Scotland · GHOST & UNDERGROUND VAULT TOURS
The vaults, the closes and the kirkyard, in the dark, in small groups. These 15 differ on where they actually go, whether the underground chambers are included and how much theatre comes with the history. Prices and start times below.
Review of Edinburgh’s World Famous Underground Ghost Tour, with Greyfriars Kirkyard, Old Town tales, vaults, prices, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“An informative walk that gives you a historical perspective on the creepier parts of the city's past.”
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, hear dark Old Town tales, and decide if this atmospheric one-hour tour is worth $33.29.
“Not what we expected. Walking through tight places in the dark. The guide was well versed, but we were not impressed.”
Review of Edinburgh’s Ghost Bus Tour, with spooky history, comedy, practical tips, price advice, and honest notes on seating and atmosphere.
“Very interesting, very good tour guide he was funny and great at his job. Quick activity but A must do”
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, dark history, torture displays, and ghostly tales on this lively one-hour walking tour.
“Such a great tour. Our guide, Dom, was absolutely excellent - knowledgeable, interesting, and very funny. Learned a lot about the city, and the stories were so crazy!”
Explore Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Graveyard and South Bridge Vaults by night with lively guides, dark history, ghost stories, and practical tips.
“Jordan made it a very fun tour with a lot of cool stories. Definitely wouldn’t have understood the historical significance without his insight!”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a small-group vaults tour with grim tales, Old Town history, and a genuine underground atmosphere.
“This was an excellent, ‘off the beaten path’ activity for our family. My two teenagers were delighted by the gore!”
Edinburgh's late-night ghost tour visits Greyfriars Kirkyard and South Bridge vaults, mixing dark history, spooky tales, and theatrical humor.
“Really funny immersive tour guide. Very interesting spooky experience. Favourite part was definitely the underground volts - very creepy. Fun experience if you want to see the eerie side of Edinburgh 👻”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town, Canongate Kirkyard, and South Bridge vaults on a relaxed 90-minute history tour for small groups.
“This was fun and our guide Emilie was fantastic but it was a little too long underground. I’d have liked more of the surrounding area.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town and underground vaults on a lively one-hour ghost tour with dark tales, character guides, and family-friendly fun.
“Fun and informative great tour of underground Edinburgh. History and drama on tour with our cannibal eating guide”
Explore Edinburgh’s Blair Street Vaults with a small group, vivid storytelling, historic artifacts, and practical tips before you book.
“The tour was brought to life by Joe who’s commentary made you feel as though you were being taken back a hundred years or more and were actually experiencing life in the vaults. The best experience in Edinburgh for me.”
Review of Edinburgh’s 1-hour-45-minute ghost tour, with Royal Mile stories, graveyards, murder tales, walking tips, price and booking advice.
“We had a great tour guide who was passionate and informative however the first words out of her mouth were something like “this is not a ghost tour” which is exactly what the tour is advertised as and why we booked it. Not a single “ghost story” or any ghoulish story at all. Definitely not a ghost tour and unsure why it is able to be advertised as such. If you want a historical night walking tour then book this. But if you want a ghost tour or anything remotely like a ghost tour, this is not for you.”
Explore Edinburgh’s witch trials and haunted past on a lively 75-minute walk from St Giles’ Cathedral to Grassmarket.
“Excellent tour to take of Edinburgh Witch history. Juniper was a wonderful tour guide. She was friendly, funny and all about witches. Definitely would recommend tour. Cheers!”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a small group ghost tour with underground vaults, dramatic storytelling, and a free Scotch dram.
“A fantastic tour if you want to hear Edinburgh ghost stories and learn some dark history! The tour guide was amazing in her storytelling! The underground vaults are a must see! I highly recommend!”
Edinburgh ghost tour with candlelit Blair Street Vaults, dark legends, expert storytellers, and practical advice on value, timing, and atmosphere.
“The guide was very dramatic. The experience was nothing great or exciting. Too much of irrelevant info.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Blair Street vaults and Canongate Kirkyard on a small-group ghost tour with vivid stories, history, and practical tips.
“4.5 stars. Mark was a great guide — loved his jokes especially. Overall the tour was cool but was mostly just walking from location to location telling ghost stories. Also, for anyone considering which haunted/dark history tour to do, I did three different ones and found that they all covered largely the same stories and history, so just pick one! This one had the bonus of the vaults, which were kind of cool but not a “must see” in my opinion.”
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