Edinburgh Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Tour: Chilling Exploration of Infamous Spooky Sites
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1,037 Ratings
Edinburgh
Embark on a chilling exploration of Edinburgh's haunted vaults and graveyard. Discover the infamous Greyfriar's Kirkyard and the terrifying Niddry Street underground vaults, home to a dark and evil presence.
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Greyfriars Kirk - You will be guided through Greyfriars Graveyard hearing about some of it’s most famous residents and the history of this burial place.
  • Auld Reekie Tours - See the Vaults hidden below Edinburgh’s South Bridge and hear about their dark history and paranormal occurrences.
What's Included
  • Guided tour with a professional
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Your well-informed tour guide brings you to Greyfriar’s Kirkyard, the resting place of the renowned Greyfriar’s Bobby – a good-natured dog – who stood atop the graves of decaying bodies that were featured in many novels and historical literature, instilling a sense of dread in numerous readers.

Next, you’ll visit the notorious and spectral Niddry Street underground vaults, known as the most haunted location in Edinburgh and arguably one of the most spine-chilling worldwide! This place once sheltered the homeless, prostitutes, criminals, witches, and a nefarious club, and it’s believed to be inhabited by malevolent forces lying in wait for you.

  • Not suitable for children under 5 years of age
  • Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
  • Vaults are accessed via a 2ft stair with further average size stairs inside the vaults.
  • Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be turned away.
  • Filming or live streaming of the tour is strictly forbidden. You may be ejected from the tour.
  • • Some historical content may be of a distressing nature with regards but not exclusively to Torture, Hangings, Death
  • • Children under 2 years of age not allowed on tour.
  • The walking pace and terrain may not be suitable for those with any difficulty walking.
  • office hours are 10am - 5pm for all calls and emails.
Location
300 Lawnmarket
Lawnmarket
Tours meet at the Tourist Information Police Box, outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is across the road from the Deacon Brodie’s Tavern. Please be there at least 5-10 minutes early as we depart promptly at the tour time. Tours can not wait for latecomers so please do not be late.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Tia_b
Apr 27, 2024
Darren was a great tour... - Darren was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable! The tour was a good length and always interesting
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Alexishv150eb
Apr 25, 2024
Jordan is the best! - Wonderful tour, very informative and just a bit spookie! Our guide Jordan was absolutely fabulous and made the experience a great one.
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Yasser
Apr 23, 2024
AmazI’m mg experience - It was an amazing experience especially that we started at 7:30 PM which made it extra spooky. Fraser our tour guide was excellent, he was knowledgeable, funny and exciting. Definitely recommend this tour
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Sanderp701
Apr 23, 2024
The best tourguide i have ever had. - My girlfriend and i took the tour on friday the 19th of april. We were very impressed with the history of the graveyard en the haunted vaults. We were really impressed with our lovely tourguide Ally. She made the tour very special an fun to do. I would reccoommend everbody to do the tour en try to get Ally as your guide.
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Angie_e
Apr 22, 2024
Graveyard was a blast - James did an incredible job. Enjoyed his knowledge and fun. He made it spooky when it needed to be and kept things moving.
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Nalang2023
Apr 22, 2024
A must-do in Edinburgh - An amazing tour! Our guide Diva was a diva :) a very interesting storyline and historical facts with some funny notes which made my trip to Edinburgh even more exciting and thrilling. Definitelly a must-do!
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742vickid
Apr 20, 2024
Highly recommended tour - A really interesting experience. Our guide Ally was very knowledgeable and made the history come to life. Highly recommended.
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438skylerd
Apr 20, 2024
Great Tour! - Stewart was a wonderful tour guide! We had a blast on the graveyard and vaults tour. Super interesting and fun, would recommend.
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Treasures514
Apr 23, 2024
Interesting experience - Good tour, especially if you believe in the paranormal. Our guide knew his stuff but it would've been more enjoyable if he wasn't in a hurry to finish our tour to get to his next one. I tried asking questions during the walk but he seemed annoyed by it.... at least that's how he made me feel.
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Violet
Apr 26, 2024
Terrible tour guide, with no enthusiasm or charisma - Lots of facts but terrible tour guide, who was clearly just reciting a script with no enthusiasm, and barely any charisma. There where jokes, clearly in the script, but the delivery took all the fun out of it. The guide told us about the haunted vaults, whilst also saying he didn't believe any of the stories. Strange considering the tour was titled 'haunted vaults' save it took the magic away. He also added in some insults or mocking of the wiccans that used to reside in the vaults. We saw other tour groups having a much better time, and I really wish I had chosen another tour provider to go with.
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