Exclusive Underground Vaults Multi-Sensory History Tour
Overview
Edinburgh’s Master Storytellers, Mercat Tours, are redefining the walking tour, promising to enrich and deepen your connection with Edinburgh’s people and its past far beyond your visit.
Take the Story Home: evoke the memories:
- Smell the leather and smoke
- Touch original artefacts
- Listen to the tour playlist
Get exclusive access to the Blair Street Underground Vaults. Built in the 18th Century beneath South Bridge, we’re the only walking tour company with access.
Beneath the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh’s Old Town, you’ll discover a dark, damp world that has remained unchanged since the 18th Century.
Step into the depths of the Blair Street Underground Vaults on a multi-sensory journey of perfectly preserved history and learn how these vaulted chambers became home to the city’s most destitute inhabitants.
This is more than a walking tour, it’s an unmissable immersive experience.
What's Included
- Visit to our Vaults Museum, with interactive 3D models and the Vaults Revealed audio-visual display
- Evoke the memories - Take home an exclusive Scent Card
- Exclusive access to Blair Street Underground Vaults
- Touch original artefacts
- Enhanced with hand-picked sounds of Edinburgh and delivered through TourTalk audio devices
- Exclusive Sounds of Edinburgh Tour Playlist
- Exclusive multi-sensory tours; with master Storyteller guides
Meeting Location
High Street
Edinburgh EH1 1RF, UK
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
28 Blair Street
Edinburgh EH1 1QR, UK
Mercat Tours, 28 Blair Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QR. This tour ends after a visit to our Blair Street Underground Vaults.
What To Expect
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Mercat Cross
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Edinburgh Vaults
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Mercat Tours
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children over 5yrs only
- Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-293404VAULTS
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