Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - The Original
Description
Discover the haunted history of Toowong Cemetery including The Statue That Moves, Grave on the Hill, Ghosts of Paddington Cemetery, Mayne Murder, and The Black Prince... Visit the necropolis of Toowong Cemetery – Brisbane’s City of the Dead. More than 120,000 souls lay at rest here, in thousands of graves, tombs and crypts – some famous, some infamous. Hear real ghost stories of a statue that comes to life, a deceased governor, black widow. murderers, a buried boxer on this 2 hour guided historic ghost tour of historic Toowong Cemetery. Brisbane’s original historic ghost tours (est.1998) operated by haunted-historian Jack Sim, author of Ghost Trails Series GHOSTS OF TOOWONG CEMETERY.
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Visit the necropolis of Toowong Cemetery – Brisbane’s City of the Dead, Queensland’s largest burial ground on this 1.5 hour guided historic ghost tour. Hear real ghost stories of a statue that comes to life, a deceased governor, black widow. murderers, a buried boxer and more…
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- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- All children under and including the age of 15 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
- Ghost Tours are not suitable for children under 10 years, and will not be permitted on any tour.
- A moderate amount of walking up steep hills is involved.
- All travellers must have be fully vaccinated to attend the tour (unless you have a valid exemption or under the age of 16) - Proof of vaccination or exemption must be shown at check-in or you will be refused entry. No refund granted.
- Clients must be wearing flat-soled enclosed shoes. If you are wearing thongs, sandals or high heels you will be declined entry. No refund granted.
- Each guest is required to bring their own torch. Torch apps on smart phones are suitable.
Reviews(128)
Meeting point was easy to find. Guide was very knowledgeable and informative. Was a lot of fun.
An enjoyable experience, walking through the cemetery was more peaceful than spooky most of the time but I learnt a lot about its history from our entertaining guide.
Thank you so much for your feedback. We're so glad you enjoyed Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - The Original with Andrew. Be sure to check out Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - The Other Side visit: ghosttoursaustralia.com.au Team at Ghost Tours Australia / Historic Australia
Benjamin our tour guide was engaging and professional. He went above and beyond researching and sharing stories about Black Death after I had mentioned my 13 year old daughter has been studying this bacterial pandemic. Benjamin checked in twice during 90min tour to check if he was speaking at a good pace and if anyone had any feedback.
Hello, Thank you so much for your feedback. We're so glad you enjoyed the Lutwyche Cemetery Haunted History Tour. Happy we could organise that change in tour for you. We'll pass on your kind words to your guide Ben! Be sure to check out the other tour Ben leads Nundah Cemetery Haunted History Tour. https://ghosttoursaustralia.com.au/brisbane-ghost-tours/nundah-cemetery-ghost-tour/ Team at Ghost Tours Australia / Historic Australia
Enjoyable and informative experience. Our tour guide Andrew was very knowledgeable and engaging
Hello Christine, Thank you so much for your feedback! We're so glad you enjoyed our Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - The Original. We'll pass on your kind words to your guide. Be sure to check out Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - The Other Side https://ghosttoursaustralia.com.au/brisbane-ghost-tours/toowong-cemetery-the-other-side/ Team at Ghost Tours Australia/ Historic Australia
Give it a go , it was fantastic, my whole family from youngest through to oldest enjoyed the tales of toowong cemetary.
Hello Matt, Thank you so much for your feedback! We appreciate your kind words. We'd love to have you again - be sure to explore Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - The Other Side! https://ghosttoursaustralia.com.au/brisbane-ghost-tours/toowong-cemetery-the-other-side/ Also check out South Brisbane Cemetery Ghost Tour: https://ghosttoursaustralia.com.au/brisbane-ghost-tours/south-brisbane-cemetery-ghost-tour/ Team at Ghost Tours Australia/ Historic Australia
We did the Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour- The Original 28 Feb 2026. It was very interesting, entertaining and educational. Our guide was Andy and he is very knowledgeable. He is excellent in his rendition of the stories. He has a nice voice that the group can understand what he is saying. I also appreciate his care in giving us enough time to explore the particular tomb after his story. The instruction for participants to wear closed shoes and bringing torches was also very important for the safety of the visitors. Andy looked after us very well. He is commendable and the tour is great.
Hello, Thank you so much for your feedback! We're so glad you enjoy Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - The Original. We'll pass on your kind words to your guide Andy! Next time check out Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - the Other Side with Andy https://ghosttoursaustralia.com.au/brisbane-ghost-tours/toowong-cemetery-the-other-side/ Also check out South Brisbane Cemetery Ghost Tour https://ghosttoursaustralia.com.au/brisbane-ghost-tours/south-brisbane-cemetery-ghost-tour/ Team at Ghost Tours Australia/ Historic Australia
Andy was very engaging with his audience, he captivated us all from his first word. The two hours went by so quickly with all the stories that were shared. Although it rained, Andy maintained character. Stella job, Andy!
Thank you so much for your feedback! We will share your kind words to Andy. Be sure to check out the Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - the Other Side - Andy often takes that one. https://ghosttoursaustralia.com.au/brisbane-ghost-tours/toowong-cemetery-the-other-side/ Team at Ghost Tours Australia/ Historic Australia
Very good night , good stories , make sure you have good footwear , and if you have trouble walking take a hiking pole for the steep hill walk, only downfall was the noises of the cars and I didn’t see a ghost
Hi, Thank you so much for your feedback! We're so glad you enjoyed the Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - the Original. Definitely need good walking shoes! For anyone with accessibility needs, best to read our accessibility page to see if this tour is right for you. https://ghosttoursaustralia.com.au/disability-access-companion-cards/ Shame about the noise of the cars, unfortunately out of our control, if you have any suggestions, do let us know at bookings@historicaustralia.com.au also unlucky that you didn't see a ghost, try our Toowong Cemetery Ghost Tour - the other side next time and try again! Team at Ghost Tours Australia/ Historic Australia
Very disappointing. Boring, nothing ghosty or scary. The tour guide went on to much about sexual acts that happened in the cemetery apparently in front of the moving man, statue. I wonder how many of the group felt uncomfortable while he raved for ages about sexual acts taking place. Didn't stay for the second half.
There are no stories about “sexual acts” discussed on the tour. The story which you are referring to “The Statue that Moves” consists of two parts, the second part is a story about a couple who came to cemetery to be romantic and they claim to have experienced the statue coming to life and wink at them. The tour guide you are referring to is the owner Jack Sim who collected this story from the couple. The story he told did not use the word “sex” or in any way conveyed details of what they were doing apart from lying down and being “intimate”. We do not understand how you have become fixated on what is only a small aspect of the second part of “The Statue that Moves”. The two parts to the story in total took 12 minutes. There was no “raving for ages about sexual acts taken place”. This tour is aimed at 10 years old and older. What you have said is absolutely outrageous and actually libelous we ask you to remove this comment. We have lodged a complaint with Viator to have this comment removed.
This is a very informative and interesting tour, we loved all of it! The facts and the history about some of the graves was very cool!
