The Edinburgh Vaults Tour
Edinburgh 60 minute vaults tour edinburgh s vaults are one of the city s most eerie sites and if you d like to see them in a rather quick tour then this 60 minute option is perfect.
The edinburgh vaults tour. The vaults on the south side of the cowgate arch form a venue called the caves and the rowantree which hosts private events weddings private dining live music and the occasional club night. Edinburgh vaults get exclusive access to the blair street underground vaults the largest system of underground caverns in edinburgh. Built in the 18 th century beneath south bridge we re the only walking tour company with access. 3 real king s close.
Edinburgh s infamous underground vaults are without a doubt one. Apart from lighting our vaults have remained mostly unchanged since they were built in the 1700s. Tour begins at mercat cross in the royal mile high street edinburgh eh1 1ns next to st. On this underground walking tour with an entertaining and informative guide hear tales of this dark and almost forgotten place built below one of edinburgh s busiest thoroughfares.
You can t leave edinburgh. Along with your guide you ll descend below the city streets into this subterranean labyrinth of narrow passageways that in centuries past was the realm of the city s poorest down and outers. This tour is perfect for a peek into the city s ghostly past because things don t only go bump in the night. Since then we have been offering a wide range of underground and graveyard tours to visitors from all over the world.
Join the award winning guides of mercat tours for a history walk or ghost tour the perfect introduction to edinburgh scotland s capital city. Discover the edinburgh vaults aka south bridge vaults 18th century underground chambers that lie far below the city. Edinburgh ghost and history walking tours mercat tours. Your tour begins at a designated meeting point in edinburgh old town.
7 best edinburgh ghost tours underground vaults graveyards 1 underground vaults. A daytime walking tour of edinburgh s most haunted vaults and we re the only people with access. Greet your guide and receive an overview of edinburgh s rich history. Go back in time and prepare to be scared silly on this 1 hour ghost bus tour.
Auld reekie tours was formed in 1995. Giles cathedral tour ends at interpretation centre 28 blair street edinburgh eh1 1qr do you have to do a lot of walking on the tours.