Experience the most haunted section of Edinburgh’s legendary Underground City with this award-winning guided walking tour. Known as 'Damnation Alley' and forgotten for centuries, these tunnels were once 'home' to men, women and children living in utter misery.
Experience Edinburgh's dark past as you listen to stories about what really happened beneath the city's streets and what might have stayed behind ...
• 80 minute walking tour exploring Edinburgh's underground city, led by a local expert guide.
• Choice of day or night time tour.
PLEASE NOTE
During very busy times of the year tours are marked SOLD OUT when places are still available, in order to avoid over-booking. Contact us...
Highlights
1 hour and 20 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 20 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local, expert guide
Transportation to/from attractions
Meeting Points
Departure
St Giles' Cathedral
All tours leave from the "Tree of the Dead" outside St Giles Cathedral on the pavement facing the Royal Mile. Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes prior to departure.
Please contact us if you are unable to join your tour.
Return
Niddry Street South
Important Information
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Age: Minimum 12
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Children must be accompanied by an adult
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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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. These dark tunnels and are stalked by a malevolent presence known as the South Bridge Entity.
1 hour and 20 minutes
City of the Dead Underground Vaults (Day)
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Experience the most haunted section of Edinburgh’s legendary Underground City with this award-winning guided walking tour. Known as 'Damnation Alley' and forgotten for centuries, these tunnels were once 'home' to men, women and children living in utter misery.
Experience Edinburgh's dark past as you listen to stories about what really happened beneath the city's streets and what might have stayed behind ...
• 80 minute walking tour exploring Edinburgh's underground city, led by a local expert guide.
• Choice of day or night time tour.
PLEASE NOTE
During very busy times of the year tours are marked SOLD OUT when places are still available, in order to avoid over-booking. Contact us...
Highlights
1 hour and 20 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 20 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local, expert guide
Transportation to/from attractions
Meeting Points
Departure
St Giles' Cathedral
All tours leave from the "Tree of the Dead" outside St Giles Cathedral on the pavement facing the Royal Mile. Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes prior to departure.
Please contact us if you are unable to join your tour.
