Edinburgh Underground Ghost Tour: Spooky Exploration of the City's Haunt
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5,145 Ratings
Edinburgh
Embark on a spooky exploration of Edinburgh's haunted past on an underground ghost tour. Discover the city's dark secrets, visit haunted locations, and hear terrifying tales of hangings, murders, and witchcraft.
Duration:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Edinburgh Old Town - Discover the narrow alleyways and hidden courtyards of the Old Town
Tour Edinburgh’s most eerie cemetery
Delve into the subterranean Edinburgh Vaults under the urban thoroughfares
What's Included
- Terrifying stories of hauntings and historical crimes
- Family-friendly tour at 6.45pm
- Guided by a character from Scotland’s notorious past
- Journey underground into historical streets
- Explore the Old Town’s hidden closes and squares
- 75-minute exploration of Edinburgh’s ghostly vaults
- Visit the infamous Greyfriars Kirkyard
What's Not Included
- None
- No under 5s
Additional Information
Embark on a chilling ghost tour of Edinburgh, acclaimed as the planet’s most haunted metropolis, and be unnerved by one of the city’s notorious natives guiding you through the grim corners of the Old Town. Unearth the tucked-away wynds (lanes) just off the Royal Mile and uncover the grotesque secrets of Edinburgh.
Proceed onto what is believed to be the world’s eeriest graveyard at ‘Greyfriars Kirkyard.’ Eventually, venture beneath the city surface to navigate the Edinburgh Vaults hidden underneath the common thoroughfares. Finished in 1788, these series of rooms served to accommodate taverns and stash illicit possessions, featuring the corpses of victims dispatched by notorious murderers Burke and Hare for their anatomical investigations.
Traverse across four centuries worth of history, and listen to terrifying accounts of hangings, torture, murderous acts and witchcraft. Shudder at the inexplicable sounds and smells that manifest after sundown!
- guests should arrive 10 minutes prior to tours
Location
124 High St
High Street
Old Police Box by starbucks
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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R2052txalessandras
Apr 8, 2024
The fun journey of Edinburgh's other history - A very nice experience, Queen Mary was very nice and stayed in her role at all times which made everything much more understood, a very nice and fun trip, it will be an unforgettable part of the trip we took with my family.
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Fwyly
Apr 8, 2024
Great tour and fab guide - Our guide ‘James Douglas’ was excellent . Very funny and informative. Included everyone in the group in his stories and had an amazing ability to recall everyone’s name and where they were from . Would definitely recommend
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_dobbie73_vc
Apr 7, 2024
Would recommend ghost tour - Good informative tour, Mary queen of Scots (guide) was knowledgeable and set the scene well during the tour so you were taken back in time. Would recommend 👌
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Climber541836
Apr 1, 2024
Recommend - Mary Queen of Scots took us on an interesting walk of Edinburgh. I love history and hearing about how people lived back then is amazing. Our guide was so knowledgeable and approachable. Edinburgh has lots of stories to find and this is coming from a Glasgow girl. Would do again or one of the other tours offered.
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451franciscoh
Apr 1, 2024
The mysteries of underground - The views were stuning. We took a good time between friends. Our guie was MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS and she was amazing.The atmosphere in the cementery and underground is breathtaking.
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Richard_c
Mar 31, 2024
Our group was lead by... - Our group was lead by "Maggie Dickson." The tour was fun and informative. "Maggie" told interesting stories based on historical figures and events. Tour was partially underground with a cemetery trip. The kids really enjoyed it.
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Rachelht8144lo
Mar 2, 2024
What an amazing tour! - Maggi dixon gave an amazing tour, very funny but also left with unclean pants, I rate her so much well done fantastic tour
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Elouise_r
Feb 29, 2024
Gruesome historical guide - The Great Lafayette was a fantastic guide - lots of fun facts as we went and lots of great stories and historical references. Not many, if any, ghost stories but still fun. Underground tour wasn’t what I was expecting- this is just a very small part of the trip into an underground vault - good stories though!
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Barbara_m
Mar 19, 2024
We enjoyed Going... - We enjoyed Going underground and walking through the cemetery. Meeting other travelers was a fun experience.
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Hpk2016
Apr 23, 2024
Avoid this tour like the devil - Our friends had visited Edinburgh 5 years ago and raved about the underground ghost tour. They must have taken a different tour because this one was awful. The underground portion was just standing in some cellar rooms while the guide, as a witch, tried to gross us out with torture details and reverted to cheap stunts like turning off the lights, stomping on a door that one of the tourists was looking through and yelling a lot. The only worthwhile part was going to the Greyfriars cemetery. Our advice is to find another ghost tour and avoid this one.
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