Edinburgh Night Walking Including Underground Vaults provided by Mercat Tours
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- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
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A note from Edinburgh Night Walking Including Underground Vaults
You will be part of a small group (max 12) and we'll provide "Tour Talk" radio sets to make social distancing easier. Please bring your own face masks and earphones (disposable earphones can be provided).
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Updated 09/11/20 Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
Overview
Edinburgh’s dark and mysterious Old Town is best explored at night, when the cloak of darkness adds a chilling atmosphere. Discover the sinister side of Scotland's capital on this ghost tour, designed for travelers interested in the paranormal. Listen to immersive tales of treason and torture from your guide, and embark on a candlelit tour of the 18th-century Blair Street vaults, usually inaccessible to the general public.
Itinerary
- You'll start atMercat CrossHigh St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UKYou will see staff wearing black and orange clothing and lanyard as well as a Mercat umbrella.See address & details
- 1Mercat CrossStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 2St Giles' CathedralStop: 15 minutesSee details
- 3Royal MileStop: 30 minutesSee details
- 4Mercat ToursStop: 30 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 5Edinburgh Old TownStop: 30 minutesSee details
- You'll end at28 Blair St28 Blair St, Edinburgh EH1 1QR, UKThis tour ends at the Blair Street VaultsSee address & details
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Highlights
- Delve into Edinburgh's history on a walking tour of the Old Town
- Descend to the Blair Street vaults, only accessible with a tour guide
- A great choice for travelers interested in dark history and the paranormal
- The tour's evening time slot adds atmosphere to the experience
What to Expect
Your tour begins in central Edinburgh, where you’ll greet your guide and wind your way through the backstreets of the Old Town. Listen to tales of supernatural history, documented hauntings, and ghostly apparitions, and visit sites of hangings and reported paranormal activity.
After, descend into the 18th-century Blair Street vaults to embark on a candlelit tour of the subterranean caverns. Stroll beneath the stone arches and discover the spot on which poltergeists and spirits have appeared.
Your tour concludes in the Blair Street Vaults museum.
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Important Information
Departure Point
Mercat Cross, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK
Duration
1h
Return Details
28 Blair St, Edinburgh EH1 1QR, UK
Inclusions
- Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
- Award-winning local storytellers
- Small group experience
- TourTalk radio receiver to enjoy live storytelling at safe distance
- Entry/Admission - Mercat Tours
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Adult only 18yrs+
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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James Douglas. What a guy. He was our guide when we booked the vaults last week in Edinburgh. The man is an amazing tour guide. Was very interesting to hear the stories he told. Took us on a tour though Greyfriars Kirkyard to tell us the story about George Mackenzie, needs to…
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Date of experience: November 2020
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Great tour thanks to our tour guide witch agnes (Natalie) very friendly and professional, great knowledge and manner when delivering the information, although I didn't appreciate the scar in the grave yard, I definitely did the jokes
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Date of experience: October 2020
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Response from MercatToursLtd, Marketing Assistant at Edinburgh Night Walking Including Underground Vaults
Responded 28 Oct 2020
Hi Ashley, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're really glad that you enjoyed your tour and it sounds like Natalie did fab. We're glad we could make you laugh! All the best and thanks for choosing Mercat, Kim
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We had Mark as our tour guide and honestly couldn’t have asked for a better/spooky evening. Really good host and very good at telling the events and stories! Thanks for a good night guys!
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Date of experience: October 2020
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Response from MercatToursLtd, Marketing Assistant at Edinburgh Night Walking Including Underground Vaults
Responded 21 Oct 2020
Hi RJC, We're really happy to hear that you enjoyed your time on tour and thank you for coming along! :) All the best, Kim
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Really enjoyable experience. Throughly entertaining guide, who clearly loves his job and knows his subject matter very well! The vaults are a bit claustrophobic but by no means should that put anyone off. The company running this are very good. Vaults are very interesting a real…
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Date of experience: September 2020
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Response from MercatToursLtd, Marketing Assistant at Edinburgh Night Walking Including Underground Vaults
Responded 30 Sep 2020
Hi Edinburgh987, Thanks for the lovely review, it means a lot. We're really glad that you enjoyed your time with us. All the best and thanks for choosing Mercat, Kim
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A really entertainment and informative tour with mics and headphones which made it even better. Our tour guide Lauren was enthusiastic and funny!
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Date of experience: September 2020
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Response from MercatToursLtd, Marketing Assistant at Edinburgh Night Walking Including Underground Vaults
Responded 16 Sep 2020
Hello Nadine, Thanks for your kind words, it really means a lot to us. So happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with Lauren and liked the addition of our Tourtalk headphones! All the best and thanks for choosing Mercat, Kim
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About the operator
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By: Mercat Tours
Companion773741
00Great tour!
Extremely belated review but still wanted to make sure I got it in. Great tour, extremely memorable! Very creepy st…
Alex R
00The right balance between creepy and entertaining
The Vaults are fantastic to see and Mercat do an excellent job of presenting them while telling some very engaging …
540gailr
00Great Time!
My son went to this with his Scout group and loved it! Lots of interesting info and a hysterical guide. She was Iri…
RosaM3275
00Great fun and super interesting
Great fun for Halloween for my younger brother and sister and I - thank you so much !!!!! Got to see a side of Edin…
Rachellej4
00Not for the faint-hearted!
My sister and I booked the Halloween underground tour with Mercat. Our guide, Stephanie, was lovely and a great sto…
laurarich434
00Excellent, speedy communication
I booked the ghost tour for a hen do via email as we were a large group and unable to book online. Everything was v…
HEvan27
00Great Night!
Great tour with Hannah! An absolute legend, she made it a great night for us! Would definitely recommend!
E5580MPnicolac
00Great Halloween tour!
The tour was interesting and brought to life by our lovely tour guide Hannah, the vaults are creepy but I also wish…
Em92travel
00Great Tour
We had a great time on the tour. Guide Mark was amazing at building the atmosphere and great storyteller. Enjoyed o…
paultiplady
00Ghost walk
Would highly recommend this tour our guide (hellish) Nell was brilliant and funny and very well informed and answer…
cshiels26
00Fantastic Tour
We did the Halloween tour in the underground vaults with Scott. He was very knowledgeable and made the tour really …
jonvitalija
00Spooky tour
Agnes made the tour enjoyable. Very knowledgeable lady. So much history in Edinburgh and so many stories were told.…
MrTurnskin
00Informative and fun
Great tour of old town with tour guide Lara. Informative with a personal touch. Vaults were off limits unfortunate…
isobel0105
00A must do in Edinburgh!
Mark was an excellent story teller and created a brilliant spooky atmosphere. It was a lot of fun! Definitely recom…
hammyb94
00A fascinatingly spooky tour!
We were visiting Edinburgh the weekend before Halloween, eager to go on a ghost walk. This must be one of the best …
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