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Claire Galloway

Discover Edinburgh's gruesome and fascinating medical history with Surgeons' Hall walking tour

Surgeons' Hall Museum in Edinburgh is one of the oldest museums in Scotland and holds the secrets of the capital's renowned medical history.

Back by popular demand, they are now offering a "blood and guts" walking tour in the city's Old Town.

You will visit sites where "anatomists, surgeons and physicians worked, operated and squabbled in the quest for medical advancement".

Drawn from the archives at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh , you will get the chance to hear little known accounts of iconic writers about disease, dissection and curious methods of treatment.

From chloroform tea parties, pioneering women, grave robbing to Britain’s first serial killers, the infamous Burke and Hare, all will be revealed.

The walking tour is suitable for 10+ and between £9.50-£13.50 with various dates from now until October.

You can book your tickets from the eventbrite website here.

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