Mercat Tours

Mercat Tours    

www.mercattours.com
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Mercat Tours is Edinburgh’s first walking tour company, proudly family-run and celebrating 40 years of storytelling. Explore the city’s historic past and gruesome tales with our award-winning, 5-star …
Mercat Tours is Edinburgh’s first walking tour company, proudly family-run and celebrating 40 years of storytelling. Explore the city’s historic past and gruesome tales with our award-winning, 5-star experiences, running daily from 10am to 10pm. From Edinburgh Castle and whisky tours to spine-tingling ghostly tales and exclusive access to the Blair Street Underground Vaults, we offer something for everyone. As pioneers of the UK’s first immersive, multi-sensory walking tours, we bring Edinburgh’s stories to life using sight, sound, and scent. Discover the Old Town, Vaults Museum, and more with our master Storytellers.

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Mar 29, 2025
Linda was great! Really funny and interesting. Wouldn’t normally do a tourist thing but this was great highly recommendFull review by Megan P
Mar 9, 2025
We took the Statues of Edinburgh tour which was fantastic. So insightful. Lots of information that I had no idea about despite living in Edinburgh almost 20 years. Our guide Tania brought the backgro…Full review by paulmacbride
Mar 9, 2025
We did the "Edinburgh's Talking Statues" special tour with Tania, and it was incredible. What a lovely way to re-discover the city I call home and learn more about some of the commemorated people in …Full review by Patricia C
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Hi, We are unsure which ghost tour to book we are wanting to do the vaults and the best tour we can please can anyone …
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Hi, We are unsure which ghost tour to book we are wanting to do the vaults and the best tour we can please can anyone advise? Also we need start and finish locations so can plan our activities around the tour Thank you
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Hi Corrinaandrob, Hope you're well. We have four tours currently running that visit the vaults: - Doomed, Dead & Buried a 16+ ghost tour which also visits the Canongate …
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Hi Corrinaandrob, Hope you're well. We have four tours currently running that visit the vaults: - Doomed, Dead & Buried a 16+ ghost tour which also visits the Canongate Graveyard. - Hidden & Haunted: A 18+ tour of the vaults that gets a bit more into the gory details. - Ghostly Underground: A tour of the vaults covering their dark history. - Historic Underground: A history tour of the vaults. Tom Riddle's grave is not located at the Canongate but Adam Smith's, Clarinda's (ex-lover of Robert Burns), and Robert Fergusson's are among others. All tours start at the Mercat Cross and end at the Blair Street Vaults. Hope this helps and hope to see you soon! All the best, Kim - Marketing Executive
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Do any of the ghost tours have actors/people jumping out?
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Hi James, No, we do not have actors or people jumping out on our ghost tours. We keep our tours authentic so that people can get a true feel for the vaults and so that any encounters …
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Hi James, No, we do not have actors or people jumping out on our ghost tours. We keep our tours authentic so that people can get a true feel for the vaults and so that any encounters with spirits can be trusted to be genuine and not fabricated. All the best. - Kim
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Answer by Mercat T · Feb 17, 2020
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Which ghost tour spends the most time in the vaults?
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Hi James, All of our ghost tours spend 30 minutes down in the vaults. If you're looking for a bit longer our Historic Underground spends the longest at 45 minutes! Hope this helps. - Kim
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