Edinburgh Old Town Ghost Tour: Discover the Terrifying History of Scotland's Capital
4.7
910 Ratings
Edinburgh
Experience the chilling history of Edinburgh's Old Town on a 75-minute ghost tour. Explore haunted locations, hear terrifying stories, and visit a haunted graveyard and underground vaults.
Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Royal Mile - Visit Edinburgh’s most famous haunted locations
    Explore the world’s most haunted graveyard
    Escape the streets above into the depths below, where nobody can hear you scream…
What's Included
  • Led by a guide in period costume playing a real historical character.
  • All stories are based on actual individuals and events.
  • Descend into the South Bridge vaults and discover their secrets.
  • Marvel at the darkened Gothic splendour of Greyfriars Kirkyard.
  • Learn more about the gruesome history of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
  • 75 minute tour of the Old Town, Greyfriars Kirkyard and the South Bridge vaults.
What's Not Included
  • None
Additional Information

Allow us to send a chill down your spine with a spooky 75-minute tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town late in the evening. The past of Scotland’s capital isn’t simply filled with kings and queens, inventors, authors and academics, but it also includes murderers, witches, grave robbers, and even cannibals. Experience the thrill with one of our dressed-up guides, who portray such a scandalous former inhabitant, to amuse and spook you for the evening. They’ll guide you through the maze of narrow alleys and dimly lit squares of the Old Town, all the while narrating about the dreadful occurrences that happened there. After that, the tour will take a turn towards possibly Scotland’s most haunted cemetery, Greyfriars Kirkyard. The final leg of the tour takes you into the distinctly creepy underground vaults beneath South Bridge. This tour is perfect for those who enjoy hair-raising tales and the darker side of Scotland’s history. It’s more laid back than our later extreme paranormal tour.

Location
124 High St
High Street
City of Edinburgh Tours Old Police Box, 9 hunter Square, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1QS, UK Edit
Cancellation Policy

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

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Meander33943735347
Jun 27, 2024
Sweaty walls - I had a really good experience with jack, it was a good amount of funny and creepy, enough not to make you have nightmares. I would definitely recommend the late evening one because I think is great to finish the tour with the dark.
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Dagn_k
Jun 26, 2024
Fun, funny and entertaining - Fun, funny and informative tour. Our guide, Geilis Dunkan, was great. Made the group laugh throughout the whole tour. Would recommend.
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Melindagoesplaces12
Jun 25, 2024
Tour of Terror is a must do!! - This tour is a must do!!!! It was amazing!! We walked around the city learning about ghosts, witches, the cities history with grave robbing, and how witches were caught and their punishments. The underground area was great and we heard the stories of the ghosts that lived there. But I really need to compliment and praise our guide, Anges Finnis. She was the best we could’ve asked for. She was funny, witty, very informative, and made for an excellent guide. She stayed in character the whole time, which made the experience even more enjoyable. All and all, I would highly recommend.
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Melinda_t
Jun 25, 2024
Tour of Terror is a must do!!!! - This tour was amazing!! We went all around the city learning about different ghosts, witches, and how it entwines with Edinburgh history. Our guide Agnes Finnis was fabulous! She was funny, informative, and stayed in character the whole time. All and all, I would highly recommend this tour
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Amandarl3959yb
Jun 23, 2024
Kincaid all the way! - John was perfect! Wealth of information, btwn stops I asked questions and he had waaaay more to tell than I expected. The tour covered more than the Mary kings cross tour and the guide was waaaaay better than the guides at Edinburgh castle guide.
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Alexiabq2405mx
Jun 22, 2024
Mr Lafayette - Merci à notre guide Mr Lafayette pour avoir rendu cette visite vivante et prenante. Un très bon guide Les pingouins français
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Imbrucey
Jun 16, 2024
Amazingly fun and informative Tour - My Partner and I did this tour not knowing what to expect and as a last minute fill in of time for our last day in Edinburgh. We did our tour with Lafayette and he was awesome. Mixed in a perfect amount of history with humour and made the tour a lot of fun, rather than just an information dump which I appreciated
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Trail626146
Jun 16, 2024
Amazing tour - Lafayette was amazing! Such a good tour guide. He gave us a good tour of the city and gave lots of i teresting facts with a dramatic flare.
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Sophiask6467ss
Jun 16, 2024
Nice night cap while travelling edinburgh with historical incormation - Lafayette was really interactive and it was easy to focus to his explanations, really felt like the time went by fast. Learned a lot through him, thanks!
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Christophe
Jun 15, 2024
To do - Lafayette is an excellent host even if he speaks a little quickly or maybe it comes from my English?😁 Entertaining and enriching 👍🏻
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