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Ghost Tour: Blair Street Vaults & Canongate Graveyard
4.8
347 Ratings
Edinburgh
Explore Edinburgh’s haunted vaults and graveyards. Hear chilling tales from an award-winning guide. Exclusive access. Adults only. Book your ghost tour now.
Explore Edinburgh’s haunted vaults and graveyards. Hear chilling tales from an award-winning guide. Exclusive access. Adults only. Book your ghost tour now.
Duration:
1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Royal Mile - The tour starts that the Mercat Cross where you will learn all about the significance of the Market Cross and the history of the Royal Mile
- Canongate Kirk - Canongate graveyard will bring you to the resting place of the city’s most famous figures: Adam Smith, the father of economics; David Rizzio, confidant of Mary Queen of…
- Royal Mile - The tour starts that the Mercat Cross where you will learn all about the significance of the Market Cross and the history of the Royal Mile
- Canongate Kirk - Canongate graveyard will bring you to the resting place of the city’s most famous figures: Adam Smith, the father of economics; David Rizzio, confidant of Mary Queen of Scots; and James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry – the infamous cannibal of the Canongate.
- St Giles’ Cathedral - See the stunning architecture of St . Giles Cathedral
- Edinburgh Old Town - Explore the parts of Edinburgh that you would otherwise walk past
- Mercat Cross - Tour meeting point
What's Included
- TourTalk radio receiver for immersive storytelling
- Adults-only (18+) Ghost Tour
- Small group experience
- Visit to Canongate Graveyard
- Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
- Award-winning local storytellers
- TourTalk radio receiver for immersive storytelling
- Adults-only (18+) Ghost Tour
- Small group experience
- Visit to Canongate Graveyard
- Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
- Award-winning local storytellers
Additional Information
Small, personal 5 star group tour with a maximum of 18 people.
Exclusive access to the Blair Street Underground Vaults
Visit the Canongate graveyard
Hear of infamous murderers and cursed souls and delve into the terror of the city’s gruesome past.
Enjoy a tour led by a live, award-winning, English-speaking guide
This is strictly an adults-only tour…
Small, personal 5 star group tour with a maximum of 18 people.
Exclusive access to the Blair Street Underground Vaults
Visit the Canongate graveyard
Hear of infamous murderers and cursed souls and delve into the terror of the city’s gruesome past.
Enjoy a tour led by a live, award-winning, English-speaking guide
This is strictly an adults-only tour suitable for those aged 18+ (not at parental discretion)
- Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
Location
Mercat Cross
High Street
Tour starts from the Mercat Cross - the 8 sided stone monument with a Unicorn on top Opposite the City Chambers, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(347 Ratings)
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Tonys983
Dec 17, 2024
Great tour - Marie was realy good and I'm formative very good walk and bits of fun to well worth it so when in Edinburgh why not try one of these tours
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Eviec563
Dec 13, 2024
Mercat Tour - Edinburgh Vaults and Canongate Graveyard - I recently went on this tour and I was completely blown away by it. The stories were brilliantly told and fascinating to listen to all thanks to the tour guide, Marie! I have learned a lot about Edinburgh’s history and dark past. I would recommend this tour to anyone, even fellow scardey cats like me!
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123davidw
Dec 9, 2024
Couples getaway. - Marie was fantastic! She was a great guide, very knowledgeable and lovely personality. She was also very mindful of our safety on the entire tour.
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Jofk5136yo
Dec 1, 2024
Brilliantly spooky tour - Sat 30th November. Tour was fantastic Anastasia was our tour guide and she made it. The Blair Vaults were brilliant to visit. Highly recommend
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Travel166352
Nov 22, 2024
Fabulous tour - A fabulous tour full of of interesting sites that you wouldn’t normally notice. Marie the tour guide was excellent and very informative
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Ntepting
Nov 19, 2024
Underground vaults, a close, and a cemetery?! We loved it!! - My wife and I had an amazing time on the "Doom, Dead, & Buried" tour! It was so cool to see the underground vaults, Canongate cemetery, and learn about the history of Scotland and the closes we walked down.
Definitely would recommend this tour!
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Rachael
Nov 17, 2024
Superbly spooky- fantastic tour by Michael - Fantastic tour with enough history to be informative and great storytelling by Michael. The vaults were particularly memorable.
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Camper51146456222
Nov 12, 2024
Excellent and scary - An excellent experience that takes the city from a different angle. The tour is filled with anecdotes and disturbing stories, with some historical details here and there that put it all in context.
The guide had quite a talent for telling stories, and the fact that you hear her live in a headset immediately puts in a more intimate atmosphere: you forget the sounds of the city and the guide tells you her stories as if you were in front of the fireplace.
The little ride in the vaults was very nice, the atmosphere with the stories is incredibly creepy.
In short, I recommend! For those who know, the stories and the way I told them reminded me of the magnus archives podcast, it was great.
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Ianbr4775dw
Nov 10, 2024
Geat tour guide and interesting stories of times past. - Had a great time on this tour. Lots of good information and our tour guide Marie was amazing. The u derground part was shorter than I had hoped for but it was still really awesome to see and hear about how it came about.
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Paulineku5913py
Nov 3, 2024
Fun tour of Edimburgh ghosts - Very fun tour experience for the halloween season in Edimburgh! And our guide was exceptionnal: 100% would recommend!
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