Afternoon Old Town and Underground Ghost Tour: Explore Edinburgh's Dark History

Embark on a family-friendly afternoon adventure through Edinburgh’s Old Town and underground vaults. Discover the dark history of Scotland through tales of murder, witchcraft, and cannibalism.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • City of Edinburgh Tours - Edinburgh with the fascinating Old Town and mysterious vaults.
What's Included
  • Visit the South Bridge vaults and uncover their history and mysteries.
  • Explore the unique closes of the Old Town and learn about their history.
  • Afternoon tours with a lighter tone, suitable for children.
  • Tour led by a guide in historical costume, representing a real historical figure.
  • 60-minute walking tour of the Old Town and Underground vaults.
Additional Information

Join us for an intriguing, yet suitable for all ages, midday expedition through Edinburgh’s Old Town as well as one of its notorious subterranean vaults. Allow one of our fervent, informed guides, donned in historical attire, to show you around this ancient district while dissemination captivating stories from Scotland’s more gory past, including tales…

Location
124 High St
High Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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R1901jkclairem
Dec 11, 2024
The Best Tour - Best Tour! Learned so much, the vaults are so cool and our guide Daft Jamie was brilliant. Highly recommend 10/10 great experience
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Mariew109
Dec 10, 2024
Informative and entertaining - Sawney was a very convincing cannibal🤣 When someone obviously enjoys their job so much they pass on their enthusiasm to their tour group. Very informative and entertaining.
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Nalanig2024
Dec 8, 2024
Good scary vault tour - Very good guide and scary tour. The only thing I would change is including more exploration of the vaults but otherwise tour was fantastic!
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6tracey987
Dec 8, 2024
A great tour - Our guide James Douglas was brilliant, it was a cold wet afternoon but he made you forget the weather. He was fun and knowledgeable and made sure everyone was involved.
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Darcyb499
Dec 5, 2024
I'm scrd - Alexander Sawner Beane was very entertaining and the tour was a lot of fun! Very interactive and a fun thing to do with a friend or solo.
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Katriona1
Dec 3, 2024
Interesting, fun & informative. - A good laugh, interesting, funny and informative. Good value for money. We had James as our guide. Thank you James for showing us parts of Edinburgh we hadn’t seen and for making us laugh 😃
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W3253mpchristinak
Dec 3, 2024
Great experience! - Amazing tour and exceptional guide (James Douglas)!! Great stories! Definitely recommended and value for money!! 😊
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Mollien61
Dec 1, 2024
Excellent tour - spooky and funny ! - Was such a fun tour and got to see and learn a lot! Exactly what we wanted and loved the underground section - very spooky !! Our tour guide James Douglas was excellent - very funny and friendly, he got us all involved which was so nice!
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Q5917odeddief
Dec 1, 2024
Must visit! 10/10 - Our tour guide James Douglas provided a fantastic service, really funny and would definitely recommend to anyone who is interested in some history of Edinburgh. He got everybody involved so everyone felt included and made some funny remarks. 10/10
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509nienkes
Dec 14, 2024
Really bad - The guide was super good and enthusiastic, but a schtos accent and lots of jokes we didn't understand. Unfortunately the "underground" was only 2 small spaces which gave us no idea of what we thought we were going to see beforehand. The "underground" certainly wasn't underground either.
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