Bath History & Scandals Tour

Scandals, Secrets and Sin in Beautiful

Bath

Macabre Tours are proud to introduce our brand-new History and Scandals Tour, a

journey through the gossip, corruption, vice and outrageous behaviour hidden

beneath the elegant facade of one of Britain’s most beautiful cities.

Bath can be deceptive. Beneath the honey-coloured Bath stone, the refined

atmosphere and the charming image of bonneted ladies strolling politely through

Georgian society lies a city overflowing with intrigue, excess and scandal. Our new

History and Scandals tour lifts the lid on centuries of rumours, conspiracies,

gambling, corruption and shocking behaviour.

Led by a professional guide, this entertaining Bath walking tour takes you through

the city’s most beautiful streets and landmarks while revealing the darker and often

stranger stories behind them. Learn how tales of pigs and lepers helped shape the

origins of the city itself. Hear the conspiracy theories surrounding Freemasons and

civic corruption, and their influence on Bath’s unique architecture. Discover the

licentious behaviour that led to the quiet removal of the famous Queen’s Bath, and

meet the notorious Gambling King of Bath.

From the dawn of civilisation, people have loved scandalous stories. Who secretly

hated whom? Who was seducing whom? Who was quietly embezzling fortunes while

maintaining a respectable public image? The more things change, the more they

stay the same.

This tour is packed with extraordinary stories about Bath’s most fascinating

residents, their ambitions, rivalries, affairs and unforgivable sins. If you enjoy Ghost

Tours, historical storytelling or simply discovering unusual things to do in Bath, this is

the perfect way to experience the city from a completely different perspective.

Bath’s elegant streets contain far more than ghosts and whispers of witchcraft. They

are filled with secrets, gossip and human drama.

It’s wonderful to be in Bath, but it’s even better to be in the know.