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Mercat Tours of Edinburgh
A gruesome and bloody past exhumed... authentic history vividly brought to life...
Mercat Tours of Edinburgh provides the best ghost and history tours in Scotland. We specialise in walking tours around Edinburgh’s Old Town featuring the most haunted locations, the scariest stories and most spectacular candlelit underground vaults.
Tickets available from £7.50
Available Tours
Historic Vaults Tour
Visit the 18th century vaults beneath the South Bridge to find out why they were created. See the unaltered conditions in which real people worked. Discover the links between these chambers and the city's notorious body snatchers.
Gallows to Graveyard Tour
Where was the 'Poisonous Husband' hanged? Who committed such a heinous crime punishable by drowning in a coffin? What 'Maiden’s Kiss' could cause the death of over 150 unfortunate souls?
Ghosthunter Tour
Explore the murky depths of Edinburgh’s horrific past. Hear the anguished whispers of those doomed to walk the earth for evermore. Watch the shadows dance in candlelit vaults.
Paranormal Underground Tour
Descend into the 18th century Blair Street Vaults beneath the South Bridge. Explore the nature of ghosts and manifestations. Find out about the paranormal experiences of customers, psychics, mediums from the past 20 years.
Ghosts & Ghouls Tour
A light-hearted journey into Edinburgh's dark past, this is Mercat Tour’s original and most popular tour. Ghosts & Ghouls is a heady mix of dramatic story-telling, gruesome history and haunted underground vaults.
Secrets of the Royal Mile Tour
Explore the narrow closes and wynds of the Old Town. Discover Scotland's first Parliament building. Meet the celebrated author of 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. Learn how Half-Hangit Maggie got her name.
Ghostly Underground Tour
A shorter version of Ghosts & Ghouls is available by day. This tour will visit the haunted underground vaults, where your guide will tell you of murder, mystery, torture and ghostly goings on.
