Haunted Vaults Tour

Your experience

View torture equipment, listen to stories, and explore Edinburgh’s haunted history on a 60-minute guided tour of its underground vaults.

Getting started

Meet your guide at the designated starting point. After a quick introduction and ticket validation, descend into the hidden 1700s vaults beneath Edinburgh’s Old Town and begin your chilling journey into the city’s dark history.

What to expect

Edinburgh’s Haunted Vaults

The Niddry Street vaults, dating back to the 1700s, were once slum dwellings and hideouts for the city’s criminal underworld. Today, they are a popular destination for underground tours and are reputedly paranormally active.

Features

• Medieval Torture Exhibition: Explore a collection of gruesome instruments from the late 1500s and learn how they were used back in the day.

• Former Wiccan Coven: Step inside a site preserved as its previous occupants left it. Learn about the practices of a former Wiccan coven and the history of witchcraft in the city.

• Stories and Insight: Hear accounts of slum dwellings, the wretched and destitute, and the criminal underworld that once inhabited these underground chambers.