Madame Peculiar, maverick tour guide, raconteur and rabble-rouser.

Madame Peculiar’s Whitby walking tours cover the little-known underside of Whitby, where history and folklore come together to give an alternative insight into this fascinating and important little town. She will take you on a journey across a thousand years of Whitby history in her own inimitable style.

Madame Peculiar’s Whitby Walking Tour is perfect for:

  • First-time Whitby visitors and many-time Whitby visitors

  • Locals and visitors from faraway lands

  • History buffs and people who hated history at school

  • Goths and Non-Goths

  • The spiritual and the sceptical

  • People who don’t do steps

  • Children and dogs

Madame Peculiar Reviews

Madame Peculiar painted and delivered such a rich and colourful tour over the space of around an hour, it was truly captivating.
— Jake and Sunshine
Mrs Peculiar was funny, knowledgeable and a delight to be with. We loved the tour and highly recommend it.
— DavidKlaasen
Lovely way to spend an hour or so, would recommend this to families too!
— citybreaksafavourite
Very informative and even though we’ve been to Whitby many times, we still learnt new things.
— LauraM
We found the storytelling engaging, humorous and insightful. We have fallen in love with Whitby and your tour was definitely part of that attraction.
— David and Pam

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