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Blood and Guts walking tour artwork, Surgeons' Hall Museums

Surgeons' Hall Museums · Southside / Nicolson Street

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

Now showing21 September 2026 – 29 November 2026·Ticketed — see website

A 70-minute guided walk through the Old Town — chloroform tea parties, pioneering women, grave robbing and Burke and Hare — with museum entry included. Weekends at 14:00 to 29 November 2026; age 10+.

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