Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh
Description
Dark as the devil's heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, once inhabited by the poor and unfortunate along with criminals and prostitutes, begins to come to life in your imagination! Your pulse starts to speed up as your mouth gets drier due to your heightened awareness of what surrounds you! Once experienced, never forgotten.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The guide will meet the group and then after a brief introduction guide everyone down the Royal Mile to the entrance to our vaults occasionally stopping to tell some of Edinburgh’s history along the way.
The guide will show the group our torture exhibition and explain the whys and hows of how some items were used in Edinburgh’s dark history. The guide will then take the group to our vaults to hear their history and about the paranormal happenings said to have occurred here.
Highlights
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Vaults entrance/exit is via a 2ft stair followed by a spiral staircase and further average size mezzanine staircases inside the vaults Between the levels.
- Not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
- Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian
- Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be turned away.
- Alcohol and Drugs strictly forbidden on the tour.
- Filming or live streaming of the tour is strictly forbidden. You may be ejected from the tour.
- Office hours are 10am-5pm for all calls & emails
- • Some historical content may be of a distressing nature with regards but not exclusively to Torture, Hangings, Death
- • Children under 2 years of age not allowed on tour.
- The walking pace and terrain may not be suitable for those with any difficulty walking.
- We do not provide luggage storage so please make alternate arrangements.
Reviews(2,301)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Had such a great time on the Haunted Edinburgh Vaults Tour! Jordan was an amazing guide – really funny, friendly and easy to listen to. He made everyone feel involved, and his storytelling was brilliant. He knew loads about the history but kept it really entertaining too. The vaults were genuinely spooky, and the mix of ghost stories and Edinburgh history made the whole tour so interesting. We’d definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Edinburgh. Thanks, Jordan, for a great night!
James was an amazing tour guide! He was very bubbly, friendly, and passionate about the tour and the history of the vaults. Give him a raise! We really enjoyed walking through the vaults and hearing the history of how they were created and their later uses. Booked this tour last minute and so glad we did.
Our tour guide, Stewart, was patient of our slow walking due to mobility and spoke very well. Stewart was quite funny, very informative and had a good aura for the suspenseful parts. I loved the information about the blue dragon Covern, I went into the stone circle, even took photos inside it, I am sure this is a coincidence but the next day had a violent migraine and lost my eye sight temporarily.
Lisa was a brilliant guide. Great explanations and amazing energy.
James infused a fun and mysterious energy into this tour! Great time!
Our guide, Louisa, was amazing! We had the best time! Would recommend her to anyone anytime!
Had a marvelous time! Charlie, our guide, was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, entertaining and full of facts about Edinburgh and the vaults underneath. Truly a fascinating and (slightly) scary experience - in a good way! If you’re looking for something to do that’s not the usual, can’t recommend this enough!
This evening tour was both fun and informative. I loved learning the history you don’t find in books.
Guide was great and knowledgeable. Dom has a great personality and delivery. We would highly recommend.
The tour was so interesting. Our guide, Lisa, was knowledgeable, kind and very good at her job. We would love to do a similar tour again.
