Edinburgh Underground City of the Dead Tour: Exploring Damnation Alley's Haunted Tunnels

Uncover the secrets of Edinburgh’s haunted underground city on this award-winning guided tour. Explore Damnation Alley’s haunted tunnels and hear chilling stories of the city’s dark past.

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • City of the Dead Tours - This tour ventures into the most haunted section of Edinburgh’s legendary Underground City, where a population once lived in utter misery. Black as Satan’s jammies, with a fascinating history to match, these vaults were forgotten for centuries and only recently unsealed.
    This part of the South Bridge Vaults is known as…
What's Included
  • Local, expert guide
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

Join us on this award-winning guided stroll through the spookiest section of the historical Underground City in Edinburgh, often referred to as ‘Damnation Alley’. For centuries, this place lay forgotten, once acting as a ‘home’ to men, women, and children subjected to unbearable living conditions.
Delve into the grim history of Edinburgh below its city…

Location
St Giles' Cathedral
High Street
All tours leave from the "Tree of the Dead" outside St Giles Cathedral on the pavement facing the Royal Mile. Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to departure.
Cancellation Policy

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

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G9436pgjohng
Feb 16, 2025
Beth was great - Learned a lot and really got to connect with the city’s past and the people who lived and died here. Beth was amazing. Definitely felt something unsettling down in those vaults.
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B4510zncolint
Feb 11, 2025
Night time tour with Ben - Ben was an incredible tour guide, made the tour such fun and and unforgettable experience would definitely recommend to friends and family!
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Matthewi660
Jan 29, 2025
Underground Vaults - Underground tour was great. Very eerie atmosphere and a few knocks and bangs. Unexplainable! Lou was our guid - great work.
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Williamnb7273gk
Jan 12, 2025
Spooky and fascinating! - The Underground Vaults tour was brilliant. Our guide, Beth was very engaging and knowledgeable. It was great to learn more about the city's dark history in this immersive experience. Thanks for the spooky stories Beth!
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Georgewb8708hm
Jan 12, 2025
Awesome experience! - Beth was an enthralling guide. She led the group down some dark paths both figuratively and literally. I was spooked more than once and the stories were so interesting. I highly recommend!
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873marthao
Jan 9, 2025
Ten for Ben! - We had a great time at the vaults - very interesting to learn both about the history and ghosts of the Edinburgh vaults. Ben was a great tour guide and made us feel as safe as he did scared!
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Dianabell
Dec 25, 2024
Fun and Cool tour! doesn’t disappoint - The tour was super fun and cool! Ben was our tour guide and he taught us about the very interesting history of the city and the underground, whilst also making us laugh, smile and scared at the right moments. I would 100% recommend and really take my hat off to Ben for the experience.
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Ekeane
Dec 20, 2024
Dark & Creepy Tour of the Tunnels - Cleo (?) was fantastic. I loved the stories and history she relayed throughout the tour. It was very dark & creepy in the tunnels. I would highly recommend!
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Aoifenichearbhailln
Dec 13, 2024
Best tour of Edinburgh - Ben was great - We did the underground City of the Dead tour with Ben. It was absolutely fantastic discovering a little known part of Edinburgh. Ben was very well- informed about the history of Edinburgh and the vaults. He also told funny and interesting ghost stories. I'd recommend his tour to anyone visiting Edinburgh. Just fantastic.
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Mahmed734
Dec 12, 2024
Great Tour - Definitely Recommend, person leading the tour was very charismatic and kept things engaging and entertaining throughout.
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