After dark · GHOST WALKING TOURS IN EDINBURGH
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 13 ghost walking tours in Edinburgh worth the evening, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Explore Edinburgh’s underground vaults, hear grim tales and ghost stories, and get practical tips on stairs, timing, price, and tour suitability.
“Really enjoyed the tour, Don our guide did a fantastic job with telling the group stories of the dark history of the vaults”
Explore Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Graveyard and South Bridge Vaults after dark with stories of crime, death, ghosts, and local history.
“James was a great tour guide, with an excellent knowledge of the city and its history. Myself and family would highly recommend this guided tour, especially with James as he added that little bit of humour into the experience 😁”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a two-hour ghost walk covering witch trials, Burke and Hare, plague stories, and haunted graveyards.
“Jen was a very entertaining, funny and lovely guide who took us to some of the most important historical places, delivering dark facts with irony and personality - finishing in optimism and positivity. She's one of the best city guides we've been lucky to explore a magnificent city like Edinburgh with.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town on a 75-minute witchcraft tour with character guides, dark history, haunted closes, and a Grassmarket finish.
“Really enjoyable tour, our guide kept it enjoyable but never lost sight of teh tragedy of the witch trials.”
Review of Edinburgh’s Witches & Haunted History Walking Tour, with route details, guide style, value, accessibility, and booking advice.
“It was fun and very informative. You learn things you wouldn’t learn if you just walked around by yourself. It’s always nice to know some background.”
Explore Edinburgh’s Blair Street Vaults by candlelight with ghost stories, dark history, expert guides, and a compact one-hour walking tour.
“Very silly and a waste of time and money. We barely saw anything and heard silly ghost stories rather than learning real info”
Explore Edinburgh’s darker past on a 75-minute Spanish ghost tour through Greyfriars Graveyard and Niddry’s Wynd vaults.
“Tuvimos la suerte de que nos asignaran el mejor guía posible, EL GRAN LAFAYETTE, explicando la historia de la ciudad y dando detalles de cada uno de los sitios que visitamos, y siempre con unn toque humor que hace que te metas más de lleno en el tour, fantástico y súper recomendable, y si tienen tienen la suerte de que te toque este magnífico guía, Lafayette pues mejor aún.”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a two-hour Royal Mile walk covering crime, witches, plague, graves, and true stories for $20.
“our tour guide James was super informative and funny”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a funny, family-friendly ghost walk through Old Town closes, with gore, history, actors, and jump scares.
“Great tour of Edinburgh and thanks to excellent guide Alexander that showed and explained us the mysteries of the city. Loved it!!”
Explore Edinburgh’s haunted Royal Mile, Greyfriars Kirkyard, and ancient closes on a lively 90-minute walking tour.
“Ross was excellent! Very animated and knowledgable, I was on the edge of my seat. A good walk but not too many stairs.”
Explore Bristol after dark on a 90-minute ghost walk through old streets, execution sites, plague pits, and haunted harbourside corners.
“Xander, our Tour Guide, was amazing! Made the entire Tour very interesting, we loved it”
Explore Edinburgh’s dark past on a 90-minute walking tour covering Greyfriars, executions, witches, Burke and Hare, and the Royal Mile.
“The tour guide was extremely professional. Very knowledgeable and fun to be around”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town by day with a cloaked storyteller, eerie tales, audio devices, and an accessible above-ground route.
“Never a big fan or organized tours but this one was amazing. Jack is great story teller. We’ve learned a lot. And the ghost setting gave that little extra. Will book another tour with them for sure if I ever get back to Edinburgh.”
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