Edinburgh Night Walking Tour with Underground Vaults

This is easily our goriest, most graphic and spine-chilling Edinburgh ghost tour, where we take you on a dark and eerie journey through Old Town’s sinister wynds and closes before descending into the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults.
Hear of tales not fit for the glare of daylight — or for those under the age of 18. Descend into the sights, smells and sounds of auld Edinburgh. Perhaps what’s spookiest of all is that these twisted tales of history at its worst are all true stories.

Your ghost tour begins above ground at the Mercat Cross, before making your way through the city’s narrow cobblestone streets where murders, misdeeds and mischief took place.

Pay attention to the shadows around you. Your master Storyteller will reveal troubled tales as you continue this underground Edinburgh walking tour. Expect true stories of murder and hangings, all in the atmosphere of the vaults.

Meeting Point

Mercat Cross

High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK

You will see staff wearing black and orange clothing and lanyard as well as a Mercat umbrella.

What's included:

• Small group experience
• Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
• Enhanced with hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh and delivered through TourTalk audio devices
• This is strictly an adults-only tour suitable for those aged 18+ (not at parental discretion)
• Exclusive multi-sensory tours; with master Storyteller guides

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour

Mercat Cross

Mercat Cross, Edinburgh

Your ghost tour begins above ground at the Mercat Cross, before making your way through the city’s narrow cobblestone streets where murders, misdeeds and mischief took place. - tour meeting point.

15 minutes

Royal Mile

High St., , Edinburgh, EH1 2PB

You’ll learn about bloody plots that led to treason and torture, as well as secret lives that led to horrific deaths and tormented souls.
Pay attention to the shadows around you. Do you hear the creaking of the gallows, the shuffle of a foot, the ghostly echoes of a children’s haunting song?

15 minutes

Mercat Tours

28 Blair St, Edinburgh EH1 1QR, UK

Is it your imagination, or did it just get a little colder? There’s an unsettling feel to our Blair Street Underground Vaults, like sinking into real history: the scent of leather, the flicker of a candle, the echo of a drip — or a footstep.
Your master Storyteller will reveal troubled tales as you continue this underground Edinburgh walking tour. Expect true stories of murder and hangings, all in the atmosphere of the vaults.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included