Descent into the vaults

General information

Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Program details

Enjoy this exclusive opportunity to explore the vaults in your own time. Descend and Discover, a self-guided experience of the Blair Street Underground Vaults allows you to linger, learn and experience the vaults at your leisure.


With a complimentary plan of the Blair Street Underground Vaults, discover this authentic and historic site; take pictures, browse our artefacts and enjoy our audio visual presentation in our newly developed interactive Discovery Room.


Descend and discover genuine 18th Century Edinburgh for yourselves!

With a complimentary plan of the Blair Street Underground Vaults, discover this authentic and historic site; take pictures, browse our artefacts and enjoy our audio visual presentation in our newly developed interactive Discovery Room.

Descend and discover genuine 18th Century Edinburgh for yourselves!


Meeting/pick-up point: Mercat Cross, the large eight-sided monument on the High Street, just downhill from St Giles Cathedral.

Duration: 45 minutes approximately.

Start/opening time:10:30am and 11:30am daily from April to October and 11:30am Saturday and Sunday from November to March.

Others: Sensible footwear and dress for the outdoors.