Highlights
Dark as the devil's heart, our haunted underground network of vaults from the 1700s will stimulate and excite your senses as the sinister history of these former slum dwellings, once inhabited by the poor and unfortunate along with criminals and prostitutes, begins to come to life in your imagination! Your pulse starts to speed up as your mouth gets drier due to your heightened awareness of what surrounds you! Once experienced, never forgotten.
About This Deal
Departure Point
- Tours starts from the Red telephone box and Tourist Information Police Box outside of 300 Lawnmarket. This is on the opposite side of the road to Deacon Brodies Tavern.
Please be there at least 5-10 minutes early as we depart promptly at the tour time and we will not wait for latecomers.
Return Details
- The tour ends next tour office at 45 Niddry Street.
Duration
1 hour
Languages Available
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Royal Mile
High St., , Edinburgh
The guide will meet the group and then after a brief introduction guide everyone down the Royal Mile to the entrance to our vaults occasionally stopping to tell some of Edinburgh’s history along the way.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Edinburgh Vaults
30 South Bridge, Edinburgh
The guide will show the group our torture exhibition and explain the whys and hows of how some items were used in Edinburgh’s dark history. The guide will then take the group to our vaults to hear their history and about the paranormal happenings said to have occurred here.
Duration: 40 minutes
Additional Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Vaults entrance/exit is via a 2ft stair followed by a spiral staircase and further average size mezzanine staircases inside the vaults Between the levels.
- Not recommended for children under 12 years of age.
- Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian
- Anyone under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be turned away.
- Alcohol and Drugs strictly forbidden on the tour.
- Filming or live streaming of the tour is strictly forbidden. You may be ejected from the tour.
- Office hours are 10am-5pm for all calls & emails
- • Some historical content may be of a distressing nature with regards but not exclusively to Torture, Hangings, Death
- • Children under 2 years of age not allowed on tour.
- The walking pace and terrain may not be suitable for those with any difficulty walking.
- We do not provide luggage storage so please make alternate arrangements.
- Admission Ticket
Redemption Instructions
Meet at the Tourist Information ticket booth outside of the Bank of Scotland, 300
Lawnmarket, EH1 2PH. This is on the opposite side of the road to Deacon Brodies
Tavern.
Tour can not wait for latecomers so please do not be late.
Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
The tour identified in this promotion is made available through Viator. Groupon is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Auld Reekie Tours Ltd in connection with this deal. Please contact Groupon customer service for all inquiries related to this offer. Inquiries placed to Viator will be directed back to Groupon.
This offer is not eligible for promo codes.
Fine Print
14-day cancellation rights do not apply; no refunds or exchanges permitted. Voucher valid only for date and time listed; may not be exchanged or redeemed for other dates. Purchaser name and phone number must be provided at checkout; this information will be shared with Viator and the tour operator for purposes of order fulfillment. Groupon promo codes may not be used for this offer. Groupon voucher Terms of Sale do not apply. See the tour operator's terms and conditions for this offer here.
Offer is not eligible for our promo codes or other discounts.