Small Group Edinburgh Underground Vaults & Graveyard Ghost Tour
Overview
Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond your visit.
Take the Story Home: evoke the memories:
- Smell the leather and smoke
- Listen to the tour playlist
Experience the eerie and frightening atmosphere of the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults. Beware, though, for maybe those whispers you hear aren't just in your head...
It might be something to do with the change in temperature. Or the perpetual darkness. Or the ever smaller rooms, stretching beyond the weak beam of a torch or flicker of candlelight. Whatever the reason, there’s something unsettling about the Blair Street Underground Vaults.
From there, it’s on to the spooky Canongate graveyard, where the spirits of the dead await.
Join a journey into Edinburgh's past, engaging all the senses to create a truly memorable experience that lasts long after your visit.
What's Included
- - Exclusive Sounds of Edinburgh Tour Playlist
- Small group experience
- Visit to Canongate Graveyard
- Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults, the city’s deepest & largest
- Enhanced with hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh and delivered through TourTalk audio devices
- Exclusive multi-sensory tours; with master Storyteller guides
- This tour is not suitable for those under the age of 18
Meeting Location
High Street
Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Edinburgh EH8 8DD
UK
Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BN. This tour ends in the Graveyard of the Canongate Kirk on the Royal Mile, about an 8 minute walk straight down the hill from where your tour began.
What To Expect
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Mercat Cross
15 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Edinburgh Vaults
45 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Canongate Kirk
45 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-2934P19
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (GMT).
- - Exclusive Sounds of Edinburgh Tour Playlist.
- Small group experience.
- Visit to Canongate Graveyard.
- Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults, the city’s deepest & largest.
- Enhanced with hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh and delivered through TourTalk audio devices.
- Exclusive multi-sensory tours; with master Storyteller guides.
- This tour is not suitable for those under the age of 18.
The minimum age to participate is 18. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Small Group Edinburgh Underground Vaults & Graveyard Ghost Tour is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Small Group Edinburgh Underground Vaults & Graveyard Ghost Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- - Exclusive Sounds of Edinburgh Tour Playlist
- Small group experience
- Visit to Canongate Graveyard
- Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults, the city’s deepest & largest
- Enhanced with hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh and delivered through TourTalk audio devices
- Exclusive multi-sensory tours; with master Storyteller guides
- This tour is not suitable for those under the age of 18
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
