Edinburgh’s Haunted Vaults: An Immersive Underground Ghost Tour

Mon, Sep 01, 2025 07:00 AM - Tue, Sep 30, 2025 15:00 PM

Edinburgh’s Haunted Vaults: An Immersive Underground Ghost Tour

Mon, Sep 01, 2025 07:00 AM - Tue, Sep 30, 2025 15:00 PM

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Overview

Descend beneath the streets of Edinburgh and uncover the city's most haunted hidden chambers—the Blair Street Underground Vaults, exclusively accessible with Mercat Tours. This immersive ghost tour reveals spine-chilling, true stories from Edinburgh’s shadowy past. Forget jump scares and staged frights—here, it’s the real history that lingers. Expertly guided by your cloaked Mercat Tours storyteller, you’ll hear eerie accounts of criminals, vagrants, and victims whose presence is still felt today. Wander through the dim, echoing closes of Edinburgh’s Old Town, where the sun never reaches and the silence is broken only by whispers of the past from the walls just below the Royal Mile.

About this Event

About This Deal

Ghostly Underground Vaults Daytime Tour
Because things don’t only go bump in the night!

Maximum Group Size: 18 guests

Tour Details

Departure Point
📍 Mercat Cross, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF
Look for the distinctive 8-sided monument topped with a white unicorn. A member of our visitor services team will be there to check you in—dressed in black, wearing an orange lanyard, and holding a black-and-orange umbrella and iPad.

Return Point
📍 Mercat Tours, 28 Blair Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QR
Your tour concludes inside the Blair Street Underground Vaults.

Duration
⏱ 1 hour and 15 minutes

Language
🎤 Guided by a professional storyteller in English

What You’ll Experience

Mercat Cross (15 mins)
Your journey begins at this historic gathering point on the Royal Mile.
Old Town of Edinburgh (30 mins)
Wander the atmospheric closes and hear chilling tales of vagrants, murderers, and the restless souls said to linger.
Blair Street Underground Vaults (30 mins)
Step below the city into the eerie vaults. With no gimmicks or jump scares, this tour leans into the power of real history and vivid storytelling. Chills may come not from tricks, but from the stories and the atmosphere.

Additional Info

Service animals welcome
Accessible via public transport
Suitable for all fitness levels
Not suitable for children under 5 years old
Tours run year-round — please dress appropriately and wear comfortable footwear

What’s Included

✔️ Exclusive multi-sensory experience with master storytellers
✔️ Small-group format for an intimate experience
✔️ Access to the Blair Street Underground Vaults
✔️ Enhanced audio via TourTalk headsets — bring your own headphones (3.5mm jack) or use a complimentary pair

Redemption Instructions

Please arrive 15 minutes early at the Mercat Cross on the Royal Mile (EH1 1RF). Check in with the Mercat Tours representative on-site.

To enhance your experience, we provide personal audio devices so you won’t miss a word of your guide’s storytelling amidst the lively sounds of the Old Town.

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