Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh
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Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1 hour (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Edinburgh's underground network of vaults, which dates from the 1700s, is one of the most fascinating parts of the city to explore. To truly understand these former slum dwellings, and their dark histories, you need to explore them in the company of a guide who can provide all of the necessary context, background information and spooky stories.
- Guided tours of Edinburgh's underground network of vaults
- Go underground and explore one of Edinburgh's most fascinating locations
- Learn all about the history of the vaults from your guide
- Hear stories of the unfortunate inhabitants of the vaults
What's Included
- Admission Ticket
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 300 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PH, UK
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.
End point
- 45 Niddry St, Edinburgh EH1 1LG, UK
The tour ends next tour office at 45 Niddry Street.
Itinerary
1
Royal Mile
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Edinburgh Vaults
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- 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.
- Filming or live streaming of the tour is strictly forbidden. You may be ejected from the tour.
- Office hours are 10am-5pm for all calls & emails
- • Some historical content may be of a distressing nature with regards but not exclusively to Torture, Hangings, Death
- • Children under 2 years of age not allowed on tour.
- The walking pace and terrain may not be suitable for those with any difficulty walking.
- We do not provide luggage storage so please make alternate arrangements.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 36 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 2,224 reviews
Thalia_d, Apr 2026
Louisa was amazing, she was funny, a little sarcastic and kept the theme going!! Thoroughly enjoyed my tour and caught myself sharing the info I received to other people. I recommend!!
Shannon_P, Apr 2026
Great tour. Aimee was our tour guide and she was absolutely brilliant, she made the tour! Really enjoyed it.
Alison_C, Apr 2026
Our tour guide Louisa made the tour really interesting and was extremely funny. She was also very professional and caring about myself as I have a disability. I highly recommend this company and if you are lucky you will get Louisa.
Craig_A, Apr 2026
Met the tour guide Diva at the location specified. We were early and so was she. Gave us a little tour of knowledge and history of Edinburgh along the Royal Mile on the way to the vaults.
Only 6 of us on our group so we could all see and hear what was going on.
Vaults are creepy with a few stories to match some interesting torture items to view before entering the vaults.
Nice tour approx 1 hour. Very enjoyable.
Thank you Diva. X
Jane_D, Apr 2026
Stark insight into how some of Edinburgh's residents lived.
Informative and interesting.
Best to wear waterproof shoes.
Kieran_L, Apr 2026
Lead by Stewart.
Knowledgable and engaging we really enjoyed this tour .. especially the spooky circle stories
Mandy_L, Apr 2026
Excellent tour hosted by a fantastic guide called Brendan. He made it for us.. knowledgable and hilarious. Highly recommend
Rachel_B, Apr 2026
A very informative, interesting and entertaining. Fantastic friendly charismatic tour guide. Would definitely recommend
Marcus_M, Apr 2026
The amazing tour guide is Lousia. Very interesting and well organized. I would definitely recommend it.
Ash_D, Mar 2026
Well worth it . Josh our tour guide was very professional and informative. Very noligable and also funny
Andy_H, Mar 2026
You’d better hope Josh is your tour guide, funny, kind, professional, and knowledgeable, he made the haunted vaults come to life! Jon-negotiable experience!
Brenda_C, Mar 2026
We found our guide, Dom, to be very entertaining and funny. We are very pleased we did the one hour tour.
Tasha_M, Mar 2026
A great tour of Edinburgh’s vaults. Joshua was engaging and a wonderful storyteller! Would highly recommend!
Daniel_M, Mar 2026
The tour guide makes this tour so much more fun. James was awesome. Make sure you select a night tour
Emily_B, Mar 2026
Josh was our tour guide and he was great! We enjoyed the history and ghost stories. The length of the tour was around 1hr-1hr 15.
Jeff_N, Mar 2026
Great way to explore the history of the vaults, and get some awesome ghost stories!! Our guide Jordan made it a ton of fun, highly recommend this tour.
Jaimie_M, Mar 2026
It was great fun and we would highly recommend. Jordan was great fun 😁. I got in the circle out of our group lol
Hayley_R, Feb 2026
Josh was very informative about the vaults etc and it was rather interesting and entertaining, definitely recommend
Gaia_G, Feb 2026
James was an amazing guide, he was funny, informative - the experience was overall really great and accompanied by our guide really recommendable for everyone interested in dark history, ghosts and witches
Pedro_C, Dec 2025
If your English is not fluente/perfect do not go to the experience.
The host just speak Scottish and I did not understand nothing, and I'm a little fluent in English.
Kyle_O, Nov 2025
Aimee was a very professional tour guide , really good at her job. Highly recommend doing the tour. Felt like a tourist in our own country
Patricia_J, Oct 2025
Fabulous experience with James as our tour guide! He was so lovely and energetic; really fantastic tour! Highly recommend.
Kaye_W, Oct 2025
Really enjoyed the tour Dom was amazing and we really enjoyed it! We took our 10 year old daughter and he kept checking in she was ok thanks Dom
Michael_W, Oct 2025
This was a very disappointing experience. We showed up at the designated location and were unable to locate the tour. There were multiple other tours but none that was ours. After 15 minutes of asking multiple groups, we gave up and decided it was a lost cause and we would have to acknowledge we would have to give up what we paid. I consider it to be a total rip off. Never again.
Zachary_H, Oct 2025
James' enthusiasm and knowledge kept us close and on edge as we walked through the underground. Fantastic Tour!
P.s. Please Remove the Curse Now! We did what you asked!
Deborah_J, Oct 2025
Such a great tour. Our guide, Dom, was absolutely excellent - knowledgeable, interesting, and very funny. Learned a lot about the city, and the stories were so crazy!
durrant4, Oct 2025
Great history of the vaults and how they were rediscovered. Guide Dom was amazing and informative on the history of Scotland.
Jamen_T, Sep 2025
Informative and super interesting look at the Edinburgh vaults. Louisa was a fantastic tour guide! Definitely recommend!
Kristi_E, Sep 2025
It was very interesting and informative. I forget my guides name, however, she did a great job keeping us entertained.
Christine_F, Sep 2025
The guide provided great information about the less pleasant aspects of Edinburgh’s history (some hilarious, some disturbing) as a starter and some background before we even got to the vaults. Once there we learned about what they were and how their use changed over time from practical to more insidious. For those that don’t do well in tight, unfamiliar surroundings like I do, it was a little much for me at the start, however the information and stories are a great distraction and it seems to go by quickly. I was glad I stuck it out to the end. The guide did a good job sharing what he knows of the history and his own experiences having spent decades going into the vaults. Which gives it a current rather than just historical accounting.
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