Terror Walking Tour in Edinburgh
Description
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.
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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.
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Important Information
- 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.
Reviews(440)
Darren was an incredibly knowledgeable storyteller and guide. Excellent tour with a true look into the underground and dark underbelly of Edinburgh.
Had a fantastic night. The stories and information told to us were gripping and funny. Abby are your guide was so welcoming and entertaining. Thank you for an amazing night!
It was not what I expected, the place was very good but the production was very bad. There is only one person who tells things and there are no emotions.
The guide, Diva, was friendly and made the group laugh from time to time. Unfortunately, the tour did not live up to our expectations. About half of the one-hour tour was spent above ground with very little historical information or storytelling. The underground section began in a room with torture instruments, most of them displayed behind dirty glass. There was very little information, few historical facts, and only limited storytelling. After a short stop, we walked through a passage with access to a handful of vaults. Again, there was very little historical context or storytelling. The tour had much more potential than what was delivered. Compared with other guided tours we have taken, we did not feel this experience offered good value for money, and we left a bit disappointed.
This was a fantastic tour, especially for fans of scares like me! Our tour guide Ally was incredible and I feel like I learned a lot. Even my parents who are a bit more squeamish thought it was amazing.
Guide Louisa was enthusiastic and told with intonation and passion. A real storyteller! She was interested in the people of the group and also told something about herself. Very nice!
The whole experience and tour was amazing. Our guide Diva, was fantastic very knowledgeable about the history of Edinburgh and perfect storytelling and timings in terms of trying to scare us on the tour, you know it’s a great experience when the guide leaves you with goosebumps and shivers, will definitely be back again :)
The tour was fascinating, the vaults were creepy and the history we learnt about was amazing and all stuff I'd never heard of before. We saw witch covens which has been used as recently as the 2010s! James was an amazing tour guide, constantly entertaining, looked after everyone really well, clearly massively passionate about his word though he did accuse me of being a witch throughout... Would highly recommend!
James was amazing!! You can tell he's really into what he does and it made the tour 100 X more interesting!! It was equal parts terrifying and interesting I think!! Bonus points for nearly making my friend faint! Thanks so much, only wish it was longer - but health and safety and all that you know..
The experience was fantastic! James was our tour guide and he’s amazing at his job, our guide was the perfect balance of educational and spooky. My family all found the tour extremely engaging and definitely recommend it!
