Edinburgh Terror Walking Tour: Explore Haunted Vaults and Torture Exhibition

Embark on an Edinburgh Terror Walking Tour and explore haunted underground vaults, a torture exhibition, and legendary haunted vaults. Dare to join if you’re over 18!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Edinburgh Old Town - This is a special 75 minute over-18’s only exploration of Edinburgh’s darkest history and paranormal secrets. You will be taken on a journey down into the infamous underground vaults.

Who were the infamous characters that once roamed these areas, leaving behind a legacy of legend and notoriety?

The South Bridge Vaults has even higher levels of paranormal activity late at night, approaching the witching hour, your tour is the prime time to explore these haunted and eerie locations for yourself. Ask your guide about their own paranormal experiences and hear about some of the reports we regularly receive from visitors, paranormal investigators and mediums.

Finally you shall receive free access to a torture exhibition to see the instruments from the \

What's Included
  • Expert tour guidance
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Come along if you are courageous enough! This expedition is strictly for individuals aged 18 and above. Explore the eerily haunted underground vaults beneath the South Bridge, where you will view a display of torment devices from the infamous “Burning Times” that were deployed for extracting confessions and penalizing so-called wrongdoers. Boldly step into the echoing haunted vaults, reputed as the most frightening locale in Edinburgh! Discover the recently utilized Wiccan Temple, the cursed vault enclosed by stones (broadcasted on Most Haunted Live) and the infamous Haunted Vault…

No one knows what could transpire. Will the Poltergeist launch an assault? You’ve been forewarned. This adventurous excursion is solely for adults above the age of 18.

  • Strictly over 18s only.
  • Vaults are accessed via a 2ft stair with further average size stairs inside the vaults.
  • Our location and content can sometimes cause genuine distress. Customers attend at their own risk.
  • Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be turned away.
  • Alcohol and drugs are strictly forbidden on the tour.
  • Filming or live streaming of the tour is strictly forbidden. You may be ejected from the tour.
  • The walking pace and terrain may not be suitable for those with any difficulty walking.
  • Office hours are 10am-5pm for all call & emails.
Location
Bank of Scotland
Lawnmarket
Tours start at the Tourist Information Police Box, Outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is across the road from 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 not 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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Hehelol
Aug 1, 2024
great tour and tour guide - went on the tour when visited edinburgh, it was a great tour, and very informative about edinburghs past, tour guide jordan was also great, and very funny. made the group laugh quite alot. would definitely recommend going on this tour.
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George
Jul 27, 2024
Louisa! - Louisa, our tour guide, had a wonderful swagger with which she presented the stories. The design of the tour is quite ingenious to put you on edge, and executed perfectly by Louisa. Really enjoyed, better than standard ghost walks through a combination of use of lighting and personal accounts. Hope her mum reads this!
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Jonatanf646
Jul 22, 2024
Lo recomiendo ampliamente se alcanza a ver una cara - Amazing tour i saw a face in the tour, amazings stories and performance with James i recomend to take the last tour because you are alone
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664brynnea
Jul 21, 2024
Ask for James on the Vaults Terror Tour, you won’t be disappointed - James was an incredible tour guide on the Terror Tour! He had so much energy and was very accommodating, helping me rebook so I could get on the tour! His positive energy was contagious and playfully spooky, and had everyone on their toes! He peppered in lots of great anecdotes, tales from the past, and true stories. He took great care for our safety as well ensuring that we watched our heads when there were occasional low ceilings and made sure we knew if we felt claustrophobic he would pause the tour to escort someone out. Since the tour was 18+ it felt safer in some of the more theatric moments and we could go into a little more gory detail on some of the torture devices. Thanks for keeping us safe, informed, and helping us have fun while keeping us on our toes
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Lise_c
Jul 14, 2024
Brilliant - Darren, our guide, was really knowledgeable and gave a great tour of the vaults, including his own personal experiences in there!
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Hopedream5
Jul 10, 2024
Great experience - Great tour, very interesting, everyone loved it. Will recommend to friends and family. Louisa was amazing. Thank you x
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Hannah_w
Jul 7, 2024
Perfectly blended scary history - This tour was so much fun! It was just the perfect mix of history and scary. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and emotionally captivating. Highly recommend!
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Jane_m
Jul 3, 2024
Underground Edinburgh brought to life ! - The story telling within the Vaults of Edinburgh was both interesting and scary. Brought yo life by an amazing guide. Who's knowledge and real life experiences made it even more real.
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Anthonycn4564fs
May 18, 2024
An absolute necessity for any person who likes history and/or paranormal experience - Darren took our tour and was incredibly informative and was a great laugh and kept things light while telling us the history of the vaults. It was a great tour and would 1000000% recommend to anyone and hopefully they get Darren because he was so down to earth
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Alexa_m
May 22, 2024
Edinburgh Terror Tour is well worth doing - Darren, the tour guide, presented the tour in a very lively and interactive way. He teased some tour members which added to the fun. The torture museum and the room with the Wiccan stones particularly stand out in my memory. Whether the vaults are haunted or not is a matter of imagination but they certainly stand as a reminder to a dark - and sad - period of Edinburgh's history.
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