World Famous, Award Winning, Underground City & Haunted Graveyard Tours
(featuring the legendary Mackenzie Poltergeist)
Researched and designed by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist Jan-Andrew Henderson, our walks enter two of the most haunted locations on earth and combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history.
‘Will set your imagination RUNNING WILD…. led by a mixture of historians and thespians whose ability to scare is as refined as their ability to WEAVE a GOOD YARN… laced with enough HORROR to leave you sleeping with the lights on for a week’ The Entertainment Guide
Named ‘One of the Britain’s Best Ghost Walks’ by Scare.com, Yahoo! Travel and Virgin Media, ‘One of the UK’s Spookiest Tours’ by The Sun Newspaper, ‘One of Edinburgh’s top 10 Attractions' by USA Today and ‘Edinburgh’s Best Ghost Tour’ by Lonely Planet. Short-listed for the prestigious Screamie Awards (3 times), winner of ScareTour’s ‘Best Ghost Tour Award', highly recommended by TripAdvisor (including ‘Best Halloween Event’) and awarded the Viator Badge of Excellence.
Which proves good doesn’t always triumph over evil.
'Puts the cuty's other tours IN THE SHADE' - Edinburgh Evening News
‘Will set your imagination RUNNING WILD…. led by a mixture of historians and thespians whose ability to scare is as refined as their ability to WEAVE a GOOD YARN… laced with enough HORROR to leave you sleeping with the lights on for a week’ The Entertainment Guide
Named ‘One of the Britain’s Best Ghost Walks’ by Scare.com, Yahoo! Travel and Virgin Media, ‘One of the UK’s Spookiest Tours’ by The Sun Newspaper, ‘One of Edinburgh’s top 10 Attractions' by USA Today and ‘Edinburgh’s Best Ghost Tour’ by Lonely Planet. Short-listed for the prestigious Screamie Awards (3 times), winner of ScareTour’s ‘Best Ghost Tour Award', highly recommended by TripAdvisor (including ‘Best Halloween Event’) and awarded the Viator Badge of Excellence.
Which proves good doesn’t always triumph over evil.
'Puts the cuty's other tours IN THE SHADE' - Edinburgh Evening News
Poltergeist 'Attacks'
Follow us, if you dare!
LATEST REVIEWS
(full reviews on Google)
Emma Salem
★★★★★ 12/1/2025
Really enjoyed the tour led by Alistair. We were able to get exclusive access to the vaults and...
Ally Carey
★★★★★ 4/1/2025
Fantastic tour! Fiona was amazing. I saw a ghost: I’ll never feel the same again!
d cho
★★★★★ 1/1/2025
Came here when it was raining and dark out for the Double Dead tour, there is definitely an eerie...
Maxime Berthemy
★★★★★ 28/12/2024
Amazing tour ! Really entertaining and fascinating. Little bit spooky too… Lots of great historical...
David Stuever
★★★★★ 27/12/2024
Did a Saturday night tour with my family, and it was an awesome experience. Good mix of history and...
James Biggs (Jarmes)
★★★★★ 23/12/2024
We had Sarah, an Edinburgh local lead us around the streets and share scary stories, horrors and...
Ethan Myers
★★★★★ 23/12/2024
Our tour guide, Ed, was phenomenal! Very entertaining, funny, and knowledgeable!
Olivia Smart
★★★★★ 20/12/2024
Awesome spooky tour, Allister was very entertaining and had lots of knowledge about Edinburgh's dirty...
Joe Gagnon
★★★★★ 19/12/2024
Allister was great, super creepy, fascinating information. Sweet bonus hp material at the end...
Grace Barclay
★★★★★ 17/12/2024
Great tour, very spooky but also informative and about the history. Maggie (tour guide) was brilliant...
Xenia Ricart Oltra
★★★★★ 9/12/2024
We took the double tour with Nat last Thursday and it was amazing!! The vibe, the places, her....
Whitney George
We had an amazing time on this tour, loved it! Our tour guide, Nat was amazing and so much fun...
★★★★★ 7/12/2024
Brian Nault
★★★★★ 4/12/2024
Had a great tour! Great way to see the old history and dark side of Edinburgh. Ben was a fantastic tour guide and would definitely hope I got him again!
Deborah Far
★★★★★ 3/12/2024
Rebecca was a fantastic tour guide!! Really interesting and informative tour with amazing storytelling...
David Sherwin
★★★★★ 30/11/2024
We went on the tour tonight and Ben our tour guide was awesome. He had a vast knowledge of the history of...
Steev Hopper
★★★★★ 27/11/2024
Our guide, Geoff, was MAGNIFICENT. Very informed- with an obvious love of the history and mystery of Greyfriars…
Jenny Spencer
★★★★★ 22/11/2024
Absolutely incredible tour with Gerry who was so knowledgeable, funny, and entertaining...
Maciej Olanicki
★★★★★ 21/11/2024
Great tour with amazing guide, Fionna! 10 stars out of 5 (she said I'm handsome)...
(full reviews on Google)
Emma Salem
★★★★★ 12/1/2025
Really enjoyed the tour led by Alistair. We were able to get exclusive access to the vaults and...
Ally Carey
★★★★★ 4/1/2025
Fantastic tour! Fiona was amazing. I saw a ghost: I’ll never feel the same again!
d cho
★★★★★ 1/1/2025
Came here when it was raining and dark out for the Double Dead tour, there is definitely an eerie...
Maxime Berthemy
★★★★★ 28/12/2024
Amazing tour ! Really entertaining and fascinating. Little bit spooky too… Lots of great historical...
David Stuever
★★★★★ 27/12/2024
Did a Saturday night tour with my family, and it was an awesome experience. Good mix of history and...
James Biggs (Jarmes)
★★★★★ 23/12/2024
We had Sarah, an Edinburgh local lead us around the streets and share scary stories, horrors and...
Ethan Myers
★★★★★ 23/12/2024
Our tour guide, Ed, was phenomenal! Very entertaining, funny, and knowledgeable!
Olivia Smart
★★★★★ 20/12/2024
Awesome spooky tour, Allister was very entertaining and had lots of knowledge about Edinburgh's dirty...
Joe Gagnon
★★★★★ 19/12/2024
Allister was great, super creepy, fascinating information. Sweet bonus hp material at the end...
Grace Barclay
★★★★★ 17/12/2024
Great tour, very spooky but also informative and about the history. Maggie (tour guide) was brilliant...
Xenia Ricart Oltra
★★★★★ 9/12/2024
We took the double tour with Nat last Thursday and it was amazing!! The vibe, the places, her....
Whitney George
We had an amazing time on this tour, loved it! Our tour guide, Nat was amazing and so much fun...
★★★★★ 7/12/2024
Brian Nault
★★★★★ 4/12/2024
Had a great tour! Great way to see the old history and dark side of Edinburgh. Ben was a fantastic tour guide and would definitely hope I got him again!
Deborah Far
★★★★★ 3/12/2024
Rebecca was a fantastic tour guide!! Really interesting and informative tour with amazing storytelling...
David Sherwin
★★★★★ 30/11/2024
We went on the tour tonight and Ben our tour guide was awesome. He had a vast knowledge of the history of...
Steev Hopper
★★★★★ 27/11/2024
Our guide, Geoff, was MAGNIFICENT. Very informed- with an obvious love of the history and mystery of Greyfriars…
Jenny Spencer
★★★★★ 22/11/2024
Absolutely incredible tour with Gerry who was so knowledgeable, funny, and entertaining...
Maciej Olanicki
★★★★★ 21/11/2024
Great tour with amazing guide, Fionna! 10 stars out of 5 (she said I'm handsome)...
GUIDES WANTED!
City of the Dead is looking for tour guides. Wear black. Be the centre of attention. Get paid.
See HERE for details
City of the Dead is looking for tour guides. Wear black. Be the centre of attention. Get paid.
See HERE for details