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City of the Dead Tours

26B Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QE, Scotland
0131 225 9044
Ranked #26 of 58 tours in Edinburgh
4.0 of 5 stars 249 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: These walks are designed by best selling historical author and award winning novelist J A Henderson. "The best of Edinburgh’s ghost tours" – Lonely...... more » Owner description: 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. "Puts the city's other ghost tours in the shade"- Edinburgh Evening News « less
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

We went on the Underground Vault tour. It was creepy, but left us underwhelmed. Maybe the graveyard tour is scarier? More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

My wife and I did the Double Dead tour and we both loved it. Gerry was our tour guide and he did a great job. The tour was creepy and the Mackenzie Poltergeist part of the tour was really cool, with the exception of the guide that ran up and said "boo" when we were in Greyfriars, but we don't... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

Did the double dead tour with Dave as the tour guide and it was great fun. Would highly recommend it! More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012
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The tour takes you into the Underground Vaults. You wouldn't know they were there so it's worth taking the tour. It's a bit scary as the floors are uneven and it's pitch black apart from a couple of candles. However I personally didn't 'feel' any ghosts. To know that people actually lived there is amazing. Our tour guide Dave was... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012
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My mum and I had decided to do this tour when planning our trip to Edinburgh and thankfully the rain held off. We booked on the Double Dead tour at 10pm so as to make sure it was dark and more atmospheric when walking the streets and graveyard. Our tour guide Eliza held everyones attention from the start! We first... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

We were about ten minutes late for the Double Dead tour and the group had already left, so definitely get there on time! The tour was really interesting, gave a lot of history, and was a little creepy at times, but it felt more like a morbid historical tour than a ghost tour. The tour guide was so enthusiastic about... More

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Reading, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012
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I loved this night-time tour. It was very entertaining and just a little spooky. Our tour guide was Callum, a wonderful storyteller and showman. His theatrical costume and genuine passion and enthusiasm for his stories entertained our group with great presence and flair. The tour started off at St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile where we heard historical tales... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012
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Was really looking forward to this tour, sadly I was disappointed for a few reasons, which will be outlined in this review. We had to hang around waiting for the possibility of other people joining, because there were not enough for the tour to go ahead. I felt that this was dreadfully unfair to people who had purchased in advance... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

We did the 10pm Double Dead Tour with Dave (I think!) Not as scary as we'd hoped but was an interesting way to spend some time. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

This tour depends on having a fantastic guide - and we did! Have just done the 9pm Graveyard tour, Fri 4th May. Our guide was Katie and she was brilliant. My friends and I have done a few of the Edinburgh tours and this was by far the best. Well done, City of the Dead, and well done Katie, I... More

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