Edinburgh Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Tour: Chilling Exploration of Infamous Spooky Sites

Embark on a chilling exploration of Edinburgh’s haunted vaults and graveyard. Discover the infamous Greyfriar’s Kirkyard and the terrifying Niddry Street underground vaults, home to a dark and evil presence.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Greyfriars Kirk - You will be guided through Greyfriars Graveyard hearing about some of it’s most famous residents and the history of this burial place.
  • Auld Reekie Tours - See the Vaults hidden below Edinburgh’s South Bridge and hear about their dark history and paranormal occurrences.
What's Included
  • Guided tour with a professional
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Your well-informed tour guide brings you to Greyfriar’s Kirkyard, the resting place of the renowned Greyfriar’s Bobby – a good-natured dog – who stood atop the graves of decaying bodies that were featured in many novels and historical literature, instilling a sense of dread in numerous readers.
Next, you’ll visit the notorious and spectral Niddry Street…

Location
300 Lawnmarket
Lawnmarket
Tours meet at the Tourist Information Police Box, outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is across the road from the Deacon Brodie’s Tavern. (55.949326, -3.192912) Please be there at least 5-10 minutes early as we depart promptly at the tour time. Tours can't wait for latecomers so please do not be late.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lynnesw1205yp
Jan 20, 2025
Macabre! - James was fab and super informative. Think I may have snapped a spectre at the graveyard! It was supposed to be a photo of my husband but I got this instead!
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Departure48345916240
Jan 19, 2025
An excellent tour - We were on a 5:30pm in January tour so it was dark, which added to the atmosphere, but the streets were still relatively busy as we walked to both locations. Our guide was Darren, who was very personable and informative. He created a great atmosphere and is a fantastic story teller. My sister didn’t appreciate the few jump scares though! Would definitely do another tour with this company if we return to the city.
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Jason_k
Jan 16, 2025
Excellent experience good... - Excellent experience good stories kept it moving nicely! Highly recommend if you got to Edinburgh Scotland.
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X226yistephenc
Jan 16, 2025
Ghost and vault tour not to be missed - The guide absolutely made this tour incredible, he made it enjoyable, fun, scary at the same time, was a joy to be apart of
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X5185zlvictoriar
Jan 14, 2025
Interesting histories and stories; excellent guide - It was a super interesting tour with history and a spooky factor! Our tour guide Rachel was full of information, stories, and personality. She made the experience super fun.
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996chelseyr
Jan 14, 2025
Wonderful ! - Rachel was fantastic! Kept the audience attentive and engaged throughout. Great experience to learn about Scottish history, and a great use of my time in the city. Highly recommend!
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_y8003kb
Jan 14, 2025
Super fun and spooky - Lovely experience! Learned many facts about Edinburgh! And enjoyed the spooky atmosphere! James was a super fun tour guide! Definitely recommend
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Vasilisv263
Jan 14, 2025
Splendid!! - Such an amazing experience! James was our tour guide and did a fantastic job on giving us plenty of information, stories and having a very chill vibe overall
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Y1080qfsarahs
Jan 13, 2025
graveyard and vault tour - Super experience with great tour guide ! interesting facts about history. i would recommend it for a fun tour in edimbourg!
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H3587ghnicoled
Jan 17, 2025
What a fun experience - What a fun experience. Darren is an enthusiastic guide, who knows how to convey a story, but also builds in the necessary scare moments nicely. I probably found the cemetery even more interesting than the vaults.
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