Double Dead Tour: Edinburgh's Haunted Vaults
4.9
929 Ratings
Edinburgh

Experience the ultimate ghostly adventure in Edinburgh with the Double Dead Tour. Explore the haunted South Bridge Vaults and the Covenanter’s Prison in Greyfriars Graveyard. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • City of the Dead Tours - The worst of both possible worlds. This tour goes into two of the most haunted places on the planet
  • the South Bridge Vaults AND the Covenanter’s Prison in Greyfriars Graveyard.
What's Included
  • Local, expert guide
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

Undecided between the Underground City of the Dead Tour and the Haunted Graveyard Tour? Why not experience both with our Double Dead Tour?
Guided by an expert, explore two of the world’s most haunted locations – the South Bridge Vaults and the Covenanter’s Prison in Greyfriars Graveyard. The Covenanter’s Prison is renowned for the Mackenzie Poltergeist,…

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Location
St Giles' Cathedral
High Street
All tours leave from the "Tree of the Dead" outside St Giles Cathedral on the pavement facing the Royal Mile. Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes prior to departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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206juliank
Feb 2, 2026
Great experience - Ben was a great tour guide and was extremely knowledgeable in Edinburghs history and paranormal! It was a great evening and the whole group had a lot of fun!
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Jet43622563352
Feb 1, 2026
Thank you Katie (with an ie) - This is the third time we've done this tour as it NEVER gets boring AND you certainly get your monies worth visiting and experiencing the underground vaults along with the unnerving black mausoleum. KATIE (with an ie lol) was our guide who frightened the living day lights out of us from the word go which was brilliant and it really set the tone for what was yet to come. Would highly recommend and most certainly will do it all again Great tour company and worth every penny!
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Terik773
Jan 31, 2026
Double Dead Tour with Katie - We did the double dead tour tonight, 3rd time we've done this one but tonight we had Katie for the first time and we absolutely loved her. Katie was funny, informative, entertaining and it really added to our experience. We can't wait to do it again in future, definitely value for money.
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Mattkc8887hf
Jan 28, 2026
Eloi is the perfect guide! - Being an Edinburgh native, I’d never been on a tour around here, but I’m so so glad I decided to come on Eloi’s tour. They were absolutely incredible!! I was surprised by how much I learned, they had a depth of knowledge that really impressed myself and the rest of the group, and their presentation was immaculate throughout. Thank you so much Eloi!
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Katharine
Jan 28, 2026
Entertaining and atmospheric ghost tour - We did a ghost tour last night and had a really enjoyable experience. Our guide, Fiona, was fantastic — very entertaining, enthusiastic, and clearly passionate about the stories she was telling. The history was interesting and some of the stories were genuinely bone-chilling. We didn’t experience a lot ourselves, apart from some growling and heavy breathing sounds in the vaults, but the atmosphere was great and it was a fun way to spend the evening. Highly recommend.
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Salbdevizes
Jan 25, 2026
Body-snatchers, bones and spooks in old Edinburgh - We joined the tour led by Ben on 24th January. It was spooky, informative and fun. Starting off at the only tree outside St Giles on the Royal Mile, we descended south and wiggled through the old fish market and other little streets until we came to a nondescript door - an entrance to subterranean Edinburgh and stories of historical town-planners, poverty, body snatchers and ghosts! We made our way to Greyfriars Kirk, heard about Bobby, visited the Covenanters’ prison and learned about Bloody Mackenzie and mortsafes. A great evening. Well done Ben!
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Kls1986
Jan 24, 2026
Brilliant - Ben our guide was very friendly, engaging and informative. He clearly imparted knowledge and information. His story telling was alao very good! Would definitely recommend
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F1009kubarbarac
Jan 24, 2026
Double Dead spooks and stories - An absolutely brilliant tour. Our guide Nat really knew her stuff and created an atmosphere with just the right mix of historically rich storytelling, spooky shivers, occasional frights and humour. Would highly recommend.
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Nomad07552056554
Jan 23, 2026
Amazing tour - Excellent experience. Great atmosphere! Our guide Nat was brilliant and very knowledgeable about the tour mixing humour and scares with facts. Would highly recommend!
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Lifewithgusto
Jan 10, 2026
Haunting, fascinating and brilliantly guided - Guide Ben was excellent and very knowledgeable: the tour was equal parts hilarious and terrifying. We learned a huge amount and the whole experience was very moving. We would have liked to be haunted more, but we understand Ben does not control the ghosts. Highly recommended.
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