Ghost Tour Directory

Let our costumed guide take you on a journey back into Edinburgh's grisly past. Through the old wynds and closes you will wander, hearing tales of the characters that once stalked the very streets we take you on! What happened during the burning times? Where are the victims of the great plague buried? - Closer than you think.

These walks are designed by best selling historical author and award winning novelist J A Henderson. "The best of Edinburgh’s ghost tours" – Lonely Planet Guide. Combining history, humour and horror, the walk ends inside the Covenanter’s Prison in a locked section of a 16th century cemetery. This is the lair of the "McKenzie Poltergeist," the best-documented paranormal case in history.

Mercat Tours of Edinburgh provides the best ghost and history toursin 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, to which Mercat Tours has exclusive access.

Buried deep beneath Edinburgh's Royal Mile lies the city's deepest secret warren of hidden streets that has remained frozen in time since the 17th century. For hundreds of years the true story of the Close has remained untold - until now! In the company of an expert guide, you can explore this unique site and experience what it was really like for the people who lived, worked and died here.