Edinburgh Underground Vaults & Graveyard Ghost Tour: Mercat Cross, Edinburgh Vaults & Canongate Kirk
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Tour Code: 738525
Daily Departure
$42.78 per person
Free Cancellation
Departure CityEdinburgh
End CityEdinburgh
Duration1 hours
LanguageEnglish Live
Tour ThemesCultural & Historical
Activity LevelModerate
Tour AudienceMixed International Travelers
Highlights
•Enjoy a small-group experience, limited to 18 people maximum
•Ideal for those fascinated by history and hauntings
•Descend to the subterranean vaults beneath Blair Street
•Visit Canongate Kirkyard, the final resting place of famous Scottish personalities
•Listen to commentary rife with tales of torture, cannibalism, and witchery
•Ghost tour of two haunted Edinburgh locations
•Ideal for those fascinated by history and hauntings
•Descend to the subterranean vaults beneath Blair Street
•Visit Canongate Kirkyard, the final resting place of famous Scottish personalities
•Listen to commentary rife with tales of torture, cannibalism, and witchery
•Ghost tour of two haunted Edinburgh locations
Itinerary
Mercat Cross(15minutes)
Tour meeting point - The distant sound of a rope pulled tight, the scraping of a foot behind you, a crowd baying for blood in the distance. Explore the dim close and wynds of Old Town Edinburgh and learn of the unsavoury characters who used to occupy these streets.
Edinburgh Vaults(45minutes)
Experience the eerie and frightening atmosphere of the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults, which Mercat Tours has exclusive access to. Beware, though, for maybe those whispers you hear aren't just in your head... It might be something to do with the change in temperature. Or the perpetual darkness. Or the ever smaller rooms, stretching beyond the weak beam of a torch or flicker of candlelight. Whatever the reason, there's something unsettling about the Blair Street Underground Vaults — and your master Storyteller will reveal the troubling tales on this underground Edinburgh ghost tour.
Canongate Kirk(45minutes)
A walk through shadowy closes to the Canongate graveyard will bring you to the resting place of Edinburgh's most famous figures, many of whom met a tragic and gruesome end. Adam Smith, the father of economics; David Rizzio, confidant of Mary, Queen of Scots; and James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry — the infamous cannibal of the Canongate.
Tour meeting point - The distant sound of a rope pulled tight, the scraping of a foot behind you, a crowd baying for blood in the distance. Explore the dim close and wynds of Old Town Edinburgh and learn of the unsavoury characters who used to occupy these streets.
Edinburgh Vaults(45minutes)
Experience the eerie and frightening atmosphere of the haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults, which Mercat Tours has exclusive access to. Beware, though, for maybe those whispers you hear aren't just in your head... It might be something to do with the change in temperature. Or the perpetual darkness. Or the ever smaller rooms, stretching beyond the weak beam of a torch or flicker of candlelight. Whatever the reason, there's something unsettling about the Blair Street Underground Vaults — and your master Storyteller will reveal the troubling tales on this underground Edinburgh ghost tour.
Canongate Kirk(45minutes)
A walk through shadowy closes to the Canongate graveyard will bring you to the resting place of Edinburgh's most famous figures, many of whom met a tragic and gruesome end. Adam Smith, the father of economics; David Rizzio, confidant of Mary, Queen of Scots; and James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry — the infamous cannibal of the Canongate.
Meal
B: Excluded, L: Excluded, D: Excluded
Meeting & Transfer Info
Meeting Point
UK
Edinburgh EH1 1RF High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK
Tour starts from the Mercat Cross - the 8 sided stone monument with a Unicorn on top Opposite the City Chambers, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK
End Point
UK
Edinburgh EH8 8DD, UK
Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8BN. This tour ends in the Graveyard of the Canongate Kirk on the Royal Mile, about an 8 minute walk straight down the hill from where your tour began.
What’s Included
Includes
- Adults-only (18+) Ghost Tour
- Small group experience
- Visit to Canongate Graveyard
- Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
- Enhanced with hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh and delivered through TourTalk audio devices
- Exclusive multi-sensory tours; with master Storyteller guides
Excludes
- Any personal expense
Special Notes
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers.
The time we mentioned in the itinerary is for reference only. Please refer to your guide on tour for the actual arrangement. The visiting order and duration might be changed according to actual and practical situation for better service.
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