Scotland · GHOST TOURS
The Old Town is built on top of itself, and the tours trade on what got sealed in: the South Bridge vaults, Greyfriars kirkyard and the closes off the Royal Mile. These 15 range from comedy to genuinely unpleasant, priced and clear about which is which.
Explore Edinburgh’s South Bridge vaults on a one-hour tour of grim history, torture, crime, poverty, and ghost stories beneath the Old Town.
“Kieran was a very knowledgeable tour guide who added humor and fun to the event. We throughly enjoyed ourselves and learnt a great Deal about old time Edinburgh.”
Explore Edinburgh’s closes, Greyfriars Kirkyard, and South Bridge vaults on a funny, spooky 75-minute walking tour.
“I was thoroughly disappointed in this tour. My tour guide was “Lafayette.” I learned Lafayette was a famous magician and our guide was assigned to play him because he fit into the costume- his statements we had not asked. I still have no idea how the true Lafayette relates to Edinburgh as that was the end of him being mentioned. From walking up to check in the guide was very aggressive towards people yelling at them with no explanation as to why he was yelling at them versus just telling them or offering assistance on how to check in (no one was late in case that would have been a…”
Explore Edinburgh’s eerie South Bridge vaults, hear dark tales, and get a brisk Old Town history lesson for $33.29.
“I expected a sort of catacombs tour. But really I got a large underground storage cellar tour. The guide was brilliant and it was interesting but not quite what I expected.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard and South Bridge Vaults on a witty, spooky 1.5-hour walking tour packed with dark history.
“Jordan was very friendly did a great job with stories and gave a great tour of the Graveyard and the Vaults were pretty creepy.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, underground vaults, torture exhibits, and ghost stories on a lively 75-minute late-night tour.
“James was absolutely brilliant and so informative. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour.”
Review of Edinburgh’s Comedy Horror Ghost Bus Tour, with spooky stories, comedy, graveyards, city sights, practical tips, and value advice.
“highly recommend...fabulously spooktacular entertainment ..Tommy terror the guide..fabulous..”
Explore Edinburgh’s vaults, alleys, and Greyfriars Kirkyard on a 75-minute evening ghost tour filled with dark tales and local lore.
“Robbie dogs our tour guide was one of the best little tourist like event tour guide I have ever had! He was super funny, but also gave some really good insights into real local history and legends that surrounded the Edinburgh area. I would 100% recommend this tour to anyone who’s spending a little time in Scotland!”
Review of Edinburgh’s Ghost Bus Tour, with spooky history, dark comedy, practical tips, route details, value, and honest drawbacks.
“Loads of fun, very entertaining. Great guide and driver. Learned some interesting bits about Edinburgh and spoooooopi ones too! Thanks.”
Descend beneath Edinburgh with Mercat Tours for true tales, atmospheric vaults, and sharp storytelling in a 75-minute haunted history walk.
“Aniela was a lovely and perfect guide, really great at storytelling. It was interesting to discover this side of Edinburgh.”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark Old Town, descend into Blair Street Vaults, and trade ghost stories over whisky in a candlelit cellar.
“Maeve was such an amazing tour guide and storyteller! We had an absolute blast on our tour!! You get to go three stories underground, and it’s a little spooky—but in the best way!”
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, torture displays, dark history, and ghost stories on a lively one-hour walking tour.
“The stories are a little gruesome but fascinating! Our guide Luisa was great and we loved how she allowed a lot of time for questions.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town, hidden closes, and South Bridge vaults on a lively one-hour ghost tour for $22.
“Sony our guide was awesome. Very informative and funny and made the experience unforgettable.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Graveyard and South Bridge Vaults at night with a funny, informed guide and plenty of dark local history.
“It was really good and interesting and the tour guide who’s name was Darren was really good at telling the stories of the graveyard and vaults had a great time”
Explore Edinburgh’s darker past on a two-hour walk through graveyards, witch-trial sites, plague stories, and Burke and Hare landmarks.
“Really interesting, lots of information about Edinburgh’s history! Sonia was a fabulous tour guide, really knowledgeable!”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a 75-minute walk through Old Town and Blair Street Vaults, with grim tales and no staged jump scares.
“Really really great tour, very interesting, fact filled, Marie our tour guide was amazing, she made me feel less anxious when I said I hadn't been in the vaults before, she really played the part of characters from hundreds of years ago, would definitely go on a Mercat tour again.”
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