--- title: Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh lang: en type: tour city: Edinburgh country: United Kingdom price: 29 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.77 reviews: 2408 duration_minutes: 60 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true guidekin_pick: Underground vault visit rank_in_category: 18 of 28 (Ghost Tours & Vaults) schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/edinburgh/tours/haunted-vaults-walking-tour-in-edinburgh/ --- # Haunted Vaults Walking Tour in Edinburgh **Guidekin's take:** Explore underground vaults through stories of their former residents, poverty and crime. Admission is included, but access involves a high step, a spiral staircase and further stairs between levels, so moderate fitness is required. 4.77 from 2408 reviews at €29 per person for 1h. ## Overview Dark as the devil's heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, once inhabited by the poor and unfortunate along with criminals and prostitutes, begins to come to life in your imagination! Your pulse starts to speed up as your mouth gets drier due to your heightened awareness of what surrounds you! Once experienced, never forgotten. ## Before you book - Meeting point: Tours starts from the Red telephone box… - Entry ticket included: skip the ticket desk - Starts 17:00, 19:00: 2 departures a day - Age 5+: Not recommended for children under 12 years of age. ## Key facts - Price: from €29 per person - Duration: 1h - Rating: 4.77/5 from 2408 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 95% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Auld Reekie Tours Ltd ## What's included - Admission Ticket ## Itinerary 1. **Royal Mile** (15m) - The guide will meet the group and then after a brief introduction guide everyone down the Royal Mile to the entrance to our vaults occasionally stopping to tell some of Edinburgh’s history along the way. 2. **Edinburgh Vaults** (40m; admission included) - The guide will show the group our torture exhibition and explain the whys and hows of how some items were used in Edinburgh’s dark history. The guide will then take the group to our vaults to hear their history and about the paranormal happenings said to have occurred here. ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 17:00, 19:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-10-01 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Meeting point Tours starts from the Red telephone box and Tourist Information Police Box outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is on the opposite side of the road to Deacon Brodies Tavern. Please be there at least 5-10 minutes early as we depart promptly at the tour time and we will not wait for latecomers. Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJFT_yhTTHh0gR_SUQru4LMBI ## Good to know - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness - Vaults entrance/exit is via a 2ft stair followed by a spiral staircase and further average size mezzanine staircases inside the vaults Between the levels. - Not recommended for children under 12 years of age. - Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian - Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be turned away. - Alcohol and Drugs strictly forbidden on the tour. - Filming or live streaming of the tour is strictly forbidden. You may be ejected from the tour. - Office hours are 10am-5pm for all calls & emails - • Some historical content may be of a distressing nature with regards but not exclusively to Torture, Hangings, Death - • Children under 2 years of age not allowed on tour. - The walking pace and terrain may not be suitable for those with any difficulty walking. - We do not provide luggage storage so please make alternate arrangements. ## Compared with other Ghost Tours & Vaults | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #18 of 28** | €29 | 1h | 4.77 (2408) | shared | | [Edinburgh - Dark History](/uk/edinburgh/tours/edinburgh-dark-history/?format=md) | €21 | 2h | 4.96 (914) | shared | | [Haunted Histories walking tour](/uk/edinburgh/tours/haunted-histories-walking-tour/?format=md) | €21 | 1h 30m | 4.98 (211) | shared | | [Edinburgh: Witches & Haunted History Walking Tour](/uk/edinburgh/tours/edinburgh-witches-haunted-history-walking-tour/?format=md) | €21 | 1h 10m | 4.9 (711) | shared | Ranked #18 of 28 in Ghost Tours & Vaults by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). 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