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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Vernonneilp
Oct 8, 2024
Alexander a great guide for this tour. - Our guide đź‘Ź Alexander Sawney Beane was amazing. Enjoyed with his company and story telling. Highly recommend for nice 1 hour experience.
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Dannyka2277np
Oct 8, 2024
Town/Ghost Afternoon Tour - Quality tour from a guy called "Alexander", was a really nice and comical time during our few days in Edinburgh, would definitely recommend if you want a laugh :D
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Sophieda7050iw
Oct 8, 2024
Great Tour - The tour was really cool and informative!! Would highly recommend. The tour guide Alex was super awesome and funny even with our smaller group!!
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Discover61447764978
Oct 6, 2024
Helen Duncan great job! - Helen Duncan was entertaining and very knowledgeable. Didn’t see any ghosts this time, probably because I scared them off. This was our last thing to do before leaving Edinburgh and we saved the best for last.
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Culture62660762038
Oct 6, 2024
Behind the scenes of Edinburgh - We had a tour with Helen D. The tour was amazing. Helen was telling us some stories about the past of Edinburgh. We loved her style of storytelling. She playing a role the whole trip and her acting was very good.
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Kb444416
Oct 6, 2024
Excellent and very informative - Helen Duncan Excellent tour guide. Very kind and friendly to our children and made them feel part of the tour. Spooky and informative.
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Jet13992283838
Oct 5, 2024
Helen Rocks - Helen Duncan was an awesome guide. The tour we did was shorter than I expected and we didn’t see as much as I thought we would but Helen made the experience fun and taught us some things about the area. If you want a small tour that goes under ground, try this one and ask for Helen, however, the other employee in the box was funny too so I’m sure any of them would be entertaining. Thanks Helen
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Ambpopi
Oct 2, 2024
Great trip - It was a really nice experience! Lafayette is the best guide with so much passion, knowledge and humor. Would advise to everyone!
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Ksands
Oct 8, 2024
Informative w a great guide - Very informative about old town Edinburgh. Alex was a great character with a very creepy voice! Didn’t get to ghost or paranormal things until the end. Regardless, was a good personalised tour with a great guide!
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Jessiegh2493zk
Oct 6, 2024
Very eye opening and interesting! - It was very interesting to hear about the history of the city and the underground life. Our guide Helen Duncan was very knowledgeable and super fun! She was lively and like a walking history book. I just wish we could have spent more time underground in the vaults. I thought we’d be walking through the tunnels more. Otherwise great!
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From $19
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).