Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Dark as the devil's heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, once inhabited by the poor and unfortunate along with criminals and prostitutes, begins to come to life in your imagination! Your pulse starts to speed up as your mouth gets drier due to your heightened awareness of what surrounds you! Once experienced, never forgotten.
Inclusions
What's included
- Admission Ticket
Itinerary
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.
The guide will show the group our torture exhibition and explain the whys and hows of how some items were used in Edinburgh’s dark history. The guide will then take the group to our vaults to hear their history and about the paranormal happenings said to have occurred here.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.8
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5Highly recommended
Very informative and entertaining experience. The tour guide Lisa was excellent
5Getting into the Spirit
Very interesting tour, our guide Dom was extremely knowledgable and made the experience. Dom was very articulate and has a sense of humour which helps to deliver the tour in a very atmospheric manner. He certainly helped everyone to get into the “spirit ”of the event. Highly recommend this tour, don’t think about it, just book it!
5Haunted Vault Tour
Super cool and interesting experience, I learned a lot about Scotland and the vaults that I definitely wouldn’t learned if I didn’t take the tour!! our tour guide. Nick was very thorough and very interesting to listen to and very much seemed like he enjoyed what he did!! would definitely recommend for people traveling to Scotland needing something to do to fill an hour of their day!!!
5Our group of six enjoyed...
Our group of six enjoyed the haunted vaults tour, it was informative and fun. Nick did a great job!!
5Ally was awesome in creating a whole scenary of terror, taking us back in time!
Ally was awesome in creating a whole scenary of terror, taking us back in time!
3I think the guide makes...
I think the guide makes or breaks the experience. Our guide was ok but it was very rehearsed and not as much history as I would have liked.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Tours starts from the Red telephone box and Tourist Information Police Box outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is on the opposite side of the road to Deacon Brodies Tavern. Please be there at least 5-10 minutes early as we depart promptly at the tour time and we will not wait for latecomers.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 36 travellers
- Operated by
- Auld Reekie Tours Ltd
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Vaults entrance/exit is via a 2ft stair followed by a spiral staircase and further average size mezzanine staircases inside the vaults Between the levels.
- Not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
- Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian
- Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be turned away.
- Alcohol and Drugs strictly forbidden on the tour.
How it compares in Edinburgh
- Its from-price is 88% below the median of the 1253 experiences we list in Edinburgh.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 19 of 1253.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, rises on volcanic hills, with a castle on a crag, a medieval Old Town and an elegant Georgian New Town.
Edinburgh Castle crowns Castle Rock and keeps the Honours of Scotland, the Scottish crown jewels. From there, the Royal Mile runs downhill through the Old Town, past St Giles' Cathedral and a warren of narrow closes, to the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament. Arthur's Seat, an ancient volcano, rises above the palace with sweeping views.
Top-ranked sights in Edinburgh: Royal Mile, Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh Castle.
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