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Edinburgh Underground Ghost Tour: Spooky Exploration of the City's Haunt
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5,563 Ratings
Edinburgh
Embark on a spooky exploration of Edinburgh's haunted past on an underground ghost tour. Discover the city's dark secrets, visit haunted locations, and hear terrifying tales of hangings, murders, and witchcraft.
Duration:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Edinburgh Old Town - Discover the narrow alleyways and hidden courtyards of the Old Town
Tour Edinburgh’s most eerie cemetery
Delve into the subterranean Edinburgh Vaults under the urban thoroughfares
What's Included
- Terrifying stories of hauntings and historical crimes
- Family-friendly tour at 6.45pm
- Guided by a character from Scotland’s notorious past
- Journey underground into historical streets
- Explore the Old Town’s hidden closes and squares
- 75-minute exploration of Edinburgh’s ghostly vaults
- Visit the infamous Greyfriars Kirkyard
What's Not Included
- None
- No under 5s
Additional Information
Embark on a chilling ghost tour of Edinburgh, acclaimed as the planet’s most haunted metropolis, and be unnerved by one of the city’s notorious natives guiding you through the grim corners of the Old Town. Unearth the tucked-away wynds (lanes) just off the Royal Mile and uncover the grotesque secrets of Edinburgh.
Proceed onto what is believed to be the world’s eeriest graveyard at ‘Greyfriars Kirkyard.’ Eventually, venture beneath the city surface to navigate the Edinburgh Vaults hidden underneath the common thoroughfares. Finished in 1788, these series of rooms served to accommodate taverns and stash illicit possessions, featuring the corpses of victims dispatched by notorious murderers Burke and Hare for their anatomical investigations.
Traverse across four centuries worth of history, and listen to terrifying accounts of hangings, torture, murderous acts and witchcraft. Shudder at the inexplicable sounds and smells that manifest after sundown!
- guests should arrive 10 minutes prior to tours
Location
124 High St
High Street
Old Police Box by starbucks
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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M5290vhscottr
Jun 4, 2024
Ghost tour - James Douglas was outstanding... Very knowledgeable and kept the whole group involved and entertained... Super fun... Highly recommend
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Macavity22
Jun 2, 2024
A playful ghost! - An interesting trip to a vault under the city. We’ve done a few of these tours in Edinburgh, there are lots of different areas of the vaults with varying companies getting access to different bits. This wasn’t the biggest section but was to see the children’s vault which was interesting. My husband got his shirt tugged by something in there which was interesting too because it wasn’t a negative space, more playful than sinister. Lafayette was an excellent tour guide and we enjoyed his take on things and his welcoming attitude. We would highly recommend this tour as, unlike others, it’s full of interesting true facts about our beautiful city.
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Brentile
May 28, 2024
A Masterclass in Ghost Touring - 100/10 recommend doing this tour, it will make your trip! The hilarious actor/ tour guide takes you on an entertaining and informational tour through some of Edinburgh's darkest events. Our favorite part was when we went underground to the old city remains of Edinburgh that are right underneath the Royal Mile.
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Fletchiegirl
May 21, 2024
Lafayette the incredible - Lafayette was our guide and he was fab! So much fun and so much knowledge to pass on! Definitely recommend for an evening activity before dinner in old town!
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Jimmymz2585uz
May 21, 2024
An interesting experience - It was interesting and funny. A lot of interesting tidbits. Agnes finnit was great in setting the mood and making the tour a great thing
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Cmorozco
May 17, 2024
Awesome ghost tour - Captain Gray was animated and very funny and knowledgeable. We throughly enjoyed our tour of the spirited areas of the city, especially the graveyards and the underground vaults .
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Miah_s
Jun 12, 2024
Interesting - My guide was lovely, overall good experience. I was slightly disappointed about the vaults themselves. This being “famous” and saying it was the best was an overstatement. The vault we went into was cool and the info was great but there was only one… we were down there for max 10min out of an hour. I was expecting more vaults and less city walking
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Anonymous
Jun 5, 2024
Not for the physical restricted people. - Seeing underground and hearing the history was our favorite part. They had to big of a group [30-40] so it was hard for guide to communicate with everyone while on the walking portion. I was on a cane and was unable to keep up so we drop out early on the tour and missed half of the tour.
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Paul
May 30, 2024
Disappointing - We felt our tour guide Agnes tried however the event was a massive let down, only one small tunnel to visit along with a basement room. Then after that the graveyard visit, that anyone can walk around and with a bit of basic research learn about free of charge anyway.
So it wasn’t worth the money, and we felt let down. Surprised how many positive reviews are on Trip Advisor for this. Looking at our group of tourists it was clear to see all we’re disenchanted and frustrated.
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Loloculls
Jun 2, 2024
Not What We Expected - We completed this tour after a free tour the previous day (yes, we really enjoy walking tours!) and were incredibly disappointed.
Our tour guide was “Dr Knox.” A certain level of respect should be expected on a tour and we found him to be rude. He swore constantly and singled out most members of the tour group, making fun of them — but often pushing the point too far. It all felt wildly unnecessary. We felt quite bad for several members of the tour group that he continually called out.
The tour itself was more so focused on the guide than on the spaces we visited. We spent a small fraction of the tour in the vaults… the title is misleading. He also tried to speak while we were on the move, which made it difficult to hear. We understood that this was a ghost tour; however; the few historical facts that were raised were also inaccurate.
If you are seeking a historical tour of the city, this is not the tour for you.
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