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Afternoon Old Town and Underground Ghost Tour: Explore Edinburgh's Dark History
4.8
888 Ratings
Edinburgh
Embark on a family-friendly afternoon adventure through Edinburgh’s Old Town and underground vaults. Discover the dark history of Scotland through tales of murder, witchcraft, and cannibalism.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- City of Edinburgh Tours - Edinburgh with the fascinating Old Town and mysterious vaults.
What's Included
- Visit the South Bridge vaults and uncover their history and mysteries.
- Explore the unique closes of the Old Town and learn about their history.
- Afternoon tours with a lighter tone, suitable for children.
- Tour led by a guide in historical costume, representing a real historical figure.
- 60-minute walking tour of the Old Town and Underground vaults.
Additional Information
Join us for an intriguing, yet suitable for all ages, midday expedition through Edinburgh’s Old Town as well as one of its notorious subterranean vaults. Allow one of our fervent, informed guides, donned in historical attire, to show you around this ancient district while dissemination captivating stories from Scotland’s more gory past, including tales of homicide, grave-robbing, sorcery and even flesh-eating practices. Dive into the latter part of the tour by delving into our unique underground section and investigating its fascinating but eerie haunted rooms.
- No children under 5.
Location
124 High St
High Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(888 Ratings)
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Catherinehk1670qa
Aug 1, 2024
Highly recommended - Maggie was absolutely amazing. She told the story's really well and gave few people a fright Highly recommend. Definitely will go again.
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Freirecork
Jul 31, 2024
Ghost tout with wonderful Maggie Dickson - We had a great tour with wonderful Maggie Dickson. She is real fun , very entertaining and she gave us plenty of interesting information about creepy Edinburgh
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Goplaces19743945207
Jul 29, 2024
Tour fantasmas Edimburgo - Rosemary has been an excellent guide. Nice and charismatic. The truth that made the tour super entertaining. Nice to meet people like that. Thank you so much!!!
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Ellaaj4802lj
Jul 29, 2024
Fun and worth while experience! - Lafayette did a wonderful job storytelling and sharing the spooky history of Edinburgh! A worth while experience with friends!
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Marims618cu
Jul 29, 2024
Sollybean - SOLLYBEAN IS AMAZING WE HAD SO MUCH FUN HE NEVER BROKE CHARACTER EVEN WHEN GETTING TO KNOW USsssss wowowwiwowiwiwo i loved it
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Alit766
Jul 27, 2024
Gruesome but Fascinating! - The Great Lafayette was wonderful! He knew so many interesting facts and he was very entertaining too! A great experience and one we would definitely recommend. 👍
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705ibenn
Jul 27, 2024
Wonderful tour. - I had a wonderful tour. Guided by Maggie Dickson who made the tour both funny and scary. She included the gusts in her story, which made it all more fun
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Nomad16437783706
Aug 1, 2024
Interesting - Our guide was funny and had good knowledge. His name was Sonny B. Vaults very very small even i though theres big network of them.
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V3758wflouises
Jul 28, 2024
Awful - We went on the tour on 25/07/24 at 18.45. Unfortunately, the tour guide was awful. He was very awkward to listen to/watch, so we left halfway through as we couldn’t bare to listen to him anymore. He didn’t introduce himself or the ‘character’ he was playing. Also, very little interesting information was given and he kept losing his train of thought throughout the tour, so it didn’t flow or make sense some of the time. Ghosts were barely mentioned, so I’m not sure why this is called a ghost tour? He tried to be funny, but unfortunately this didn’t come naturally. Overall this tour is extremely disappointing and there are other companies that provide tours that are much more interesting. Don’t waste your money on the ‘Ghost tour’.
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Waywardtraveller_201
Jul 28, 2024
Don't do it. - Adults following a costumed leader through the streets felt ridiculous. Brought underground to see 3 rooms and loads of stories. Non-Scottish host. Absolutely not worth the money.
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