My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip to gilmertons cove, our tour guide was very knowledgeable and talked us through the history of the cove although it still remains a bit of a mystery as to how and why it was made. It was a really unusual attration and was a little bit scary but we got some awsome photos.

On a recent visit to Edinburgh we actively searched out this fantastic place after reading about it on the internet.....it's not easy to find though. It is situated a short drive out through Edinburgh suburbs at a place named Gilmerton. It's beneath a single storey unassuming building, just past a betting shop, on a crossroad.
You will have to book to go on a tour...there is a phone number pasted to the window by the entry door.
Tours last a fair amount of time and the guide is very good...you even have time after the tour to explore a little on your own and take as many photos as you like.
It's a series of linked cave-like rooms down below the street surface, chipped and carved out by some-one with very basic tools. If you have ever been to Malta, it bears comparison with St Pauls and St Agathas catacombs.
Even though there are stories of it's use over the years and many experts have investigated the cove, no-one really knows how, why or when it was created.
I highly recommend going to see it and forming your own opinions :)

We visited the cove today - 27th Jan 2013 and had the most amazing time. The tour guide was fantastic full of interesting facts and knowledge. She takes you down to the cove and explains everything and then you are free to explore youself and take pictures. You get to ask loads of questions and the tours are small - only 5 of us on our one. The guide ( sorry we didn't catch your name) enjoyed asking what our theories were and very very engaging. We all decided probably the best tour we have been on all weekend. Would highly recommend it. Not sure if anyone reads these reviews from gilmerton cove but we listened on line to the ghost recording and we could make out never mind! Very creepy!!!
Thanks you for an amazing experience.
Danielle, Alayna and Terry.

It's hard to believe that behind the unassuming door on a busy street is this mysterious and fascinating historical treasure! The guide is lovely, knowledgeable and her obvious enthusiasm and energy for the caves enhances the tour. The fact that there are so many questions around the origins and uses of the caves left me thinking about it and speculating long after we left. As other reviewers have said, wrap up warm as it's cold in the caves but I cant recommend this tour highly enough!