Ghost & Vampire Tours in Edinburgh

Edinburgh's stately streets hide a darker, more mysterious side of the city, rooted in its 18th-century slums, 'wynds,' (alleyways), and vaults. This 75-minute tour takes you back in time to this shadowy world, exploring dark cobbled lanes, a haunted cemetery, and underground vaults. As you explore, your costumed guide shares captivating tales of the city's history, along with stories of ghosts, murders, crimes, and more.

Delve into Edinburgh's horrific history on this evening ghost bus tour. With your spooky local guide, visit the city's most terrifying locations, haunted by infamy and restless spirits! From your seat in a double-decker vintage bus, gaze at eerie sites such as Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh Castle, Grassmarket and the Royal Mile. Throughout the 1-hour trip, hear anecdotes and facts about Edinburgh's chilling past, replete with bloody executions, unspeakable tortures and murder.

Delve into old Edinburgh's history and often grisly past on this 1-hour Old Town and Underground Vaults walking tour. Explore the cobbled lanes off the Royal Mile as your costumed guide shares creepy and entertaining tales about murder, mysteries and the city's dark days. Then, explore the South Bridge vaults, once the lairs of bodysnatchers and killers, and thought to be haunted. An early afternoon departure makes the tour family-friendly.

Edinburgh is known for its dark past, and this 75-minute evening walking tour is the original one to showcase the city's historically sinister and spooky side. Discover the hidden 'wynds' (alleys) and closes of the Old Town as you learn their mysteries and horrors; visit the ghost-ridden Greyfriars Kirkyard; and explore the city's underground vaults to uncover their spirits and secrets. Your tour is led by a creepily costumed guide.

Prepare for tales of witchcraft, mystery and the afterlife on a 1.5-hour Edinburgh ghost tour! Led by a Spanish-speaking guide who is an expert in the city's spooky history, the tour introduces you to the dark corners of Edinburgh Old Town, the Mercat Cross and the underground chambers of the South Bridge vaults. Hear history told in your native language, and imagine the stories of yesteryear coming to life.

Get a night in Edinburgh off to a spooky start on an early evening 75-minute walking tour of the Old Town's lanes and underground vaults. Led by a costumed guide, explore the old quarter's secret 'wynds' (alleys) and closes, hearing tales of their 18th-century slums and stories of murders and crimes. Then, head into the city's underground vaults where ghosts and spirits are still said to lurk.

Delve into Edinburgh's ghoulish side with an 80 minute early evening walking tour of the city's eeriest sites!  As you venture down the historic  Royal Mile you will hear tales of torture, witchcraft, plague and mayhem from your local ghoslty guide - Mr Alexander Clapperton (deceased) - a former Edinburgh cemetery director.  Learn about and meet infamous apparitions such as the Mad Monk of Cowgate, the witch Agnes Fynnie, and the wild and bloody Higlander Rhuari McLeod.  Prepare yourself for a night of good fun in the shadows!

If you're interested in the supernatural then don't miss this 1-hour haunted history bus tour of Edinburgh. On a themed double-decker bus, you'll delve into Edinburgh's dark history as you pass top Edinburgh attractions such as Edinburgh Castle, Grassmarket, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Plus, you'll step off the bus for a short walk around Greyfriars Church, reputed to be Edinburgh's most-haunted cemetery.

Journey through Edinburgh's grisliest tales with a 2-hour haunted walking tour. Experience the ghastly histories of monsters, madness and murder that cast a dark shadow on the capital city. Discover the stories and sites of witch trials, pagan rituals and executions, and hear about local monsters that live in urban myth. Then visit the chilling Old Calton Burial Ground or Canongate Kirkyard cemetery to learn about body-snatching and some of the infamous interred.