Edinburgh Fringe Nightly Underground Ghost Tours of Southbridge Vaults
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Trip Type: Ghost & Vampire Tours
Duration: 90 minutes
Join a popular and scary underground ghost tour of Edinburgh! Choose from among four different tours which let you explore the haunted Southbridge vaults and its grim past.
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Join a popular and scary underground ghost tour of Edinburgh! Choose from among four different tours which let you explore the haunted Southbridge vaults and its grim past.Discover the dark and sinister history of Edinburgh Old town both above and below the ground: Embark on a paranormal journey that will test your beliefs, listen to the most terrifying and gruesome ghosts’ stories within our vaults, dare to enter a cursed pagan stone circle at your own risk (as featured on Most Haunted Live!) and see the different torture devices that were used to punish and inflict severe pains on witches
Choose one of four 1.5-hour long evening tours and enjoy a frightening experience to discover Edinburgh’s darkest secrets both above and below the ground of the Royal Mile. Your knowledgeable and professional tour guide will take you through the famous wynds and closes of the Old Town telling you about the horrific living conditions before heading to various locations depending on the tour you chose:
Choice of tour routes:
Paranormally Active Vaults and Haunted Graveyard Tour (8pm): Roam around the tombs of Greyfriar’s Graveyard and listen to the bone chilling tales of spirits haunting the grounds from the Covenanters Prison to the infamous Mackenzie Mausoleum and how they inspired countless novels and history books. You will then finish the tour underground in our haunted vaults.
Terror Tour (10pm): Enter a torture exhibition and learn about the devices that were used to torment the unfortunate up until 1708 in Scotland. Then get the chance to meet the resident spirit “The Watcher” in the dark corridors or challenge the Banshee to scream.
Dungeon Experience (11pm): After visiting the eerie network of chambers, get access into the death cell vault where you can witness instruments used to put people to death in horrendous manners: the iron maiden, strapado, beheading blocks, skull crusher and many more to try if you dare…
Midnight Paranormally Active and Haunted 1700’s Underground Experience (Midnight): In this strictly underground tour, get a glance first into the torture exhibition before visiting a more extensive section of the Southbridge vaults in a dark and confined environment. Find out about the poor and destitute people who used to live there, as well as criminals and witches and go through the ultimate terrifying and unnerving experience of your life…
All tours go underground inside the Southbridge vaults! Over 16s only.
Choose one of four 1.5-hour long evening tours and enjoy a frightening experience to discover Edinburgh’s darkest secrets both above and below the ground of the Royal Mile. Your knowledgeable and professional tour guide will take you through the famous wynds and closes of the Old Town telling you about the horrific living conditions before heading to various locations depending on the tour you chose:
Choice of tour routes:
Paranormally Active Vaults and Haunted Graveyard Tour (8pm): Roam around the tombs of Greyfriar’s Graveyard and listen to the bone chilling tales of spirits haunting the grounds from the Covenanters Prison to the infamous Mackenzie Mausoleum and how they inspired countless novels and history books. You will then finish the tour underground in our haunted vaults.
Terror Tour (10pm): Enter a torture exhibition and learn about the devices that were used to torment the unfortunate up until 1708 in Scotland. Then get the chance to meet the resident spirit “The Watcher” in the dark corridors or challenge the Banshee to scream.
Dungeon Experience (11pm): After visiting the eerie network of chambers, get access into the death cell vault where you can witness instruments used to put people to death in horrendous manners: the iron maiden, strapado, beheading blocks, skull crusher and many more to try if you dare…
Midnight Paranormally Active and Haunted 1700’s Underground Experience (Midnight): In this strictly underground tour, get a glance first into the torture exhibition before visiting a more extensive section of the Southbridge vaults in a dark and confined environment. Find out about the poor and destitute people who used to live there, as well as criminals and witches and go through the ultimate terrifying and unnerving experience of your life…
All tours go underground inside the Southbridge vaults! Over 16s only.
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