Edinburgh Dungeon
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Live and breathe the ultimate underground journey through Edinburgh's darkest history!
Live actors and theatrical sets, spectacular special effects and thrilling rides to bring 1000 years of Edinburgh and Scottish history to life. The Edinburgh Dungeon is a uniquely thrilling attraction that'll take you back to the past's most horrible bits. See, hear, smell and feel the city’s darkest stories as they come to life before your eyes. As you are taken back in time, you’ll come face-to-face with frighteningly funny characters, from Torturers and Judges to local legends including the cannibal clan of Sawney Bean and infamous murderous twosome Burke and Hare. Explore surroundings like the plague-ravaged Street of Sorrows, the Anatomy Theatre of Dr Knox and the mysterious Old Craig House where a spine-chilling ghostly presence resides. As you listen to their stories, you'll feel yourself drawn into another world, where the boundaries between reality and the past blur. Be warned - as you make your way through the Dungeon, surprises are lurking in the darkness and will keep your senses on high alert as you anticipate what's waiting around the next corner…
29/09/2026
Not long now, Peasants…
IT’S ALIVE! ⚡️
IT’S ALIVE! 🧟♂️
Frankenstein comes to life 3rd October.
You ready?
28/09/2026
Join us at the Dungeon for a Gothic tale of the most terrifying monster…
Enter the darkness and hear the story of Frankenstein, a tale of ambition, creation, obsession, and the monster born from it all.
But remember…
Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster.
Wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein is the monster.
Come closer. The story is about to begin… 🖤
Show opens 3rd October 🎃
27/09/2026
"I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." ⚡
Eek! Now that’s scary! 😱💚
Come and join us this Halloween for a spooktacular time at The Dungeon! 👻
Prepare for monsters, mayhem and the terrifying return of Frankenstein…
Starting Saturday 3rd October.
🎃 Book now to avoid disappointment!
25/09/2026
What are your plans for October? 🎃
Well, peasants… they’d better include a trip to The Dungeon.
Not only will all the usual suspects be waiting to welcome you down into the deepest, darkest depths of the Dungeon, but as a special spooky-season treat, we have the most frightening return of gothic literature’s scariest creation…
FRANKENSTEIN. 💚
23/09/2026
Welcome to Edinburgh… where the dead don’t always stay dead.
In a city of shadowy closes, ancient graveyards and anatomy theatres, Mary Shelley found inspiration for one of the greatest horror stories ever told.
Step inside the Anatomy Theatre and witness Victor Frankenstein’s obsession with conquering death. With stolen body parts, forbidden experiments and electricity coursing through the air, he creates something that should never have lived.
But when the Monster opens its eyes, Victor’s dream becomes a nightmare.
The experiment has begun.
Feel the tension. Hear the thunder. Watch as life is forced into the lifeless.
More than 200 years after Mary Shelley’s story first terrified readers, her Monster has risen again in the city that helped inspire it.
Are you brave enough to face Mary Shelley’s Monster? Are you brave enough to face Frankenstein?
Show live form 3rd October- 1st November - Tickets on sale now!
09/09/2026
☠️ HALF-PRICE HORRORS AWAIT! 👻
Think the kids are brave enough? 😈 From 9th September to 15th October, little thrill-seekers can experience the gruesome tales, terrifying characters and dark history of The Edinburgh Dungeon with 50% off kids’ tickets!
Prepare for screams, scares and plenty of unforgettable moments… if they dare! Book online now: https://www.thedungeons.com/edinburgh/tickets-passes/ways-to-visit/half-price-kids-tickets/
31/08/2026
She's Back! 💚
Beware the Green Lady...
Welcome to Old Craig House – where you will hear about and even experience a tale of love, loss, betrayal and DEATH.
Elizabeth Pittendale, better known as The Green Lady, is still said to still roam the grounds of Old Craig House - where she met her untimely end following a murderous betrayal...
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
The Green Lady's love story
How she met her untimely end
If her spirit is still present in Old Craig House...
Last 4 days!
Something wicked this way comes.
The story of Macbeth is filled with witches, murder and deadly ambition, but the legend surrounding the play may be even more terrifying.
They call it The Scottish Play.
And they say it’s cursed. ☠️
Strange accidents, mysterious incidents and centuries of superstition have made Macbeth one of the most notorious plays in theatre history.
Now it’s your turn to face the curse.
Don’t snooze. Don’t miss out. Book now.
23/08/2026
WHATEVER YOU DO… DON’T SAY THE NAME.
There’s a long-standing superstition that saying Macbeth inside a theatre brings bad luck.
Why?
The play has become infamous for its supposed curse, with tales of accidents, injuries and mysterious incidents surrounding productions throughout history.
Now the legend comes to life at Edinburgh Dungeon.
ONE WEEK LEFT to face the Curse of the Scottish Play.
Would you dare to say it?
Book :https://www.thedungeons.com/edinburgh/
23/08/2026
Think Macbeth is just a play? Think again…
The Curse of the Scottish Play is waiting for you at the Edinburgh Dungeon.
Deadly ambition. Sinister witches. Cursed performances. And one terrifying question
Will you survive the curse?
ONE WEEK LEFT!
Don’t snooze, or you’ll lose! Book now to avoid disappointment.
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Address
31 Market Place
Edinburgh
EH11DF
Opening Hours
| Monday | 11am - 3:45pm |
| Tuesday | 11am - 3:45pm |
| Wednesday | 11am - 3:45pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 3:45pm |
| Friday | 11am - 3:45pm |
| Saturday | 10:30am - 4:45pm |
| Sunday | 10:30am - 4:45pm |
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