Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh's Medical History

Join Surgeons' Hall Museum on this medical history walking tour through Edinburgh's Old Town. A guide leads you through the highs and lows of the city's world-renowned medical history, past the sites where anatomists, surgeons and physicians worked, operated and squabbled.

What to expect:

• Public tours run at 2pm every Saturday and Sunday until Sunday 29 November 2026
• Drawn from the archives at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: little known accounts of iconic writers, chloroform tea parties, pioneering women, grave robbing and Britain's first serial killers, Burke and Hare
• Tours last approximately 70 minutes
• Your ticket includes free Museum access on the day of your tour
• Age Guidance 10+
• An outdoor walking tour that runs throughout the year, so dress accordingly
• Not all the sites visited are dog friendly, so assistance dogs only
• An access statement for the tour is published on the museum's walking tours page