Multi-Sensory Haunted Underground Vaults Tour in Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond your visit. Take the Story Home: evoke the memories: - Smell the leather and smoke - Listen to the tour playlist - Read your ghost story gift Venture beneath Edinburgh’s streets and discover the city’s most haunted underground vaults — a chilling world of shadows and secrets, the Blair Street Underground Vaults This immersive ghost tour offers a spine-tingling glimpse into true tales of Edinburgh’s dark past. Abandon thoughts of manufactured frights and make-believe scares. In the Blair Street Underground Vaults, it’s the true history that haunts. The skill is in the enhanced storytelling. These vaults witnessed the deeds of mischief-makers and murderers, vagrants, and torturers. It’s said to be one of Edinburgh’s most haunted sites, where restless spirits still tread to this day.

1. 1

   Mercat Cross

   15 min

   Tour meeting point.

2. 2

   Edinburgh Old Town

   30 min

   Encounter true stories of murderers and vagrants and tales of the spirits that may still linger. Tread quietly...

3. 3

   Mercat Tours

   30 min

   This is no ordinary haunted tour — it’s an unforgettable descent into Edinburgh’s unsettling past. Perhaps you’ll experience a cold breath on the back of your neck, or a whisper – then silence. It’s all the more chilling for being absolutely real: there are no spooks, tricks or jump scares on our Edinburgh ghost tours. Feel it. Hear it. The Haunted Underground awaits.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please note that we cannot accept babies or children under the age of 5 on this tour.
• Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.