Guided Tours

Edinburgh Ghostly Underground Walking Tour

Name: Edinburgh Ghostly Underground Walking Tour
Start: 2025-03-05T15:15:00
End: 2025-03-05T16:15:00
Location: Edinburgh

Guests with guide exploring Blair Street Underground Vaults in Edinburgh.

Guests exploring the haunted underground vaults with a guide during the Ghostly Underground tour in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh underground tour with audio guide, exploring historic vaults in early evening.

Edinburgh underground vaults with guide leading ghostly tour in early evening.

Unearth Edinburgh's chilling past on a guided walking tour through Old Town and Blair Street Underground Vaults, steeped in haunting real-life tales.

Highlights

Go on a small-group English-guided walking tour through Edinburgh’s Old Town and get exclusive access to the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults.
Wander through the Old Town and the now-haunted vaults, once home to criminals, vagrants, and sinister figures and look for restless spirits.
Your cloaked storyteller brings history to life with chilling tales of murder, torture, body snatching, and ghostly encounters in Edinburgh’s dark past.

Inclusions

75-min guided walking tour of the Blair Street Underground Vaults and the Old Town closes
Entry to the Blair Street Underground Vaults
Live English-speaking guide
Small group of max 18 people
Audio devices

Exclusions

Transportation between attractions
Food and drinks

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

Your experience

Experience Edinburgh’s haunted past as you explore the Old Town’s closes and the infamous Blair Street Underground Vaults on this guided ghost tour.

Getting started

Meet your cloaked storyteller guide along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. After a brief introduction, set off through the shadowy closes of Edinburgh’s Old Town before descending into the underground vaults.

What to expect

Blair Street Underground Vaults

Step into the Blair Street Underground Vaults, Edinburgh’s most haunted underground chambers. Used by criminals, vagrants, and body snatchers, these vaults have a dark history of murder, torture, and even body snatching.

Exploring with a guide

Your guide brings the past to life with immersive storytelling, recounting real historical events of gruesome crimes, ghostly encounters, and more. The tour avoids jump scares, focusing instead on spine-chilling narratives. With personalized commentary, your guide ensures the experience is even more immersive. Have questions about the city’s haunted history? Feel free to ask—your guide is happy to share details.

Features

Vaults and closes: Walk through the dimly lit underground spaces, where whispers of past murders, hangings, tortures, and more linger.

Real ghost stories: Hear true tales of body snatchers, murderers, and ghosts that haunt the city.

Wrapping up

Your tour concludes back at the Royal Mile, where you can continue exploring Edinburgh’s haunted sites.

Know before you go

What’s not allowed

Safety is a priority, so this experience is restricted to guests under the age of 5 years.
Due to venue restrictions, pets cannot tag along for this experience.

Accessibility

This experience is not wheelchair accessible.
People with cardiac issues are restricted from participating in this experience.

Additional information

If you will not be arriving at your destination within the specified reconfirmation period, please reconfirm with the local service provider prior to travel, or upon arrival at your destination.
Please note that departure times and locations may vary slightly.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.