Edinburgh Ghost Tour: Daylight Blair Street Vaults

Small, personal 5 star group tour with a maximum of 18 people.

Experience a ghost tour in the safety of the daylight hours to get up close to Edinburgh’s haunted past. Explore the famous Blair Street Underground Vaults but beware, its always dark underground…

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mercat Tours - Visit our famous “Blair Street Underground vaults”.
  • Edinburgh Old Town - Stopping occasionally for stories.
  • Mercat Cross - Tour meeting point.
  • Royal Mile - Stroll the shadowy closes to soak up the atmosphere of the Royal Mile
What's Included
  • Small group experience
  • Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
  • Award-winning local storytellers
  • TourTalk radio receiver for immersive storytelling
Additional Information
  • Please note that we cannot accept babies or children under the age of 5 on this tour.
  • Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
Location
Mercat Cross
High Street
Mercat Cross, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF. Look for the 8 sided monument with white Unicorn on top. You will find a member of our visitor services team waiting here to check you in. They will be dressed in black, holding an iPad, wearing an orange lanyard & holding a black & orange umbrella.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Elaine_c
Oct 3, 2024
WOW!!!! - What a wonderful yet creepy tour. Shannon was an absolutely wonderful storyteller. Top notch. Kept everyone engaged in her stories. Didn’t appreciate hearing the rocks being stuck together or the smell of fish in the last vault but HEY, guess the ghosts had other ideas for me Thank you Shannon. Great job!!!! Loved it!!!!!
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E3768bolouisek
Sep 29, 2024
Really good spooky fun - We took the ghost tour on a whim as we were walking around Edinburgh and I’m so pleased we did. It was fun, informative and just spooky enough. Our tour guide Veni was excellent. Funny, clear and knowledgeable. We felt like we were a big group of friends taking the tour and not complete strangers. Would totally recommend anyone to take one of these tours when in Edinburgh. Thank you.
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Cerchiari
Sep 21, 2024
Amazing tour - Steph was amazing , what a story teller, made the tour outstanding.. even got to encounter the watcher … will be backHeadphones was a great addition to hear her through our walk and tour of the vaults
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Kellimm1583rs
Sep 10, 2024
Creepy fun - Steph was a great guide. She is an excellent story teller. The vaults are dark and creepy, my husband and I had so much fun.
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N7803eolyndac
Sep 1, 2024
Great tour with great staff - The staff are so friendly and the tour was very interesting. Headphones are provided so you can hear the guide easily over the noise of the Royal Mile which really helps.
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Emmacu6209bf
Aug 29, 2024
History, Ghost Stories & the Paranormal In Edinburgh - The Mercat Tours - evening of Ghosts & Ghouls Ghost Tour ( with stories & drink). What a sensational tour. Our guide Martin was superb . He was filled with fascinating & ghoulish stories, sprinkled with a touch of humour, about Edinburgh’s past and his enthusiasm was contagious. The animated descriptions of Edinburgh’s (at times) gruesome history were captivating. The walk through the vaults under the bridge were spooky & intriguing as Martin explained the history of the vaults, how they came to be there & how they were used… and the unexplainable things that occur down there👻 Overall the tour was excellent.. topped off with other creepy tales & a whisky( other options available) in the cellar. Was a highlight of our trip to Edinburgh. Highly recommend!!
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Feenjo
Aug 28, 2024
Fab ghost tour - We had a great time, there was just myself and my husband doing the tour so we had our guide Shannon all to ourselves. I had worried that because English was second language for my husband he might struggle but Shannon was so animated it helped it come to life for him, the headsets were a bonus too but luckily we didn’t need them as it was just us.
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Eric_k
Sep 25, 2024
Hooky - Was pretty hooky, would not recommend. Take a more informative tour, there would be more interesting facts about the vaults.
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S447kqeg
Aug 29, 2024
Not brilliant due to staff eagerness to sell tickets. - Possibly an entertaining tour if you want a ghost tour.....we didn't!!! Although we were still put on this tour.....Staff did not seam to listen to our original request. We particularly wanted a historically correct tour not one with jumbled mismatched information and fictional ghost stories. Staff were polite and helpfull but make sure they are understanding what you require from your tour. The vaults were interesting but would have been more so with historically correct information rather than sensationalist fictional stories designed to thrill rather than educate.
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Jb_w
Sep 20, 2024
Disappointed and Underwhelmed - We paid for a small group tour but there was close to 15 or more on it. It was crowded and uncomfortable. We found this tour really disappointing. In the attempt to make stories interesting and lively - they came across silly and far less interesting. The price for a one hour presentation was steep especially when the time in the vaults was max 20 minutes. We found this tour underwhelming.
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From $30
up to 6 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).