Mercat Tours
28 Blair Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1QR
Tel : 01312255445
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Step Into The Past
We want your Mercat Tour to give you a true sense of Scotland's past that no guidebook can give – whether haunted or historic… |
Why Make it Mercat?
The reason is, our award-winning guides enjoy nothing more than bringing alive the stories of Edinburgh's colourful past - and it's people. We know it's not just what you say, but how you say it…after all,
'History is a damn good story, what it needs is a damn good telling'
– it's what we believe
Since we began in 1985, we are now the highest awarded, 5 star, largest walking tour company, with the most extensive selection of tours in Edinburgh.
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Choosing Your Tour
To give you the chance to explore every nook and cranny of our fabulous city, and make sure you don't miss the best sites and stories, we have:
- Ghost tours and history tours;
- Daytime and evening;
- Old Town and New Town;
- Above ground and underground
So we know we have a tour for everyone. And when you join us, we will to engage, enthral and entertain you – that's our promise.
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We offer our scheduled tours:
- daily
- all year round
- guaranteed departures
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Secrets of Royal Mile - 2.15pm
- A unique journey round the sites, stories and secrets of the Old Town you might otherwise miss
- A tour led and loved by Mercat historians
- A wonderful introduction to Edinburgh, it's past and people
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Historic Vaults Tour - 2pm & 4pm
- to explore the history of the famous Blair Street Underground Vaults
- to see, and touch, artefacts from 19th Century
- hear how real people lived, and worked, in the Vaults
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Ghostly Underground - 3pm
- a ghost tour in the safety of daylight
- the famous haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults of Edinburgh
- entertaining storytelling – except they're not just stories – it's all horrifyingly real!
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Sin in the City - 6pm
- an adult-themed tale told with a merry twinkle that might make you blush!
- a complimentary drink in our candle-lit cellar
- a hidden history no other tour covers
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Paranormal Underground - 6pm
- free time to explore the vaults and use EMF recorders
- a scientific, analytic approach to the paranormal
- detailed, recent first-hand accounts of visitor experiences
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Gallows to Graveyard - 7.30pm
- a colourful costumed character to bring the gore to life!
- to explore the historic Canongate graveyard and it's secrets
- to hear of crime, punishment and bloody history of the Old Town
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Ghosts & Ghouls - 7pm, 8pm, 9pm
- a light-hearted entertaining look at our ghoulish past, and ghostly present
- to see the famous haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults of Edinburgh
- a complimentary refreshment in our candle-lit Megget's Cellar
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Misterios de Ultratumba - 8.30pm
- hacer el tour de fantasmas original de Edimburgo
- visitar la parte subterránea más amplia de la ciudad
- saber qué es lo que ha asustado a tanta gente los últimos 20 años
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Hidden and Haunted - 9.30pm & 10pm
- a tour designed with an adult audience in mind
- to hear about our sinister and unsavoury past, and people
- to experience the famous haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults of Edinburgh by candle-light
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