Halloween Tours
Haunted Halloween
In summary
- Experience Edinburgh’s Old Town streets and the Blair Street Underground Vaults at their most haunted, if you dare
- Delve into the murky depths of Edinburgh’s most unsettling past and uncover the sinister side of Halloween as you learn about murderers, scandals and torturers
- This tour explores dark content and is suitable for over-18s only
- Mercat exclusive multi-sensory tours - be immersed and get lost in the stories...
- Master Storytellers are at the heart of each experience, enhanced with hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh and delivered through TourTalk audio devices
- Includes a curated Sounds of Samhuinn playlist—a Halloween soundscape that echoes the storytelling experience, stirring senses and memories long after visiting
- Choosing Mercat is 'Good for you, Good for Edinburgh' - our team, community and planet
About this tour
When the veil between worlds is thin, the past refuses to rest.
Learn just what it means for the veil between realms to lift — on Samhuinn, or Halloween, the world of the dead tangles with ours. Spirits drift close. Shadows shift. Will you embrace traditional Samhuinn protections, or will you brave it on your own?
Treason. Torture. Blood and bone. No story is off-limits — you will hear every twisted detail. And if the horrifying stories from Edinburgh’s ghastly past don’t chill your blood, your brush with the city’s ghostly present surely will.
This Halloween ghost tour is not for the faint-hearted, taking you on a journey that's guaranteed to make your flesh crawl.
Deep in Edinburgh's haunted vaults
The tour begins in the heart of the Old Town, where your Master Storyteller will guide you through the narrow closes and wynds of the atmospheric Royal Mile. Then it’s down into the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults — truly the city’s dark underbelly, where a distinct hum of restless energy lingers in the air.
A labyrinth of shadowy, candle-lit chambers, once home to thieves and criminals — and now a place where their unsettled souls are said to reside.
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Tour details
Dates & times
Sat 25th Oct – Fri 31st Oct 2025
Strictly over-18s.
These are dark, underground tours; please don’t drink alcohol beforehand.
Everyone has a warm welcome from us at the Mercat Cross. Read more about how we look after you and what to expect on tour on our Accessibility page and Euan's Guide Review.
If you are a returning visitor and booked directly through Mercat Tours, you’re eligible for our Returner’s Reward
Duration
- 1 hours
Tour location
- Start point: Mercat Cross, High Street
- End point: Blair Street Underground Vaults, Blair Street, off Hunter's Square
Private group bookings
Reconnect with friends and family on a tour just for you. Book online now, or we're happy to help on email info@mercattours.com
Details
- Donate to help us reconnect vulnerable communities through storytelling - learn more about Our Stories, Your City.
- Everyone has a warm welcome from us;
- Local Edinburgh residents eligible for concession rates (EH postcodes)
- Carers supported with a free ticket, to book call us on 0131 225 5445.
- Read how we work to include you, here
- See our Euan's Guide Reviews.
- Language: English. Learn more on our FAQs.
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