Edinburgh: Ghostly Underground Vaults Tour Tour in English
ID: GYG15767-15767
Category:
Country: United Kingdom
Duration:
01:15 hours
Description
Go on a thrilling ghost tour of Edinburgh's Old Town that takes you underground to the Edinburgh Vaults. Join your cloaked guide on a journey to reveal the ghostly, unsettling, dark history of the city's past and its people.
Explore Edinburgh's ghostly past on a guided tour through the streets of the Old Town and its underground vaults. Listen as your cloaked guide tells you tales of the city's dark and grim past as you are led along the Royal Mile.
If you dare, step into the narrow alleyways, which are only a few feet wide. Make your way to the South Bridge, and head underneath, where Edinburgh's Vaults are located. Once storage areas for businesses and shops in the area, the vaults were taken over in the late 1700s and turned into living spaces. Eventually, the area became home to slums and the city's red-light district.
As you walk through these now-vacant rooms, you will hear tales of the deplorable living conditions, as well as of the crime that once raged through the vaults. When you emerge from the underground, consider yourself lucky that it isn't in the dead of night.
Highlights
- Benefit from 50% discount until 18 February with VisitScotland's Days Out scheme
- Take a guided tour through Edinburgh's Old Town, as you are told tales of its ghostly past
- Enjoy a picturesque walk through cobblestone streets and underground haunted vaults
- Hear the history of the area that once housed the slums and red-light district of Edinburgh
- Listen as your cloaked guide shares the gory details of the crime and horror that once plagued the city
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You must bring your own headphones
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Meet at the Mercat Cross monument located on High Street in Edinburgh.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
