The real Mary King’s Close is hidden beneath the Royal Mile. It’s a den of hidden ‘closes’ where real people lived, worked and died in the 16th and 17th Centuries.

In mid 17th century the Old Town had been infested with black rats from ships at Leith Docks and disease spread out. The local council attempted to contain the plague and the decision was made to block up the entrances to Mary King's Close. Some plague victims are thought to have been locked in.

The Close has become a very popular tourist attraction – and many tours sell out in advance! Some visitors reported that photographs taken in the underground chambers of Mary King's turned out washed out or not at all, because of the sites haunted past! Why not pay the Close a visti youself and do a little bit of ghost busting!

The Close is open all year round, except for Christmas Day