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Edinburgh’s best days out.
The 15 most popular underground vaults tours in and around Edinburgh. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, running times and who to book through.
Guided one-hour tour of Edinburgh’s South Bridge vaults: murders, witches, and grim living conditions, with optional torture exhibit.
Most Popular“Had a fab time looking through the creepy underground vaults. Sufficiently spooky but also very informative. James our guide was wonderful, clearly very passionate about Edinburgh and its history (and being spooky).”
Step into Edinburgh’s South Bridge vaults on a 1-hour guided walking tour with chilling tales, tight stairs, and ghostly stories.
“Very interesting learning about the history of the vaults. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, and made the tour interesting and fun.”
Haunted Edinburgh tour linking Greyfriars Kirkyard and Edinburgh Vaults with Bobby, Burke and Hare tales, plus creepy South Bridge arches.
“Me and my Boyfriend had a private tour with James, he was really sweet towards us and guided us amazingly through the graveyard and vaults. Overall amazing experience, would 100% recommend this tour with James ☺️”
Guided tour of Edinburgh’s Real Mary King’s Close, a preserved 17th-century street with 400-year stories under the Royal Mile.
“Niles was a great guide and I enjoyed his storytelling”
Edinburgh Underground Vaults ghost tour with whisky. Walk the Old Town, hear Blair Street tales with TourTalk, then toast in a candlelit cellar.
“I loved Steph’s enthusiasm and ability to engage everyone with her great stories.”
A 1-hour Haunted Vaults walking tour in Edinburgh with underground vault access, dark torture exhibit stories, and spooky history.
“James' enthusiasm and knowledge kept us close and on edge as we walked through the underground. Fantastic Tour! P.s. Please Remove the Curse Now! We did what you asked!”
Walk Edinburgh by night to Greyfriars graveyard and underground South Bridge vaults on a story-led tour for horror and true-crime fans.
“We loved the tour, James was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Would definitely recommend to anyone travelling to Edinburgh.”
Haunted underground vaults in Edinburgh with a small 18-person group, real-feeling stories, and a walk from Mercat Cross to Blair Street.
“It's a fun and slightly scary experience with cool historical background information of Edinburgh, and particularly the South Bridge, told by a very enthousiastic and good storyteller, Steph. We enjoyed this and we're captured by her performance.”
A small-group walk into Edinburgh’s South Bridge vaults, with multi-sensory stories, low-light details, and a museum stop for context.
“This is a short tour and conveniently located to include on the same day as a visit to Edinburgh Castle. Our guide, Veni, was knowledgeable and interesting to listen to. She explained the origin of the vaults and then we went down into them. She explained what was in the vaults over time. The lighting…”
Small-group Edinburgh ghost tour to Blair Street Underground Vaults and Megget’s Cellar, with a whisky dram to end it.
“Steph was a great guide and the tour was informative and fun. Enjoyed both the above ground and below ground tour.”
1-hour Edinburgh ghost walk to Blair Street Underground Vaults by candlelight, small group, headset audio, true crime tales, ending near Blair St.
“Really enjoyable walk through the underground vaults. Sophie was AMAZING. She tells the tales of Old Edinburgh in a spine chilling manner. Loved the headphones. They made it easy to hear and immerse yourself in the experience.”
Descend into Blair Street Underground Vaults with a master storyteller, touch artifacts, then visit the Vaults Museum.
“Highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in the hidden structure of the city - it‘s fascinating to visit the vaults and hear about their different purposes through the centuries. Veni was a lovely guide and very good story-teller!”
Small-group Edinburgh ghost tour to Blair Street vaults and Canongate Kirkyard. 18 max, 1h45, theatrical storytelling for $43.
“Very interesting tour to learn more about the dark secrets and past of Edinburgh. Please be advised that a lot of it takes place outside, so I'd recommend it when there's pleasant weather. Other than that, really cool!”
Adult-only Edinburgh tour with exclusive Blair Street vault access and the Canongate graveyard, guided with audio gear.
“Marie was such a brilliant guide! She was so enthusiastic and fun. It was a great tour all round!”
18+ Edinburgh haunted vaults tour: gory true stories from Mercat Cross to Blair Street Underground, with audio devices and top storytellers.
“Great tour the guide was very knowledgeable and humorous. I think they’re could be a bit more scare added to it. It wasn’t at all scary and even though it’s kid free I don’t think it was entirely unsuitable for kids. But the guide definitely made it. Her name was Jude.”
The Old Town and the New, the castle and the closes, and every road north into the Highlands.
