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The Edinburgh Dungeon Entrance Ticket
4.6
412 Ratings
Edinburgh
Dive into Edinburgh's dark past with live actors, thrilling tales, and interactive fun at the Edinburgh Dungeon. Book your entrance ticket now!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Edinburgh Dungeon - Come face-to-face with Sawney Bean and his cannibal family – he’d love to have you for dinner! Will you escape the plague in Mary King’s Close, or end up with boils on your sweaty bits? Be found VERY guilty by Judge Mental and accused of witchcraft by Edinburgh’s baddest witch Agnes Finnie! You’ll meet Burke & Hare, the city’s most notorious serial killers and encounter ghosts from the past… Experience the sights, sounds and even smells of Edinburgh, culminating in the thrilling Drop Dead Ride to Doom at the Grassmarket gallows!
What's Included
- Entrance Ticket
What's Not Included
- Guide book
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop off
Additional Information
Make your way to the Edinburgh Dungeon and allow yourself to feel immersed in Edinburgh’s narrow cobbled closes and wynds (small side streets). You are about to come face to face with the city’s most notorious rogues and villains and discover the dark side of Scotland’s long history.
Your underground journey takes through different periods of Scottish and Edinburgh history, with live actors recreating some of the more dark and tragic episodes of the past – all with the unique Dungeon blend of tongue-in-cheek humour, scary fun entertainment and audience participation.
- This attraction is not recommended for those of a nervous disposition or very young children
- Children 5 years and under will not be admitted to the Dungeon
- Children (5-15) must be accompanied by an adult (16 or over)
Location
The Edinburgh Dungeon
31 Market Street, by Waverley Bridge
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(412 Ratings)
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Lucyrd4887dm
Jun 14, 2024
100% Recommend - Great Experience! My friend and I went and had a blast. The actors are excellent and make it a very immersive experience by interacting with the group. I had gone once before a good few years back and I can safely say I feel like it’s the kind of experience that gets better each time you go! Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for something scary, sprinkled with some history!
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Y415izmichellen
Jun 12, 2024
Fantastic! - The actors were absolutely fantastic. They were so good at their jobs and made the experience so fun. Not recommended for kids under 13 or for people who scare easily. Had a blast here. Would return.
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Venture40195982573
Jun 8, 2024
Not for the faint hearted - We went without any knowledge what this tour was about. When we arrived, we were the only 2 guests and we were told that this was like a haunted house experience with historical back stories of Edinburgh. We were so glad that 2 other guests can along to join us. We had loads of fun with this interactive tour filled with scares and history. Maybe the true stories behind made the whole tour scarier. The tour ended with a scary ride. Fun!
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Melanieo824
Jun 8, 2024
Great experience - Great experience from start to finish. Characters were brilliant, and had the audience captivated! Polite and curious when not acting. Great experience.
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Northeastsassy
May 30, 2024
Great and fun time - Brilliant event staff were fab had a great time and daughter of 12 loved it would defo recommend. Lasted just over an hour
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Tasha202020
May 30, 2024
What’s not to like - So much fun
Not so much scary but there are certain parts that make you jump/lights off/special effect. It’s more comedy than anything else and the staff are what make it
Every staff member fully gets into the experience and the acting, although some what cheesy is fantastic and they all stay in character throughout.
They do rely on audience participation so not so good if you are with a boring group of people 🫣
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Global35844881824
May 30, 2024
A must if visiting Edinburgh - If you are traveling to Edinburgh and enjoy history and a bit of horror I highly recommend visiting this place. It has a fun experience and very good actors. Good to know is that it is an interactive experience, ie the actors can select you to share a little.
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Patricia_p
May 27, 2024
Fun! - Loads of fun! Glad we did it, we certainly needed a down day. These actors were so great! Highly recommend if you are looking for something to do!
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Sexymum
Jun 10, 2024
Bit of a let down - Could not see what all the hype was about. Expected it to be a lot scarier. One of the people in the group had her phone on all the time and we were told a couple of times at the start to have no phones on. She got shouted at when we entered one of the rooms. The last room we entered was the best, he was a very good story teller.
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216balasubramaniams
Jun 2, 2024
Waste of time and money - Very boring. Neither scary nor funny. The artistes did attempt sincerely for funny narratives, but except the initial courtroom scene I didn't find any other scene funny enough. It was so boring that I was falling asleep often. The drop ride was probably the best part of the experience.
The scripts need a rewrite and the spookiness must definitely be increased if it's supposed to be a spooky show.
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