Edinburgh Escape Room: Burke & Hare Trail

Uncover Edinburgh’s dark history with ‘A Trail of Burke & Hare’ escape room. Solve puzzles, explore real locations, and race against time.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Escape The Past Edinburgh - Experience our city trails, which are akin to outdoor escape rooms! They blend elements of a scavenger hunt, a treasure hunt, and a self-guided walking tour. Meticulously researched and designed, we integrate technology with authentic locks, props, and puzzles to offer an enjoyable and captivating experience that…
What's Included
  • A private booking for ‘A Trail of Burke & Hare’
Additional Information

Explore Edinburgh’s intriguingly dark history with ‘A Trail of Burke & Hare’, an outdoor escape room experience that immerses participants in the chilling legacy of the city’s most infamous murderers.
As you navigate the cobbled streets of the old town, you’ll visit authentic locations from the Burke & Hare story, discovering clues and secrets hidden in…

Location
Escape The Past Edinburgh
Nicolson Square
Please arrive 10 minutes before your booking time. We're located in basement of the Methodist Church at 25 Nicolson Square. Enter through the gate, descend the exterior steps and follow the signs to "Escape The Past".
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Richardf6458uh
May 4, 2026
Great experience! - We had a great time. A really good way of exploring new areas of the Old Town (even if you know Edinburgh well!) and so much fun. It was a bit chilly so we stopped for coffee half way through, and the timing of the event allows for that and is another positive of it. Really recommend it!
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Q4088rostaceyh
Apr 14, 2026
Burk and hare experience - It was an amazing and educational experience I learned a lot more about the different places. I enjoyed the puzzles as they put my vision to a test. My favourite was greyfriars kirkyard and the opening of the chest
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Sara
Apr 9, 2026
Fun family activity - Great fun and a fun way to explore parts of the city we hadn’t been before, despite being Edinburgh residents.
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Alex
Mar 22, 2026
Highly recommend - Absolutely brilliant!! Live in Edinburgh and been meaning to do this for ages. High quality, good puzzles, interesting history, lovely walk. Have already recommended to some friends and family!!
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Jcla18
Mar 19, 2026
Absolutely Incredible! A must do experience! - My partner and I did the out door Burke and Hare Trail. It was absolutely incredible. We met our host Oliver at the start point who was polite and helpful and gave us our kit and instructions. The clues were exciting and challenging and we really enjoyed following the clues cracking the codes , definitely suitable for adults (clues gaged at a good level), we walked through parts of Edinburgh that we otherwise may not have discovered and learned some interesting history on the way. Absolutely recommend! Cant wait to do something like this in the future. Brilliant experience.
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I1889mamatthewl
Mar 16, 2026
A fun and different way to tour Edinburgh - We had such a fun time exploring the city whilst doing the Burke &Hare trail. We saw places that we wouldn't otherwise have thought to go to. And learnt the stories behind them. High quality props aswell made the experience more realistic. Would definitely come back to try the indoor escape room. The staff were lovely and set us up well with all the information we needed
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Monkfamily2016
Mar 2, 2026
Fun team day out - As a team day out we recently enjoyed the outdoor escape room, Burke and Hare and I can say for all the team, it was a really fun way to spend a couple of hours. Even though we had team members who lived in Edinburgh, it took us to parts we have never explored before. Puzzles were just taxing enough for us but really liked the way that the app allowed you to find out more information. We were split into three teams of four which we found was the right amount for all to be involved in solving the puzzles. Big thank you to Chris who dealt with the booking for his infinite patience of me continuously adding people and to Edmund our Games master for his amusing introduction to the game and for waiting for our team to get back as we stopped for cocktails on the way round! Please create another outdoor escape room!
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Vacation00967796644
Feb 9, 2026
Puzzle-Solving Meets Sightseeing - We had a great time! Despite all of us being familiar with Edinburgh, it was interesting to see some bits we hadn't explored and learning a little of the history. Our host was great and really helped to set the mood. The tour took just less than 2 hours which was perfect, the puzzles wern't difficult to work out so it would be great for younger family members. Lots of walking and hills though could be challenging for young ones and those with mobility issues. The props were excellent and really helped with the atmosphere. We went on a sunday afternoon in February and mostly it wasn't busy but still the tourist hotspots were a little crowded. We really enjoyed our experience and would happily recommend it.
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834catherinem
Jan 12, 2026
Brilliant experience - We really enjoyed the Burke and Hare outdoor escape room. It’s themed on the story of Burke and Hare, and takes you on a walking route through the old town, solving puzzles as you go. There is a real box with padlocks on it, and to succeed you have to solve the puzzles to get the numbers to open the padlocks. It was not too difficult, and was really good fun, with lots of interesting facts about Burke and Hare along the way. It took us about 2.5 hours, but we did stop along the way for drinks 😁
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Jwinguildford
Dec 29, 2025
Burke & Hare brilliant fun 🎉 - An excellent way to explore parts of Edinburgh we wouldn’t normally while using the brain cells along the way! Fab fun :-)
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From $30
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).