City of the Dead Underground Vaults (Day)

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  • Duration:1 hours 20 minutes (approx.)
  • Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Experience the most haunted section of Edinburgh’s legendary Underground City with this award-winning guided walking tour. Known as 'Damnation Alley' and forgotten for centuries, these tunnels were once 'home' to men, women and children living in utter misery.

Experience Edinburgh's dark past as you listen to stories about what really happened beneath the city's streets and what might have stayed behind ...

• 80 minute walking tour exploring Edinburgh's underground city, led by a local expert guide.

• Choice of day or night time tour.

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Posted By : Sunshine56051256760
My 15 year old daughter and I did the Underground Vault tour with Beth. She was an amazing storyteller. We heard footsteps and others heard unexplained growling. Such a fun way to learn the city’s history and do a little ghost busting! Highly recommend and ask for Beth!
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 17:54:57 full ratings


Posted By : Passport43884146719
We were pleasantly surprised, our guide Rebekka was able to draw the whole group into the story very well, we had a very educational afternoon, and it was sometimes spooky, but that is the purpose of the tour
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 08:35:12 full ratings


Posted By : FarAway651903
Went on the Double Dead tour with Artemus and had a fantastic time. He is such a great storyteller and the showmanship is some of the best I have ever experienced. It was so much fun being able to go into the vaults and hear the ghost stories, these vaults aren’t accessible to the general public. Then we went to Grey Friar’s Kirkyard to learn more about the dead buried there, the grave robbing, and the Mackenzie Ghost. This tour also gets you access to the locked off portion of the graveyard where you learn about the Covenanters’ prison that was there. I highly recommend this tour, it was the best ghost I have ever been on.
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Posted On : 2024-06-14 17:15:06 full ratings


Posted By : Lauren B
This tour was the best part of my trip! My tour guide, Sara(h), was INCREDIBLE! She was super knowledgeable about the history and legends of Edinburgh, while also being cheery, friendly, and personable. Her performances on the tour definitely added to the experience, with her natural way of storytelling and her ability to keep the whole crowd engaged the entire time. I can honestly say I learned so much on this tour, while also being appropriately frightened (I swear I heard the Watcher’s footsteps) I 100% recommend this tour, and if I’m back in Edinburgh I would definitely come again!
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 05:24:20 full ratings


Posted By : marief175
Ryan is a true gem of a guide. He did the absolute most to make sure we had a good time and was very informative as well. And what a sense of humour!
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Posted On : 2024-04-29 13:10:25 full ratings


Posted By : 184lucindap
This experience was just awesome! The history of the vaults was fascinating, and the vaults themselves were totally spooky and cool. Our tour guide, Beth, was absolutely amazing. She was very engaging and respectful, and she did an excellent job at telling the history of the vaults, while also telling supernatural stories that contributed to the ghostly ambience. I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in the haunted histories of Edinburgh.
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Posted On : 2024-04-03 17:56:38 full ratings


Posted By : F849LCjuliee
Highly recommend, the tour guide Rebecca was great, she kept the tour stories light with just the right amount of scariness and was very informative about the city's darker history, all in all we had a great time and would definitely book again. 10/10
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Posted On : 2024-03-31 06:39:06 full ratings


Posted By : Tomgammie
A genuinely thrilling experience that will make your skin crawl and your blood run cold.

Beware the watcher, we heard footsteps and thought someone was behind us only to find that space completely unoccupied.

The vaults themselves and the stories told are frightening in their own right, but were brought to life by our outstanding tour guide Sara. She’s both an insightful guide as well as an excellent performer that made the experience truly spectacular.

Could not recommend any higher, even though it gave me nightmares.
Thanks Sara for accomodating us - from your Aussie friends.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 08:35:40 full ratings


Posted By : maddisonf413
We had a fantastic tour around Edinburgh’s underground vaults this afternoon with Beth. She was funny, engaging and spooky - we were totally hooked from beginning to end. We’re both skeptics but came out feeling very much spooked. We couldn’t recommend this experience more!
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Posted On : 2024-03-24 17:23:10 full ratings


Posted By : Tichyjulier
Natalie our guide made this tour entertaining and historically informative. Nat is an assett to the company , helpful and amusing making what could have been a mediocre tour come alive, her grasp of the atmosphere and ability to paint a picture around her seemed effortless. Would definately recommend this tour company their standards are excellent .
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Posted On : 2024-03-21 07:30:39 full ratings