Haunted Edinburgh Underground Vault Tour

• Unearth the darker side of Edinburgh’s history on an atmospheric underground ghost tour through the city’s most haunted vaults, led by an expert cloaked storyteller.

Getting started

Meet your cloaked guide near the Royal Mile, where you'll check in, receive your audio device, and set off through the hidden closes of Edinburgh’s Old Town before heading underground.

What to expect

Follow your guide through the shadowy alleyways and closes of Edinburgh’s Old Town, where centuries of history linger in the darkness. Beneath the city streets, descend into the Blair Street Underground Vaults, a hidden network of chambers long associated with tales of murder, torture, body snatching, and restless spirits. Through immersive storytelling and authentic historical accounts, you'll uncover the unsettling events that unfolded in one of Edinburgh’s most infamous underground locations.

Features

• Blair Street Underground Vaults: Enter Edinburgh’s most haunted underground vaults and hear chilling true stories of murderers, torturers, body snatchers, and the spirits said to remain behind.

• Old Town ghost walk: Journey through the dark closes and hidden corners of Edinburgh’s Old Town, where silence, shadows, and centuries of history create the perfect setting.

• Immersive storytelling: Listen as a cloaked master storyteller brings real accounts of crime, punishment, and unexplained encounters vividly to life.

• Audio devices included: Hear every detail clearly as your guide shares haunting stories throughout the streets and vaults.

• Take the story home: Extend the experience through original artifacts, atmospheric sounds, a curated tour playlist, and a complimentary ghost story to revisit later.

There are no staged scares or theatrical tricks here. Instead, this tour focuses on the real events, real people, and real places that have earned the Blair Street Underground Vaults their chilling reputation. Whether it's a whisper in the darkness or the weight of history beneath your feet, the experience stays with you long after you return to the surface.