Edinburgh Underground Vaults Historical Walk

Small, personal 5 star group tour with a maximum of 18 people.
Descend into the unique Blair Street Underground Vaults of Old Edinburgh.

Far below the busy, bustling Edinburgh streets there lies a dark, quiet and forgotten place. These wonderful dark rooms of arched ceilings, fireplaces and 18th century wine vaults lie beneath the South Bridge, one of the city's main thoroughfares. What happened in these extraordinary vaulted chambers, who lived here, where, when and why? See and learn more...

Meeting Point

Mercat Cross

High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK

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.

What's included:

• Small group experience
• Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
• Award-winning local storytellers
• TourTalk radio receiver to enjoy a more immersive storytelling experience

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Mercat Tours

28 Blair Street, , Edinburgh, EH1 1QR

Get exclusive access to the city’s oldest, deepest Blair Street Underground Vaults.
Discover secrets & stories of Edinburgh’s underworld.

See and touch 19th century artefacts.

Visit our Discovery Room with 3D model & display.

45 minutes

Mercat Cross

Mercat Cross, Edinburgh

Tour meeting point.

15 minutes

Royal Mile

High St., , Edinburgh, EH1 2PB

Explore the closes and understand the buildings of the historic Old Town of Edinburgh, before descending into the Blair Street Underground Vaults

10 minutes

Edinburgh Old Town

Edinburgh, EH1

See the sites of the Old Town as you walk towards the Blair Street Underground Vaults

Pass by without stopping