Mercat tour
Haunted Halloween
In Summary
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Experience Edinburgh’s Old Town streets and the Blair Street Underground Vaults at their most haunted, if you dare
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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
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This tour explores dark content and is suitable for over-18s only
- Mercat exclusive audio devices — be immersed and get lost in the stories...
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 spirits tangles with ours. Will you embrace traditional Samhuinn protections, or will you brave it on your own?
Treason. Torture. Blood and gore. No story is off-limits — you will hear it all. 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 starts in the heart of the Old Town, where your expert Storyteller will lead you through the narrow closes and wynds of the atmospheric Royal Mile. Then it’s down into the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults for an unforgettable, spine-chilling, Halloween experience.
This is truly the city’s dark underbelly. A labyrinth of gloomy candle-lit chambers once home to the city’s thieves, and criminals — and now a place where their restless souls are said to reside.
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Tour details
Dates & times
Fri 25th Oct - Sat 2nd Nov 2024
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
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