We rode on the harry potter steam train, london eye, saw the changing of the guards, visited castles, saw highland cows, went to loch ness and and enjoyed dozens of other attractions and activities but when i ask her what was the favorite thing she did on the entire trip she said the edinburgh ghost tour. Dare to discover the citys dark side on this evening tour and visit the eerie blair street underground vaults, follow in the footsteps of the infamous edinburgh mob, then settle your nerves with a dram of scotch whisky in. The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, dependant on traffic. About free ghost tour hear ghostly tales and sinister stories that will transport you back to the terrifying past of old edinburgh as we walk spooky shadows and haunted alleyways. The pub crawl starts at the tron bar, 9 hunter square. It is produced by the world famous city of the dead tours and written by historian and award winning novelist janandrew henderson. It was a fantastic tour and would love to try the others on offer. Ideal for families, this earlyafternoon tour takes you to locations famed for their restless residents. Finally, well retire to a candlelit cellar for a dram of scottish whisky and an evening of storytelling. Edinburgh ghost tour with old town, cemetery, and vaults 2020. I was asked to create a walking tour of the city for my madeiran friends highlighting my 50 favourite haunts. The free ghost tour starts every night on the royal mile, in front of the royal mcgregor 154 high street. There are lots of edinburgh ghost tours to take your ghost hunting to.
Let us send a few shivers up your spine on this late evening, 75 minute, ghost tour of edinburgh s old town. One thing i definitely do not miss about edinburgh is the weather. Edinburgh is known for its dark past, and this evening walking tour is the original one to showcase the citys historically sinister and spooky side. Edinburgh, scotland top 10 ghost tours howstuffworks. Free ghost tour, edimburgo edinburgh, united kingdom. The adult tour of the stone circle vault is a must for hard to scare patrons, where the legend of any who step inside it are said to wake up with scratches on their legs. Delve into edinburgh s haunted history on this 1hour ghost walk, led by a guide in period costume. Edinburgh is undoubtedly the most haunted city in the world. Strictly adultonly, this ghost tour is a short, sharp shock your unsettling. The tour gave you a more condensed tour of old town, the haunted graveyard and the vaults.
Crossing to the dark side of edinburgh ghost tours. Take a step back into the scottish capitals grisly past on this 1hour ghost and torture tour in edinburgh. Edinburgh is the most haunted city in the world, and ghosts are some of the key attractions. Edinburgh s dark side included body snatching, public executions, gruesome jails and tortures. We are the only tour company that owns its own vaults, having exclusive use of them. Wars, murders, witch burnings, and many other gruesome periods throughout edinburgh s history have made it a notoriously haunted city this walking tour will take you away from the traditional routes through the city and into the dark corners which hide edinburgh s most sinister secrets during the tour, we will reveal all the spooky stories.
Step back a few hundred years as adam lyal deceased and his spooky chums bring the capitals grisly past vividly to life. Discover the sinister side of scotlands capital on this ghost tour, designed for travelers interested in the paranormal. The free tour, the free ghost tour, the free new town tour, the free harry potter tour and the edinburgh castle tour start from the royal mile, just in front of a whisky bar called the royal mcgregor 154 high street. Other areas of edinburgh also have ghostly reputations. Along with being a cultural and political center in scotland for centuries, edinburgh is also notorious for its legacy of murder, plagues and torture, which make it a prime location for haunting. The cells of its ancient dungeon, the site of uncounted deaths, could very well be an eternal place of unrest for numerous spirits. Book the best tours and activities online with sandemans tours. On this 2 hours free tour your expert guide will show you the most interesting and attractive spots of this seductive city. Find an edinburgh ghost tour mercat tours mercat tours. The free ghost tour starts everyday at 1 pm on the royal mile and offers a one and a half hour tour around the edinburgh city streets. Edinburgh the ghost bus tours comedyhorror sightseeing tours. The castle you can get a tour here standing magnificently between sea and hills, is a historical fortress, parts of which are more than 900 years old. No trip to scotland is complete without visiting edinburgh, its inspiring capital, a cosmopolitan town teeming with genius and culture.
Learn cooking skills from cassandra bean or surgical ethics from dr knox. Let one of edinburgh most infamous sons or daughters lead you round the dark side of edinburgh s old town. There are a number of ghost walks around scotlands capital but the spookiest takes you to what has been dubbed underground city of the dead uks best ghost tours. Underground vaults ghost tour edinburgh mercat tours. Edinburgh ghost and history walking tours mercat tours. Tales of stinking streets, terrible tortures and ghostly goingson. Shaun and i took a little trip down into the haunted vaults of edinburgh and we take you with us. Edinburghs brutal and bloody past has resulted in a heavily haunted present and this tour takes you to some of the citys most haunted locations. Free ghost tour bookings city explorers tours edinburgh.
Feb 16, 2011 from the tour sign outside st giles cathedral on the royal mile, 01 225 9044. Then visit the final resting place of edinburgh s most vaunted citizens at. Most guides doing edinburgh ghost walks are masters of their craft. Join us for our world famous underground ghost tour.
After seeing his first ghost at five years old, dominguez decided to explore ghosts as a career. Finding the best ghost tours in edinburgh with mercat tours. The free ghost tour starts on the royal mile every night at 7 pm. Haunted highlights of edinburgh, ghost tours in edinburgh.
We require some information from you, such as your name and email address, in order to make bookings and fulfill your service requests via the platform. Discover hidden alleyways and lanes as your guide in period cos read more. A guide to the best ghost tours of haunted edinburgh the list. And it is packed with fantastic features, including. This tour consists of 11 unique shows featuring state of the art special effects and talent actors who really bring edinburgh s horrifying history to life. We are temporarily closed to keep our visitors and team safe.
This tour ventures into the most haunted section of edinburghs legendary underground city, where a population once lived in utter misery. Unsure of what to do during your time in edinburgh. By the end of the tour you will have found out why edinburgh is considered one of the terrifying paranormal destinations. Edinburghs dark and mysterious old town is best explored at night, when the cloak of darkness adds a chilling atmosphere. Shortlisted for the prestigious screamie awards 3 times, winner of. Led by your fearless guide, venture in search of the undead into ancient greyfriars kirkyard, known as the most haunted cemetery in the world. Edinburgh is a city notorious for its ghost sightings. The night begins with a walking tour of the darker closes and wynds of edinburgh, before journeying into the haunted blair street underground. City of edinburgh tours 2020 all you need to know before. In fact, ghost tours are a popular way to take in this historic city situated in southeast scotland. Ghost adventures s01e07 edinburgh vaults edinburgh, scotland. Graveyards, bus tours, hired actors and vaults all play their part, but which ghost tours in edinburgh are the best. Departing from waverley bridge daily, opposite the princes mall exit of waverley station, next to princes st gardens, in the looming shadow of the scott monument.
The best ghost tours in edinburgh travel to recovery. Its more history and maybe one mention of the little girl ghost. Edinburgh skeptics edinburgh skeptics society is a nonprofit organisation that promotes science, reason and critical thinking in edinburgh and throughout scotland. Ghost tour guides, haunted tales and historical facts. Witchery tours the original edinburgh ghost tours the.
Auld reekie tours family owned and operated underground and. We will reopen and will keep you updated via our website and our social channels. The history of scotlands capital is one not just made up of royalty, inventors, writers and scholars but also murderers, witches, bodysnatchers even cannibals. My 10yearold daughter and i traveled for 10 days in london and all over scotland. Strictly adult only, this ghost tour is a short, sharp shock your unsettling. Established in 1980 in the heart of edinburghs old town, our. Download a free copy of the scotlands ghost trail map or search for an organised ghost walk or ghost tour of scotland. The night begins with a walking tour of the darker closes and wynds of edinburgh, before journeying into the haunted blair street underground vaults. The haunted edinburgh app is the capitals first self guided ghost tour. The box office counter is of a height suitable for wheelchair users. Sounds crazy but thats what make the city and indeed scotland unique. Book a free ghost walking tour in edinburgh and discover memorable sights and rich culture of edinburgh, scotland. Definitely not for the fainthearted, mercats ghost tours take you into the blair street vaults, known as the most haunted section of the old town tunnels.
With todays first option youll get a choice of the original underground tour or the ghost and torture tour. Discover the hidden wynds alleys and closes of the old town as you learn their mysteries and horrors. Your creepy conductor shows you the sights onboard a classic 1960s routemaster bus as you experience the travelling ghost tour of edinburgh. A daytime tour for kids that will take you to some of the citys most horrible.
Jul 16, 2012 edinburgh city of the dead ghost tour paranormal530. Since then we have been offering a wide range of underground and graveyard tours to visitors from all over the world. These tales are not fit for the glare of daylight or for telling to those under 18. See a different side of edinburgh on this ghost tour of the citys medieval old town.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Best edinburgh underground ghost tours free haunted walks. The edinburgh vaults, one of the citys most fascinating sights, can only be accessed on a tour. City of the dead has been named britains best ghost walk by, yahoo. Be put on trial for your crimes in the old town courtroom, learn the tricks of the trade from the sadistic torturer and try to escape the cannibal clutches of sawny bean and his family. A guide to the best ghost tours of haunted edinburgh the.
Edinburgh ghost tour with blair street vaults and whisky 2020. This one focuses exclusively on the vaults, an underground warren below south bridge in edinburgh s old town. City explorers tours home of the free tours in edinburgh. The daytime tour of our haunted vaults because things dont only go bump in the night. Travel, the sun newspaper and virgin media and is the only scottish attraction to be short listed for the prestigious screamie awards 3 times. The world famous underground ghost tour 2020 edinburgh. Tour the beaches, lakes, and historic monuments of the scottish highlands and isle of skye on this 3day tour from edinburgh, which offers more time t read more 3 days. If youre entranced by the paranormal, look no further than this adultsonly ghost tour that unlocks access to edinburgh s darkest places. No ghost stories edinburghs true history is scary enough. It includes a free download of the ebook edinburgh. All told, there are over a dozen with various quality of. The edinburgh ghost bus tour is a theatrical sightseeing tour, taking you on a journey around the darker side of edinburgh. Theres a dark side to edinburgh thats fun for visitors to explore. Mercat tours are good too blair street vaults are pretty fun.
Look no further for sightseeing than the ghost bus. Edinburgh is known as one of the most haunted cities. Learn of the poor souls left to rot in jail and hear of the plight of the citys many plague victims. Follow a guide through edinburghs historic old town and hear tales of crime, witchcraft and deceit. However, if youre looking for a frightening experience, i wouldnt get my hopes up on this one. Apart from lighting, our vaults have remained mostly unchanged since they were built in the 1700s. Ghost adventures edinburgh vaults video dailymotion. Travel and virgin media, one of the uks spookiest tours by the sun newspaper, one of edinburghs top 10 attractions by usa today and edinburghs best ghost tour by lonely planet. Join the awardwinning guides of mercat tours for a history walk or ghost tour the perfect introduction to edinburgh, scotlands capital city.
The others are all proper ghost tours, loosely based on fact but mostly made up. Featuring edinburgh underground vaults and the mackenzie poltergeist, the worlds best documented. Edinburgh free tour city explorers tours edinburgh. Mar 22, 2007 edinburgh s history spans hundreds of years and the overcrowded old town, home of the common and rich alike, became the perfect setting for some of the richest gruesome folklore in scotland. Children are welcome to join this free ghost tour, however the content of the tour can include topics such as. The tour guide was incredibly charasmatic and friendly, she created a great atmosphere and as well as telling us some scary stories, she was very informative about the history of edinburgh. An audio guide covering all supernatural sites in the historic old town and the horrible history and spooky stories that go with them. The early afternoon ghost tours are walking tours led by a professional local guide in full period costume. Jan 24, 2017 shaun and i took a little trip down into the haunted vaults of edinburgh and we take you with us. The society hosts regular social and educational events in edinburgh and has campaigned against the use of homeopathy and challenged claims of ghost sightings the society organizes regular talks as part of. Strictly adultonly, this ghost tour is a short, sharp shock your unsettling introduction to our capitals unsavoury past.
Beyond the obvious castle, there are prisons, ghost buses, ghost tours and. You can experience 4 seasons in one day in edinburgh. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Allow one of our costumed guides, who play one such roguish former citizen, to enlighten and frighten you for the evening. A chilling way to explore edinburgh after dark and underground. Auld reekie tours family owned and operated underground. Encounter some of the citys most sinister spectres, such as the watcher, whose jingling keys can be heard echoing through the passageways. The free ghost tour starts on the royal mile every night at 7pm and 9. Named one of the britains best ghost walks by, yahoo. Check out shaun and go and subscribe and check his video out. You will walk around some of edinburgh s most historically fascinating old town closes, where guides will overdose you with historical facts and stories of edinburgh s dark past, with the odd bad joke thrown in from time to time. Edinburgh is notoriously one of the most haunted places in the uk, making it a prime destination for ghost hunters.
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