Explore Edinburgh's Old Town and underground vaults on a 1-hour tour. Your guide, in period costume, will tell you tales of Scotland's dark past.

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Duration 1 hour: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English

Highlights

Hear true stories about Edinburgh's dark past from your tour guide
Explore the underground vaults and learn about the ghosts that haunt them
Visit some hidden wynds and closes in Edinburgh's historic old town

Full description

Join an early afternoon ghost tour in Edinburgh and enjoy a walk with a professional local guide dressed in full period costume. See historic landmarks in the old town on this 1-hour tour as your guide tells you about Edinburgh’s dark past. Head down into the city’s underground vaults, located below the historic South Bridge, just off Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile. The vaults are known to be some of the most haunted in the world and many a ghost has been spotted lurking around by visitors and guides. Experience an afternoon filled with ghosts, torture, death, and horror in Scotland’s historic capital.

Includes

Guided tour
Entrance to Edinburgh's underground vaults

Food
Tips

Not suitable for

Children under 5 years
People with mobility impairments
Wheelchair users

Covid-19 precautions

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

Meet opposite Starbucks at 124a High Street.

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What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Weather-appropriate clothing

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Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 500 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.9/5
Value for money
4.5/5
Service
4.5/5
Organization
4.5/5

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This was a great tour, especially when the weather wasn’t so! It starts with a little walk round old town telling stories and then you go down in the underground where more stories are told. It’s also super creepy down there. Great value for money while in Edinburgh and the hour went super fast!!! We had the new tour guide who went by Sunny Bean (I believe) and he was brilliant. Top credits :D

April 6, 2022

Merry Andrew was an excellent guide, however, I felt the underground section was a little poor, and there are definitely better underground tours out there. This does not reflect in the guide, as he was very entertaining. The picture you use on the front does not reflect what we saw.

March 21, 2022

Brilliant tour, the guide ( James ) was hilarious and made it thoroughly enjoyable. Sadly we had to bow out early as our autistic daughter struggled with the underground tunnels. It was a real shame as she was enjoying it so much. Such an interesting and fun activity, we would recommend it to everyone.

January 3, 2022

Edinburgh: Old Town and Underground Ghost Tour

Edinburgh: Old Town and Underground Ghost Tour

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