hours of purchase

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Adult

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Student

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Please allow up to 24 hours for your PDF e-gift voucher to arrive via email.

The PDF contains instructions for the recipient to email the voucher reference to us along with their preferred date and time.

They will then receive an email confirmation
including 20% off pre-post tour lunch/dinner in a selection of 11 great St Andrews eateries.

Vouchers have no cash value and are not redeemable against the same.

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