Edinburgh's Haunted Vaults: Ghostly Secrets

Join a 5-star small group tour of Edinburgh’s haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults. Experience ghostly tales in daylight. Limited to 18 people.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mercat Cross - Starting point for the tour.
  • Edinburgh Old Town - Discover genuine tales of murderers, vagrants, and the spirits that might still linger. Walk softly…
  • Mercat Tours - This is not your typical haunted tour — it’s a memorable journey into Edinburgh’s eerie history.
    Perhaps a cold breath will brush the back of your neck, or…
What's Included
  • Small group experience
  • Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
  • Award-winning local storytellers
  • TourTalk radio receiver for immersive storytelling
Additional Information

Edinburgh’s premier storytellers, Mercat Tours, are transforming the walking tour experience, ensuring a deeper and more meaningful connection with Edinburgh’s history and its people, extending well beyond the duration of your visit.
Take the Story Home: Relive the Memories:

  • Experience the scent of leather and smoke
  • Enjoy the curated tour…
Location
Mercat Cross
High Street
Mercat Cross, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF. Look for the 8 sided monument with white Unicorn on top. You will find a member of our visitor services team waiting here to check you in. They will be dressed in black, holding an iPad, wearing an orange lanyard & holding a black & orange umbrella.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jorgeezemd
Jun 9, 2026
A great experience with lots of information - Sophie was great. She told the stories with such enthusiasm and animation. She had so much knowledge about Edinburgh of the past. Would highly recommend this tour
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Karen_c
Jun 7, 2026
Great tour! - Very interesting way to start our visit to Edinburgh. Bo, our guide, was an excellent story teller. We gather more knowledge about the obscure history of the city. It was spooky but funny at times during the tour. Will recommend. Love it!
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Jane
Jun 7, 2026
Fun and informative tour - Sarah was a brilliant guide! She made our tour so much fun while making sure everyone understood and kept up. Really interesting to learn so much history on this tour.
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Linda_v
Jun 4, 2026
History brought to life. - Our guide Linda was exceptional. Her enthusiasm brought the tour to life. It is easy to picture the stories she tells.
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Jason_s
Jun 3, 2026
Great experience - Really enjoyed this tour. Our guide was wonderful. She was a great storyteller and added in lots of interesting history. Highly recommend.
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Mvma12
Jun 3, 2026
So fun! Must do! - This tour was so great! We had 21 people in our group but it still felt small and personal. Our tour guide was Bo and he’s a great storyteller! One of the best things is they give everyone headsets so on the Royal Mile part of the tour you can hear the tour guide without having to fight the other street noise. The vaults are super cool and fun. The hospitality room at the end with the complimentary drink was perfect! I highly recommend this tour.
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Jenmayfield
May 31, 2026
Fantastic tour of the underground vaults - The tour was amazing! Our tour guide Bo made was able to create a spooky atmosphere while also telling us the facts and history of the Edinburgh vaults and parts of old town. He was extremely kind, entertaining, and knowledgeable. Would recommend to anyone who is interested in the grim history of Scotland.
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Annal0wri
May 31, 2026
Highly recommended! - Thoroughly enjoyed this tour - it was highly informative, spooky and really good fun - tour guide Bo was brilliant! Highly recommend
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Emtod
May 30, 2026
all in good fun - I enjoyed hearing about the lore and life from days past in Edinburgh, from our tour guide Sophie. The underground vaults were cool to see & walk through. The tour itself is a bit cheesy (full disclosure, I don’t believe in ghosts), but I had good fun with it regardless. The headset was also very helpful for when we were out on the streets outside, so that was great, I could hear everything very clearly. There’s also a little museum and gift shop in the vaults when you’re done, with some cute goodies & books.
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Antonella_d
Jun 1, 2026
Not worth it. - Nice to see the underground of the city but overall boring, would not recommend especially bat this price
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From $39
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).