Vaults Tour

VAULTS TOUR (1hr 15min): hidden underground community revealed

• Visit 18th century vaults beneath South Bridge & find out why they were created
• How did real people live and work?
• Discover and chill at links with the city’s notorious Bodysnatchers

...If walls could talk, these are the stories they would tell!

A great bridge is built, spanning a deep valley to the south of the Royal Mile. Under its 19 enormous arches, in a catacomb of underground chambers, a community begins to thrive. Trades, first legal and then illicit, flourish – and in these hard times there is nothing that cannot be bought or sold for a purse of gold!

Created in the late 1700s, these spooky underground vaults were abandoned by the 1830s – and only re-opened to the public in 1994. The labyrinth of corridors and chambers you visit remain unchanged from 200 years ago. Visit this unique attraction – see and feel why this was a very special moment in the city’s evolution!

Prices:

• ADULT: £7.50
• CONCESSION: £6.50
• CHILDREN: £4.00
• FAMILY: £19.00 (2 adults and 2 children).

Tour Times:

• Summer (Apr-Sep): 12H00, 14H00, 15H00 and 16H00
• Winter (Oct-Mar): 14H00 and 16H00