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Haunted and Dark Side to Edinburgh, Scotland
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items Your guide to all things haunted, witchy and paranormal in Edinburgh. I have included reputable guided tours, attractions, hotels and stores.
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Tours
Shops and Attractions
Pubs
Accomodation
This boutique hotel is one of my favourites in all of the city. The historic building dates back to the 1500's and is such a romantic, whimsical and unique place to stay. You are literally on Castlehill with a 2 minute walk to Edinburgh Castle. The r...
The Witchery by the Castle, Castlehill, Edinburgh
Where decadence meets debauchery. This hotel found on the Cowgate (literally a five minute walk to the Royal Mile) is a fun modern hotel. They have 22 rooms, each is tastefully decorated and come with oak panelling, fully stocked cocktail bar and off...
House of Gods, Cowgate (Old Town).
Tours
Explore the 400 year old haunted graveyard in the heart of Edinburgh. Also delve deep underground to Edinburgh's vaults, learn about the rich history behind these secrets caves under the city.
Haunted Vaults and Graveyard Walking Tour in Edinburgh
This historical tour is not gimmicky, they don't wear costumes. Instead is true dark history. Hear all about the darker history of Edinburgh: murderers, thieves, cannibals, hangings and decapitations, witches, the Plague and streams of human waste. They have a few times throughout the day, if you do this tour in the early evening I think it would be more atmospheric.
Edinburgh - Dark History Walking Tour
Mary Kings Close is a wonderfully preserved underground street underneath the Royal Mile. Learn about the plague pandemic, the famous plague doctors and hear stories of paranormal activities. Your guide will be in costume and in characters, I would s...
Edinburgh: Real Mary King's Close Guided Tour
Run by Auld Reekie tours who have special access to these set of underground vaults. This late night tour is perfect for those seeking a haunted experience. Learn how instruments of torture were used and learn about the living conditions of the wynds...
Late-Night Underground Vaults Terror Tour
During this tour you'll be taken through Greyfriars Kirkyard (graveyard) and will be able to see the Covananters Prison. The latter is only accessible on City of the Dead tours and our guide provides plenty of exclusive insight you wouldn’t get on your own.
City of the Dead: The Double Dead Tour (Covananters Prison).
In collaboration with the Surgeons Hall.
We will take you through the highs and lows of Edinburgh's world renowned medical history. Hear tales of old Edinburgh, disease. dissection and curious methods of treatment. Tours will last approximately 70mins and include free museum access on the d...
We will take you through the highs and lows of Edinburgh's world renowned medical history. Hear tales of old Edinburgh, disease. dissection and curious methods of treatment. Tours will last approximately 70mins and include free museum access on the d...
Blood & Guts Walking Tour - Surgeons' Hall Museums,
This self-guided audio tour with Voicemap brings together centuries of history and folklore by telling the sad stories of thousands of innocent women who were persecuted during the Scottish witchcraft panics. It focuses on a public hysteria about wit...
A History of Witchcraft: Self-guided audio tour | VoiceMap
On the this small group or private tour (90 minutes) This tour brings together the hundreds of years of history from 1590 to the 1940’s. You’ll hear the sad stories of the thousands of innocent women who were persecuted during the Scottish witchcraft...
History of Scottish Witchcraft Walking Tour
Shops and Attractions
This immersive escape room is great for an afternoon activity (especially if it is raining!). Descend into a world of grave robbery, the year is 1829 it's full of mystery, and malpractice as you enter the basement study of a 19th-century anatomist to...
The escape room can host up to 8 people and is in the centre of Edinburgh.
The escape room can host up to 8 people and is in the centre of Edinburgh.
The Anatomist - Award Winning Historical Escape Room Experience
This great independent shop on Candlemaker Row in the Old Town has a plethora of wicthy goods. Handmade candles, spell kits, books and crystals. Beautifully curated and worth a visit.
Witchcraft Shop: Purveyor of Magickal & Esoteric Goods.
Home of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, The Wohl Pathology Museum, the History of Surgery Museum, The Dental Collection and Body Voyager. If you are interested in the history of surgery and the more gruesome then you should pop in. Person...
Home - Surgeons' Hall Museums, Edinburgh
Arguably one of the most well known Castles in the world. However, it does have a paranormal tale.. one well known haunted tales is about a headless drummer boy from 1650. No one can determine who the boy was or why he became headless, but many visit...
Edinburgh Castle
Pubs
Situated on Edinburgh's Royal Mile this historic pub has a dark connection. Deacon Brodie's Tavern named after William Brodie, a respected city official by day and a criminal by night. Brodie's dual life, which included gambling, drinking, and burglaries, led to his execution in 1788....
Deacon Brodie’s respectable façade and his real nature was the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Today there is still an alleyway off the Royal Mile called Brodie’s Close, which is where Deacon Brodie’s family live...
Deacon Brodie’s respectable façade and his real nature was the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Today there is still an alleyway off the Royal Mile called Brodie’s Close, which is where Deacon Brodie’s family live...
Deacon Brodie's Pub (Royal Mile) Real inspiration for Jeykll & Hyde
This very cool cave bar situated underneath Edinburgh's Old Town is said to be one of most haunted pubs in the UK. The pub is a literal labyrinth of different passageways and caves and offers good music and themed drinks.
The Banshee Labyrinth, Scotland's Most Haunted Pub - Edinburgh Old Town
This pub is situated on the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh which for hundreds of years was used as an execution site. The pub might not be haunted as such but the noose and rope decorations and the location itself is worthy of a visit.
The Last Drop Pub (Grassmarket)
Found on the Grassmarket, this is one of Edinburgh's oldest pubs dating back to 1516. The dark side connection is, it’s believed to have been one of the watering holes of murderers Burke and Hare who spent much of 1828 enticing fellow drinkers to the...
White Hart Pub Grassmarket