UNDERGROUND CITY OF THE DEAD
‘There are a number of ghost walks around Scotland's capital but the SPOOKIEST take you to what has been dubbed the Underground City of the Dead’ – UK’s Best Ghost Tours, Virgin Media
This tour ventures into the most haunted section of Edinburgh’s legendary Underground City, where a population once lived in utter misery. Black as Satan’s jammies, with a fascinating history to match, these vaults were forgotten for centuries and only recently unsealed. This part of the South Bridge Vaults is known as Damnation Alley. With good reason.
For the dark tunnels and are stalked by a malevolent presence known as the South Bridge Entity.
Underground City of the Dead is researched and written by the award winning novelist and historical author, Jan-Andrew Henderson. The story of this hidden metropolis is told in his book The Town Below the Ground.
The South Bridge Vaults. They’re darker than you think.
Tour Times
Nightly from the single tree by the roadside wall of St Giles Cathedral on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Summer (Easter to Halloween) 3.30pm & 8.30pm daily.
Winter (Halloween to Easter)3.30pm daily. 8.00pm on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun.
Tour Cost£13.00 (£11.00 discount £9.00 child)
Tour lasts approx 1 hour 20 mins
No under 12s or unaccompanied children.
No hen or stag parties.
Limited numbers apply.
Please wear sensible foot gear.
Not suitable for wheelchair users, pregnant women or those with a heart condition or difficulty walking.
Can cause physical and mental distress. You join us at your own risk.
For safety reasons, people under the influence of alcohol will be turned away.
This tour ventures into the most haunted section of Edinburgh’s legendary Underground City, where a population once lived in utter misery. Black as Satan’s jammies, with a fascinating history to match, these vaults were forgotten for centuries and only recently unsealed. This part of the South Bridge Vaults is known as Damnation Alley. With good reason.
For the dark tunnels and are stalked by a malevolent presence known as the South Bridge Entity.
Underground City of the Dead is researched and written by the award winning novelist and historical author, Jan-Andrew Henderson. The story of this hidden metropolis is told in his book The Town Below the Ground.
The South Bridge Vaults. They’re darker than you think.
Tour Times
Nightly from the single tree by the roadside wall of St Giles Cathedral on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Summer (Easter to Halloween) 3.30pm & 8.30pm daily.
Winter (Halloween to Easter)3.30pm daily. 8.00pm on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun.
Tour Cost£13.00 (£11.00 discount £9.00 child)
Tour lasts approx 1 hour 20 mins
No under 12s or unaccompanied children.
No hen or stag parties.
Limited numbers apply.
Please wear sensible foot gear.
Not suitable for wheelchair users, pregnant women or those with a heart condition or difficulty walking.
Can cause physical and mental distress. You join us at your own risk.
For safety reasons, people under the influence of alcohol will be turned away.