A long history of murder, torture, hangings and plague has left a haunting legacy on the city of Edinburgh. For those who dare not take our evening Ghost and Ghouls tour, our Ghostly Underground tour will take you on a journey around the eerie old buildings and dark narrow closes of the Old Town by day, where your cloaked guide will reveal the true stories and terrifying secrets of Edinburgh’s gruesome past.

• Who is the ghost with only one arm?
• Why can bagpipes be heard playing beneath the cobbled streets of Old Edinburgh?
• What horrors have these dark Underground Vaults witnessed and perhaps still witness to this very day?

Descend into the Underground Vaults beneath the South Bridge, and as you are led through candlelit passages into dark, gloomy chambers, your guide will tell you tales of those who once occupied these Vaults and perhaps still do…

• Where are the rooms that are reputed to be haunted?
• What have our visitors seen and heard in the vaults?
• Who is the terrifying spirit who does not want YOU down there?
• Why would the electric lights fail?

This dramatic tour combines the finest story telling, the most gruesome and ghostly history and the best underground Vaults, resulting in an unforgettable experience.

*For health & safety reasons we are unable to allow children under 5 years of age on any of our underground tours.

Tour Details

Tour Guide	An underground journey to the darker side of the city!
Visitor Comments	The tour guide was very knowledgeable and appeared to enjoy his time with us.
Tour Times	3pm daily, all year round.
Duration	1 hour and 15 minutes
Tickets	£7.50 adults, £6.50 concession, £4.00 child, £19.00 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children)
Start	Mercat Cross, High Street
Finish	Interpretation Centre, Blair Street
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For those wishing to visit our haunted Vaults by night, a longer version of Ghostly Underground is available - Ghosts and Ghouls. This tour will visit the Vaults where your cloaked guide will tell you of murder, mystery, torture and ghostly goings on.