Edinburgh Underground Ghost Tour: Spooky Exploration of the City's Haunt

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: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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.
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Location
124 High St
High Street
Old Police Box in front of StarBucks
Cancellation Policy

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

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Matthew
Feb 1, 2026
Spooky site-seeing in Underground Edinburgh - Great tour that takes you under the vaults of the city and delves in to some of the macabre history of the city. Frederick was an excellent tour guide. Insightful and humorous. Just a shame his brother was such a monster! Would highly recommend the tour
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Globetrotting594767
Jan 25, 2026
What an event! - Fred Knox was amazing! What a diva. Such a great tour, we had a lot of fun (while learning a lot too). We would definitely recommend booking a tour!
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278makaylaf
Jan 25, 2026
Good stuff - This was a great exploration of the history of Edinburgh’s lesser known myths and stories. Our guide Fredrick was great and his character work was easily the best part of the tour.
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Laurapr435os
Jan 24, 2026
Super fun spooky guide around Edinburgh! - We had a really fun tour courtesy of Fred- loved all the historical knowledge and he was such a cool, interesting guide! We had a great time! Highly recommend it :)
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Explorer00078037401
Jan 24, 2026
Fun, enjoyable, entertaining and informative - Our guide Fred Nocks was very pleasant, witty with fun facts and full of information, made the tour enjoyable all the way. Loved his sense of humour.
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Catherine_c
Jan 23, 2026
Hilarious and informative - This was fantastic! A great way to learn about the city, it was informative and hilarious. Fred Knox was brilliant, so funny we couldn’t stop laughing. I would absolutely recommend this to friends, and I’ll tell them to cross their fingers they get Fred! We were two Aussies on our first trip to Edinburgh, this was definitely a highlight!
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K3755bamartinh
Jan 17, 2026
Very Good - Very Good …… Thank You 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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Quest20649228065
Jan 12, 2026
Fun, funny, irreverent - Mr. Fred Knox ought to quit his day job & stick to Ghost Touring cuz he is excellent! Funny, irreverent, Fred customizes the experience to individual guests & keeps up a running conversation with different people all entirely in character. A fun time to criss-cross the Old City & make unique memories. Our thanks, sir!! Makes me want to try out the same tour with the other guides, to see how they change things up—would Mr. Fred be jealous?
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Ana-maria
Jan 6, 2026
Ghost tour done right - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We did the World Famous Underground Ghost Tour last night and had such a great time. Our guide, David Rizzio, was absolutely brilliant — funny, engaging, and a fantastic storyteller. He kept everyone entertained the whole way through and brought the history to life while still keeping it creepy and fun. You could really tell he loves what he does. Highly recommend this tour, especially if you get David as your guide!
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Alistair
Jan 24, 2026
Disappointing, dissatisfaction and SO EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT IT IS - Do not waste your money. The tour guide was good, but the tour wasn't. Walking around places where you can do it without paying. Alot of Walking, and no scary stuff. We was looking forward to the infamous paranormal underground but it was not scary at all. We was a full group and there was barely any space. The underground vault was meant to be the highlight but it was just more spooky stories of the plague in a dark claustrophobic room with 20 people. For the price of 36£, do not do this. It is without a doubt so expensive to what was delivered. To sum it up, disappointing.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).