Edinburgh Terror Walking Tour: Explore Haunted Vaults and Torture Exhibition

Embark on an Edinburgh Terror Walking Tour and explore haunted underground vaults, a torture exhibition, and legendary haunted vaults. Dare to join if you’re over 18!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Edinburgh Old Town - This is a special 75 minute over-18’s only exploration of Edinburgh’s darkest history and paranormal secrets. You will be taken on a journey down into the infamous underground vaults.
    Who were the infamous characters that once roamed these areas, leaving behind a legacy of legend and notoriety?
    The South Bridge Vaults has…
What's Included
  • Expert tour guidance
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Come along if you are courageous enough! This expedition is strictly for individuals aged 18 and above. Explore the eerily haunted underground vaults beneath the South Bridge, where you will view a display of torment devices from the infamous “Burning Times” that were deployed for extracting confessions and penalizing so-called wrongdoers. Boldly step…

Location
300 Lawnmarket
Lawnmarket
Tours start at the Red Telephone Box and Tourist Information Police Box, Outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is across the road from 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.

Customer Ratings
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Beccams1752ac
Feb 23, 2026
so good! - we had our tour with james- he was absolutely brilliant! really enjoyed and highly recommend
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Hixxy1
Feb 18, 2026
Fun and educational tour! - Great tour, great guide. Learnt a lot about the history of the vaults and Edinburgh’s dark past
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117kendrae
Feb 13, 2026
Terror Tour - The experience was great! James was an excellent tour guide! Full of loads of information and very entertaining to keep the tour enjoyable! Would definitely recommend!!
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Sashal880
Feb 10, 2026
Unforgettable - Ally was an amazing guide !!! It was very interesting and she has a wonderful energy !
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Estgz
Jan 24, 2026
AWESOME - Aimee was a great guide, the visit was great! Lots of humor and lots of interesting information! I highly recommend!
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Haotsec
Jan 19, 2026
Great experience - Great experience, had a great time! Our guide Ally is a great storyteller 👍🏻 we really enjoyed the tour
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Lloren_g2026
Jan 12, 2026
Fantastic - Super cool!! Ally was a terror machine and we enjoyed it so so much
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Paradise04181451123
Jan 7, 2026
Great time - We loved the tour! Charlie was so great as a storyteller. We loved to hear about every facts, I’ll probably do it again someday.
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A9432wkjackr
Feb 23, 2026
Great fun but only 10% of terror - The tour itself was well organised, and our guide was very funny and entertaining. However, we did feel somewhat disappointed, as we were expecting a terror-focused tour rather than a comedic one. The 18+ restriction is what led me to book this experience, as I assumed it would involve darker or more unsettling stories while exploring the vaults. In reality, there was no 18+ content at all. The restriction seems to exist purely because, in theory, the guide may describe the torture devices on display in detail. In our case, the guide chose the most mundane and obvious device, and the explanation was neither graphic nor disturbing. Overall, it would have been a good experience if we had been looking for a historical tour of the vaults. However, during the full 75 minutes, we only heard two ghost stories, which were fine but not particularly chilling. As such, while the tour was enjoyable on a general level, I would not recommend it to genuine ghost or horror enthusiasts expecting a scary or intense experience.
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Colinmw7529su
Feb 17, 2026
Very basic and disappointing - Very disappointing. Not much to it . Cabinets of old torture equipment and a few vaults . The tour was called the terror tour . However there wasn’t much terror only a few glass bottles and old barrels.
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From $34
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).