Halloween In Edinburgh

Explore Edinburgh’s dark past at the Dungeon and enjoy the city’s best landmarks on a 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus pass.

Enter the Edinburgh Dungeon with a 15-min timed ticket. Watch dramatic live shows about Scotland’s darkest tales & enjoy a spooky experience with your folks.

Get unlimited bus access on the Red Route for 24 hours with audio in 9 languages, special kids’ commentary, free headphones & ticket validity for one year.

Only five minutes between the Dungeon and hop-on bus stop means you can smoothly switch from spooky thrills to exploring city landmarks without losing time.

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.

Set out on a 2-hour, small-group Harry Potter-themed walking tour of Edinburgh and later explore the rich history of Edinburgh Castle.

Explore Rowling's inspiration for the lore at sites like Greyfriars Kirkyard, Victoria Street, and the Elephant Café with a local Potter-head guide.

Hear behind-the-scenes stories about the city’s influence on the wizarding universe, from Diagon Alley to Tom Riddle’s grave.

After the tour, step into Edinburgh Castle and discover centuries of Scottish history at your own pace.

Wander through the Great Hall and chambers, and marvel at the Crown Jewels as you uncover stories of legends that helped shape the nation.

Tour two major attractions with one ticket—chilling Scottish tales followed by whisky education and tastings, all sorted in a single booking.

At The Edinburgh Dungeon, meet plague doctors, Burke and Hare, and witches across live shows and eerie effects. Great for ages eight and up.

Enjoy a 50-minute guided journey through Scotland’s regional distilling traditions and craftsmanship, ending with a keepsake glass to take home.

Visit both Edinburgh Zoo and Dungeon, sitting 6 km apart from each other. Explore each at your own pace, same day or separate days!

Explore 86 hectares featuring giant pandas, penguins, and red pandas, plus enjoy keeper talks revealing wildlife stories and vital conservation efforts.

Meet Edinburgh’s notorious characters like Burke & Hare & the Witch Pricker during 11 live shows and finish with the adrenaline-pumping Drop Ride to Doom.

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.

Spend 90 mins walking through Greyfriars Graveyard, stand inside a historic witches stone circle, and enter the dimly lit Niddry Street vaults beneath the city.

Follow a trained storyteller who separates myth from documented history, giving context to the vaults, prison grounds, and graveyard you see.

Designed for visitors aged 12 and above, as the themes include prison history, crime, and unsettling stories that may not suit younger children.