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Multi-Sensory Haunted Underground Vaults Tour in Edinburgh

4.7(1,875)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 1875 reviews1 h 15 minFree cancellationBy Mercat Tours
Multi-Sensory Haunted Underground Vaults Tour in Edinburgh

About this activity

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond your visit.

Take the Story Home: evoke the memories:

- Smell the leather and smoke

- Listen to the tour playlist

- Read your ghost story gift

Venture beneath Edinburgh’s streets and discover the city’s most haunted underground vaults — a chilling world of shadows and secrets, the Blair Street Underground Vaults This immersive ghost tour offers a spine-tingling glimpse into true tales of Edinburgh’s dark past.

Abandon thoughts of manufactured frights and make-believe scares. In the Blair Street Underground Vaults, it’s the true history that haunts. The skill is in the enhanced storytelling. These vaults witnessed the deeds of mischief-makers and murderers, vagrants, and torturers. It’s said to be one of Edinburgh’s most haunted sites, where restless spirits still tread to this day.

What's included

  • ✓Exclusive multi-sensory experience; with master Storyteller guides
  • ✓Small group experience
  • ✓Exclusive access to the famous Blair Street Underground Vaults on this high-spirited tour
  • ✓Listen to the Exclusive Sounds Of Edinburgh Tour Playlist
  • ✓Take home an exclusive ghost story gift!

Meeting and pickup

  • Mercat Cross, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF. Look for the 8 sided monument with white Unicorn on top. You will find a member of our visitor services team waiting here to check you in. They will be dressed in black, holding an iPad, wearing an orange lanyard & holding a black & orange umbrella.

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note that we cannot accept babies or children under the age of 5 on this tour.
  • Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.

Cancellation policy

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

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