Multi-Sensory Haunted Underground Vaults Tour in Edinburgh
Description
Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond your visit. Take the Story Home: evoke the memories: - Smell the leather and smoke - Listen to the tour playlist - Read your ghost story gift Venture beneath Edinburgh’s streets and discover the city’s most haunted underground vaults — a chilling world of shadows and secrets, the Blair Street Underground Vaults This immersive ghost tour offers a spine-tingling glimpse into true tales of Edinburgh’s dark past. Abandon thoughts of manufactured frights and make-believe scares. In the Blair Street Underground Vaults, it’s the true history that haunts. The skill is in the enhanced storytelling. These vaults witnessed the deeds of mischief-makers and murderers, vagrants, and torturers. It’s said to be one of Edinburgh’s most haunted sites, where restless spirits still tread to this day.
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Encounter true stories of murderers and vagrants and tales of the spirits that may still linger. Tread quietly...
This is no ordinary haunted tour — it’s an unforgettable descent into Edinburgh’s unsettling past. Perhaps you’ll experience a cold breath on the back of your neck, or a whisper – then silence. It’s all the more chilling for being absolutely real: there are no spooks, tricks or jump scares on our Edinburgh ghost tours. Feel it. Hear it. The Haunted Underground awaits.
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- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that we cannot accept babies or children under the age of 5 on this tour.
- Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
Reviews(1,769)
Our tour was wonderful. Sophie was excellent. It was quite an enjoyable experience.
Sarah was hilarious and welcoming. She made the tour informative and spooky!
The tour was really interesting and Jude, our guide, was amazing and incredibly fun! I totally recommend!
We had a wonderful experience with our tour guide Nicola. She was a captivating story teller and Mercat Tours has a great set up using headphones so you can hear really well even while walking down the busy Royal Mile. My 20 year old son said he felt like he was listening to one of his favorite true crime podcasts but in person. I was amazed how much our whole family group enjoyed this experience even my mother who isn’t into scary things and my husband who doesnt usually like group tours had a fabulous time. My 15 year old daughter can get spooked easily but this was just scary enough to make it exciting without being uncomfortable. I would highly recommend this tour and would book with them again. We did this the same day we visited the nearby surgeons hall and followed with a reservation at the department of magic which are all very close to each other.
It was fun and exciting! 😄😊 The tour guide Veni was lovely.
Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Blair Street Underground Vaults with Veni and that the experience was fun and exciting throughout. Mercat Team.
Fun tour with lots of interesting stories, Veni was an excellent tour guide! The tour could've been even longer in my opinion, an hour went past quite quickly.
Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Blair Street Underground Vaults with Veni and that the stories made the experience so engaging throughout. Mercat Team.
Great experience! The guide was amazing and shared a lot of history about the vaults
Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Blair Street Underground Vaults and that the storytelling and history made the experience so memorable. Mercat Team.
We did the Haunted Underground tour with Michael. He created an amazing, unique atmosphere during the walk. His performance was outstanding. Can't wait to get on another ghost tour like this.
Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Blair Street Underground Vaults with Michael and that the atmosphere and storytelling made the experience so memorable. Mercat Team.
This tour is well worthwhile! It went for just over an hour and was led by Veni who provided detailed information about the vaults. We certainly were given lots of interesting information. Veni brought the vaults ‘Alive’ with her stories of life working and living underground. It was a realistic experience where Veni giving facts about life in the past.
Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Blair Street Underground Vaults with Veni and that the stories brought Edinburgh’s history and past life underground to life in such an engaging way. Mercat Team.
Loved this tour! Michael was a really engaging tour guide and it was really cool to see the vaults and learn about their history. The information was presented in a very engaging way and the tour was also the perfect length of time. Would highly recommend doing this if you are in Edinburgh!
Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted you enjoyed exploring Blair Street Underground Vaults with Michael and that the experience was engaging, well-paced, and a great introduction to Edinburgh’s history. Mercat Team.
