Edinburgh Ghost Tours

Get ready to uncover the paranormal side of Edinburgh, known as the world's most haunted city, on the infamous Underground Ghost Tour.

Stroll across the St. Giles Cathedral, discovering the city’s former parliament and notorious jail with an English-speaking guide.

The 450-year-old Greyfriars Kirkyard is more than a cemetery. Hear chilling tales of petrifying poltergeists and body snatchers.

Visit the South Bridge Underground and discover the city’s grim history through spine-tingling stories of the Old Town.

Did you know? The loyal dog at Greyfriars Kirkyard, Bobby, guarded his master's grave for 14 years, leading to a statue erected in his honour.

Go on a 2-hour small-group guided tour through Old Town’s shadowy streets and the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults with a Master Storyteller.

Walk past historic sites like the Mercat Cross before heading underground, where true tales of Edinburgh’s dark past come to life.

Hear chilling stories of witch trials, body snatching and restless spirits in the vaults, told with historical accuracy and immersive sound.

End the night in candlelit Megget’s Cellar with a dram of whisky, a local beer or a soft drink, included in your ticket.

Explore Edinburgh’s haunted underground on a 75-minute guided tour through the paranormally active Niddry Street vaults beneath the Old Town.

Step inside a medieval torture exhibition and view grim devices dating back to the 1500s and 1600s, similar to those used in Edinburgh’s darker history.

See authentic torture instruments from Germany, originally from the Nuremberg and Bamberg Castles, and learn how such methods shaped medieval justice.

Hear chilling stories of Edinburgh’s past as expert guides recount tales of crime, punishment, and life in the city’s shadowy Old Town.

Step into Edinburgh’s eerie side on a 90-minute guided tour of its vaults and South Bridge underground vaults.

Start at Greyfriars Graveyard, the final resting place of many notorious characters, and hear chilling tales of body snatchers and historic figures.

Explore the Niddry Street underground vaults, one of Scotland’s most haunted locations, and gain exclusive access to the stone circle, once home to a witches’ coven.

Continue through the Covenanters Prison, Old Town, and Grassmarket, uncovering folklore and the dark stories that haunt the city.

Explore the Old Town’s seedy underbelly with an expert English-speaking guide, uncovering tales of 15th-century bootleggers, smugglers, and whisky-making pioneers.

Descend into the candlelit Megget’s Cellar for a sensory tasting session held deep within Edinburgh’s atmospheric underground vaults.

Savour four premium Scottish whiskies from Speyside, Highland, Islay, and Lowland distilleries under the expert guidance of a dedicated whisky specialist.

Go beyond the glass to learn how peat, barley, and oak casks create "the water of life," while using TourTalk devices to hear every word of the history.

Take home an authentic souvenir Glencairn whisky tasting glass to commemorate your 2-hour journey into the world of connoisseurship.

Join a small-group English-guided walking tour through Edinburgh’s Old Town and learn hidden stories from its centuries-old past.

Walk the Royal Mile with a Mercat Storyteller and hear vivid tales of royalty, rebels, poets, and ordinary townsfolk who once lived here.

Visit historic closes, wynds, and courtyards that reveal how life once unfolded inside Edinburgh’s walled Old Town.

The experience continues with entry to Edinburgh Castle & a 45-min guided overview at the gates before independent exploration.

Follow a cloaked storyteller through Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on a 1.25-hour guided walking tour, where crime, executions, and hauntings took place.

Walk the historic Royal Mile, uncover sinister secrets hidden in its stonework, and hear how the Edinburgh Mob took justice into their own hands.

Stroll through Edinburgh’s Old Town and Tron Kirk as your guide reveals grim stories of villains, victims, and the city’s brutal punishments in the 1800s.

Exploring 1000 years of Scotland’s dark history on a 70-min walking tour beneath Edinburgh's streets.

Experience the chilling thrill of the Edinburgh Dungeon’s immersive sets, engaging live shows, and bone-rattling special effects.

Meet characters like the cannibal Sawney Bean with an affinity for lost travelers and witch Agnes Finnie, reliving their gruesome tales.

Brave the eerie mirror maze and the heart-stopping drop ride. Want more? Explore the Torture Chamber and discover the chilling devices used to extract confessions from victims.

Fun Fact: The Dungeon shares a boundary with Mary King’s Close, a historic alley haunted by century-old ghost stories from plague times.

Explore Edinburgh’s haunted underground on a guided tour of the paranormally active Niddry Street vaults from the 1700s, hidden beneath the Old Town.

Walk through the extensive 18th-century vault network, once used as slum dwellings and hideouts for the city’s criminal underworld.

Visit a medieval torture exhibition featuring gruesome instruments from the late 1500s, similar to those once used in Edinburgh’s history.

View the preserved site of a former Wiccan coven and learn about its mysterious past and former occupants.

Hear chilling stories of paranormal activity and ghostly apparitions said to haunt these underground chambers within Edinburgh’s most extensive haunted vault network.