Overview
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1 hour 15 minutes
Mobile ticket
Join if you dare! This tour is strictly for over 18's only.
Journey into our network of haunted underground vaults below the South Bridge, you shall visit a torture exhibition to see the instruments from the “Burning Times”, used to extract confessions, and punish the unfortunate. Then bravely enter the haunted vaults, named most haunted place in Edinburgh! Visit the recently used Wiccan Temple, the cursed stone circled vault (as featured on Most Haunted Live) and the Legendary Haunted Vault...
Who knows what might happen? Will the Poltergeist attack? You have been warned. This tour is for over 18s only.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Strictly over 18s only.
Vaults are accessed via a 2ft stair with further average size stairs inside the vaults.
Our location and content can sometimes cause genuine distress. Customers attend at their own risk.
Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be turned away.
Alcohol and drugs are strictly forbidden on the tour.
Filming or live streaming of the tour is strictly forbidden. You may be ejected from the tour.
The walking pace and terrain may not be suitable for those with any difficulty walking.
Office hours are 10am-5pm for all call & emails.
What To Expect
Edinburgh Old Town
This is a special 75 minute over-18's only exploration of Edinburgh's darkest history and paranormal secrets. You will be taken on a journey down into the infamous underground vaults. Who were the infamous characters that once roamed these areas, leaving behind a legacy of legend and notoriety? The South Bridge Vaults has even higher levels of paranormal activity late at night, approaching the witching hour, your tour is the prime time to explore these haunted and eerie locations for yourself. Ask your guide about their own paranormal experiences and hear about some of the reports we regularly receive from visitors, paranormal investigators and mediums. Finally you shall receive free access to a torture exhibition to see the instruments from the “Burning Times”, used to extract confessions, and punish the unfortunate. Dare you join for this celebration of the paranormal and macabre? Who knows what might happen? Will the Poltergeist attack? You have been warned.
Options
Terror Tour in Edinburgh
What‘s Included
Professional guide
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
425 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great!
Paradise38955447140,Jun 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience. Darron, our guide was reallz friendly and fun. Even remembered our Names.
Fun Walking Tour with Amazing Guide Diva
854udir,Jun 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This walking tour was a lot of fun and I learned about a hidden side of edinburgh. Diva was absolutely amazing and made the whole tour.
A beautiful experience
Q523PCclaudines,Jun 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00I greatly appreciated the places visited, the historical explanations, and Aimée brings great energy to her presentation, thank you to her! I recommend without hesitation.
Amazing vault tour with James
DayTrip67062627001,Jun 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had such a wonderful time at our tour. It was super interesting and very funny wandering through the vaults of the City. Our guide was James and we absolutely loved how he did the tour. He knows a lot about his city and its underground and was really, really fun to listen to. This tour, especially because of James, was a real highlight of our whole scottland trip, thank you so much! 😀
Louisa is a great guide
397emberp,Jun 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It was cool, its a bit expensive for what you get but the guide (Louisa) was a great and funny guide.She explaned everything very well and de vaults itself were very eerie. Its definitely worth it if you have some time left in Edinburgh!
Great Tour with great guide
F3894EKjorgec,Jun 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour, with nice interesting facts of the city and the darkest moments. The Vaults visit is interesting amd Louisa created the rest of the atmosphere with the stories. Thank you!
James was great ! 👍
T1662SFethanh,Jun 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00James really made the night, fantastic tour and an amazing tour guide !
Definitely a must do
colintU5734EZ,Jun 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00James was a fantastic guide, definitely has passion for his job
Spooky tales and creepy dark vaults - an excellent tour!
carolynnl321,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an excellent and, at times scary, tour of the vaults hidden beneath Edinburgh's streets. Jordan was an excellent guide; highly entertaining in telling the spooky and sometimes horrific stories of life (and death) for those unlucky enough to live there. Highly recommend! Not for the faint-hearted or if you're scared of the dark!
Absolutely horrifying
Jessica M,May 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Darren gave us an amazingly terrifying tour of Edinburgh and the vaults. I wasn’t expecting such a scare. His storytelling ability was captivating and left us wanting to hear more.
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