Haunted Underground Vaults: Sinister 1700s History Tour

Uncover the sinister history of Edinburgh’s 1700s underground network on a haunted vaults walking tour. Explore former slum dwellings and feel the pulse of the past come to life!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Royal Mile - The guide will meet the group and then after a brief introduction guide everyone down the Royal Mile to the entrance to our vaults occasionally stopping to tell some of Edinburgh’s history along the way.
  • Edinburgh Vaults - The guide will show the group our torture exhibition and explain the whys and hows of how some items were…
What's Included
  • Admission ticket included
Additional Information

As black as the core of evil, our spooky subterranean system of crypts dating back to the 18th century will rouse and thrills your senses as you begin to imagine the cruel history of these bygone shanty abodes, formerly the homes of the destitute and luckless as well as lawbreakers and ladies of the night. Your heart rate quickens and your mouth becomes…

Location
300 Lawnmarket
Lawnmarket
Tours starts from the Tourist Information Police Box outside of 300 Lawnmarket. It is on the opposite side of the road to Deacon Brodies Tavern. (55.949326, -3.192912) Please be there at least 5-10 minutes early as we depart promptly at the tour time and we will not wait for latecomers.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Q1989mmkenw
Dec 23, 2024
A tour with activity… - Dom was an amazing guide on a well structured tour. That last vault? 😳 Witnessed an orb … I’d recommend this tour to anyone but ask for Dom
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I3525dypatrickm
Dec 22, 2024
Excellent spooky walk - We had a great tour. It was very informative and scarey and the tour guide was fantastic (Unfortunately I forgot her name however she did mention she was lithuanian)
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Suzannepu4890kb
Dec 14, 2024
Great little adventure in Edinburgh - So much fun! Great tour and our host, Louisa, was amazing and knowledgeable. She answered questions politely and enthusiastically! We had a really great time. Highly recommend.
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Frequentflier402365
Dec 12, 2024
Fun and unusual! - This tour was great fun, and our guide Lisa was a fount of information. Definitely worth your while if you're looking for something a little unusual while in Edinburgh!
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I2724uukylen
Dec 10, 2024
Amazing Tour and Great Tour-guide! - Rachel absolutely made our night! Her ability to balance education, spooky stories, and uplifting entertainment kept us hooked throughout the tour. The tours itself were incredibly immersive, terrifying and interesting, and Rachel was the cherry on top, with her passionate story telling, hilarious jokes and friendly personality. Very great night!
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Andreasp359gd
Dec 10, 2024
Great tour led by James !!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Excellent your! James was an amazing tour guide ! He explained everything in a very simple and funny spooky way ! There was some funny interaction with all participants ! I highly recommend this tour ! It is one of the best in Edinburgh!
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Scuabdvr247
Dec 7, 2024
Fantastic Tour- Highly Recommend - Our tour guide was Louisa and she was fantastic. Very informative and entertaining. We appreciate she took the weather into consideration while still leading us on an outstanding tour. The history of the vaults and those who were involved with them was amazing. We had a lot of fun!!!!
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Kennygray9
Dec 7, 2024
Excellent - The weather was absolutely horrendous and could easily have negatively impacted the tour but thanks to Darren and his engaging narrative and huge knowledge of the subject matter it did not. We live locally and have visited Greyfriars Kirkyard many times though I knowledge of it's history lacked somewhat, these gaps were more than filled in by the tour. The Vaults themselves were superb, the history both fascinating and deeply disturbing. Again Darren made an already interesting topic thrilling. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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Michelle_n
Nov 24, 2024
Awesome - Dom the guide was excellent- perfect combo of bring knowledgeable and fun. I really enjoyed this tour
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E3805vtchloee
Dec 2, 2024
Dont waste your time or money!!!!!!!! - No ticket was scanned, spent 40 minutes walking through the town listening to made up tales, then were took "underground" which was actually on the second floor of a building and was 100% an attraction that has been made to look like the vaults then you spend about 20 minutes walking on corridor looking in two rooms to then be told that is all. Complete waste of time wouldn't recommend to anyone!!!!!!!!!
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