Boo at the Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo is to offer a special spotlight tour of its menagerie later this month as part of a special Halloween celebration.

Visitors on the night will be guided around the zoo for a tour hosted by the Zoo's staff and themed around folklore and mythology.

They will also get the chance to visit the Zoo's mansion house, which, perhaps unsurprisingly in Europe's most haunted city, has over the years been the subject of many a tale of ghostly encounters.

Staff at the Zoo have reported seeing a grey lady in the upstairs corridors as well as unexplained footsteps when working late at night.

Boo at the Zoo takes place October 31st.

The Zoo will also be holding special Christmas Party Nights and lunches during December, to be held in the mansion house.

Address: Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Rd, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, EH12 6TS.

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