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By Hauntedburgh Tours

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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$34 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • 90-minute walking tour around the darker side of Edinburgh's mysterious and historic Old Town. Learn about ghosts, ghouls, torture and terror with our charismatic and theatrical tour guide. An iconic Edinburgh experience suitable for young and old.

Activity location

  • Royal Mile
    • Royal Mile,
    • EH1 2PB, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The High Street Wellhead
    • EH1 1QX, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    All Fees and Taxes

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Royal Mile

  • 10m
Uncover the secrets that lie underneath the mysterious and historic Royal Mile, with stories buried underneath the very path that we'll walk along Scotland's most famous street.

Barrie's Close

  • 10m
Experience the claustrophobic living conditions of Edinburgh's ancient closes and wynds. Listen to dark tales of the residents that shared them.

Mercat Cross

  • 10m
Learn what grotesque spectacles entertained Edinburgh's bloodthirsty audiences at the Mercat Cross.

St Giles' Cathedral

  • 10m
Gaze in wonder at St Giles' Cathedral as it pierces the late night sky.

Victoria street

  • 10m
Learn grisly tales of some of Edinburgh's most notorious inhabitants as you stand amongst the very closes and wynds that they stalked.

George IV Bridge

  • 10m
Stand inbetween the stately bridges of the Old Town, as we learn how one of them might well be cursed....

Greyfriars Kirkyard

  • 20m
Explore the libraries of the dead, better known as Greyfriars Kirkyard. Take in fabulous stories forever retold about graverobbers, ghosts and ghouls, dissidents and dogs in Edinburgh's most haunted---and most picturesque--graveyard.

Location

Activity location

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    Royal Mile
    • Royal Mile,
    • EH1 2PB, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    The High Street Wellhead
    • EH1 1QX, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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