Here at the Dunstane Houses, we believe that part of running a luxury boutique hotel involves keeping guests up to date with all the exciting events happening around us throughout the year. With Halloween just around the corner, we\u2019ve rounded up our top 5 terror-ific ghost tours in Edinburgh \u2013 some with events scarier than bumping into Pennywise.<\/p>\n
From ghostly bagpipers walking the Royal Mile to the hidden streets of Mary King\u2019s Close, eerily frozen in time, it\u2019s not hard to see why Edinburgh is considered one of the most haunted cities in the UK.<\/p>\n
1.Mercat Tours<\/strong> 2.Condemned Halloween Tours<\/strong> 3.Ghost Bus Tours<\/strong> 4.City of The Dead Tours<\/strong> 5.The Dunstane Houses<\/strong> Here at the Dunstane Houses, we believe that part of running a luxury boutique hotel involves keeping guests up to date with all the exciting events happening around us throughout the year. With Halloween just around the corner, we\u2019ve rounded up our top 5 terror-ific ghost tours in Edinburgh \u2013 some with events scarier than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotel","category-travels"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\n\u201cFeeble candlelight. Ghoulish costumes. Unsettling stories\u201d are all promised by Mercat Tours on their All Hallow\u2019s Eve tours. Explore the Blair Street underground vaults at midnight or become part of the \u2018Edinburgh Mob\u2019 and follow the true story of the riot. Or join the \u2018Doomed, Dead and Buried\u2019 tour, encounter stories of cannibals, body snatchers and deals with the Devil in the Canongate Graveyard\u2026<\/p>\n
\nThere is a whole other world underneath the Old Town you see today. The once busy streets of Mary King\u2019s Close. The \u201cstreet of sorrows\u201d was sealed off and forgotten in the heart of Edinburgh\u2019s Old Town for over 250 years. Mary King\u2019s Close\u2019s Halloween Tour, Condemned, is back. Travel back to the time of witch trials, with suspicion around every corner. A unique insight to Edinburgh\u2019s history with witchcraft and how people were implicated and condemned\u2026<\/p>\n
\nSay that really fast three times in the mirror and Peter Venkman (or Abby Yates, depending on which incarnation of the Ghostbusters movies you prefer!) will appear behind you\u2026only joking. On a serious note, the Edinburgh Ghost Bus Tour makes a \u2018grim parade\u2019 across the city, from Burke and Hare to sixteenth century The Great Scottish Witch Hunts, you can absorb the brutal history of Edinburgh, from the warmth of bus. Being warm doesn\u2019t make it any less creepy though, malevolent energies lurk in the bus and you may find a few among you aren\u2019t there to enjoy the ride\u2026<\/p>\n
\nJoin truly macabre underground tours, their website assures you you\u2019ll need \u201ca couple of stiff drinks\u201d if you survive! Tours visit the \u201cmost convincing supernatural case ever\u201d the site of the Mackenzie poltergeist. People have claimed to have been scratched by the poltergeist during the tour, so join at your own risk. You can always choose to brave the double dead walking tour taking you to TWO of the most haunted places on the planet. City of The Dead Tours have won awards as \u201cBritain\u2019s Best Ghost Tour\u201d and are the only Scottish attraction to be shortlisted for a prestigious Screamie Award (three times!) and a Luxury Travel Award.<\/p>\n
\nYes, really! While we\u2019re not a ghost tour, night manager Alan is full of stories. Ghosts he\u2019s seen just sat around fireplaces or where fireplaces used to be. He recalls tales from guests of ghost sightings and spooky goings on all around our Georgian-era home. They all seem friendly enough, so don\u2019t let that put you off booking. Just don\u2019t ask Alan about his ghost dog. Don\u2019t say we haven\u2019t warned you\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"