--- title: Terror Walking Tour in Edinburgh lang: en type: tour city: Edinburgh country: United Kingdom price: 31 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.66 reviews: 447 duration_minutes: 75 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 32 of 33 (Walking Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/edinburgh/tours/terror-walking-tour-in-edinburgh/ --- # Terror Walking Tour in Edinburgh **Guidekin's take:** Explore the underground vaults below the South Bridge, a torture exhibition and a Wiccan Temple with a guide. This experience is strictly for over-eighteens, involves a high entrance step and further stairs, and includes potentially distressing content. 4.66 from 447 reviews at €31 per person for 1h 15m. ## Overview 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. ## Before you book - Meeting point: Tours start at the Red Telephone Box and… - Starts 21:00, 22:00: 2 departures a day - Age 18+: minimum age to join ## Key facts - Price: from €31 per person - Duration: 1h 15m - Rating: 4.66/5 from 447 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 91% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Auld Reekie Tours Ltd ## What's included - Professional guide ## Not included - Gratuities ## Itinerary 1. **Edinburgh Old Town** (1h 15m; admission included) - 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... ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 21:00, 22:00 - 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 start at the Red Telephone Box and Tourist Information Police Box, Outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is across the road from Deacon Brodie’s tavern. Please be there at least 5-10 minutes early as we depart promptly at the tour time. Tours can not wait for latecomers so please do not be late. 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 - 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. ## Compared with other Walking Tours | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #32 of 33** | €31 | 1h 15m | 4.66 (447) | shared | | [Edinburgh Old Town: Historical Guided Walking Tour](/uk/edinburgh/tours/edinburgh-old-town-historical-guided-walking-tour/?format=md) | €24 | 2h | 4.97 (1669) | shared | | [The Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh](/uk/edinburgh/tours/the-mountebank-comedy-walk-of-edinburgh/?format=md) | €31 | 2h | 4.96 (2008) | shared | | [Private Old Edinburgh Tour - Walk in the footsteps of Royals and Rogues!](/uk/edinburgh/tours/private-old-edinburgh-tour-walk-in-the-footsteps-of-royals-and-rogues/?format=md) | €131 per group | 2h | 4.99 (242) | private | Ranked #32 of 33 in Walking Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). 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