Edinburgh Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Tour: Chilling Exploration of Infamous Spooky Sites

Embark on a chilling exploration of Edinburgh’s haunted vaults and graveyard. Discover the infamous Greyfriar’s Kirkyard and the terrifying Niddry Street underground vaults, home to a dark and evil presence.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Greyfriars Kirk - You will be guided through Greyfriars Graveyard hearing about some of it’s most famous residents and the history of this burial place.
  • Auld Reekie Tours - See the Vaults hidden below Edinburgh’s South Bridge and hear about their dark history and paranormal occurrences.
What's Included
  • Guided tour with a professional
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Your well-informed tour guide brings you to Greyfriar’s Kirkyard, the resting place of the renowned Greyfriar’s Bobby – a good-natured dog – who stood atop the graves of decaying bodies that were featured in many novels and historical literature, instilling a sense of dread in numerous readers.
Next, you’ll visit the notorious and spectral Niddry Street…

Location
300 Lawnmarket
Lawnmarket
Tours meet at the Tourist Information Police Box, outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is across the road from the Deacon Brodie’s Tavern. (55.949326, -3.192912) Please be there at least 5-10 minutes early as we depart promptly at the tour time. Tours can't wait for latecomers so please do not be late.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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446stacih
Aug 29, 2025
So much fun! - My husband and I are on a visit from NH, USA and I love all things paranormal so we had to check this out. The information and history given was so fun and informative! We didn’t have any paranormal activity on our tour but it was still fun and we would go again if we were in the area longer. Our tour guide - Abby - was perfect for the job and we would request her next time as well!
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Laurapipjo
Aug 27, 2025
Spooky fun! - Really enjoyable and entertaining walk. Ally, our tour guide, was the perfect blend of knowledgeable, friendly, professional and entertaining. Lovely mix of historical fact and spooky stories, and 2 great locations. I’d really recommend this tour.
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D9796pvalexisr
Aug 27, 2025
Vault Tour - We greatly enjoyed learning more of Edinburgh’s history through the use of Black Friars and the vaults as a background . There was a lot about Scottish history we were totally unaware of!
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Irishtripper07
Aug 27, 2025
Highly recommended, a really enjoyable tour - Our tour guide Louisa was excellent. She had the perfect blend of knowledge, humour and the odd scare tactic that made this tour really enjoyable. The small numbers meant we could hear everything, nobody was left behind and it was a more personal experience than other tours. We especially loved the tale of Greyfriar’s Bobby!
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Richardck7955lx
Aug 21, 2025
Excellent tour and brilliant guide. - We thoroughly enjoyed our haunted vaults and graveyard tour and would recommend it to anyone. One of the vaults was particularly strange and both me and my wife felt short of breath and hot while in there. We think there was definitely some strange entity in the vault with the stone circle. Ally was our tour guide and was utterly brilliant! She was very funny, entertaining and extremely knowledgeable. She bought the history of the graveyard and vaults to life and gave loads of details, facts and interesting stories about the points of interest during the tour. She was also skilled at keeping the group together especially as it was so busy in the city due to the fringe festival. It was a brilliant way to spend an evening and we can’t thank Ally enough.
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Susie_t
Aug 13, 2025
Tour with Diva! - We were fortunate and happy to secure a booking for our group last minute on a busy day during the festival. *Firstly* Starting location is a little undermarked for easy spotting as the building and corner is under construction. The address is supplied but a crossroad or identifying marker for those new to the area would be helpful! Our guide showed up early to check us all in and to start the journey. Diva was friendly, super informative, funny, knowledgeable and kept to the pace, ensuring safe walking and traffic safe travelling. She was a fantastic host and really made the tour so enjoyable. Please take advantage of these wonderful hosts and tours- to elevate your Edinburgh knowledge and experience. Thank you Diva!
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Q5561rrhayleyt
Aug 13, 2025
Great storytelling and scares with Aimee - Aimee was an amazing guide, we learned loads about Edinburgh's dark history in the kirkyard and vaults, and even had some fun scares in the dark.
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A59hwvictorial
Aug 28, 2025
Enjoyable - Stewart was informative and humorous, we enjoyed the tour particularly the vaults. Would recommend for history fans!
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Michelle_h
Aug 22, 2025
Great tour - The tour was fun. A lot of cool stories and fun information. Honestly the tour guide seemed a little annoyed with us though. Maybe having an off day? If you're looking for something just a little spooky though this is a great tour.
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Monicahprizer
Aug 17, 2025
Graveyard and Vault tour - While this is a good way to hear some ghost stories and be able to see both the graveyards and a vault, I had to take some stars off because our guide started off way too early in the tour talking about being mad at other customers for not tipping him.
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From $32
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).