Ghost walks and tours
Are you brave enough to venture outside this Halloween? Will you step into the murky world beyond your front door or are you going to stay inside, shivering… hiding behind your sofa?
England's cities are teeming with ghosts… scary characters have been lurking around dark corners and old buildings… frightening unsuspecting pedestrians for years.
Brighton and Hove
Steady your nerves and book yourself a place on a Ghost Walk of The Lanes, Brighton's most haunted quarter - Rob Marks, the marvellous actor and entertainer is your host for the evening.
Take a twilight tour of Preston Manor in Brighton and Hove. Take the Grand Tour of the house to explore tales of hauntings, the influential séance in 1896, encounters of aristocratic visitors in the Blue Guest Room, and the chill hand of the spirits on the servants' staircase.
Exeter
Learn why Exeter is reputed to be one of England’s most haunted cities on the popular Ghosts and Legends Red Coat Guided Tour. Hear tales of a ghostly nun who heralds death, headless horses pulling a hearse, the spooky apparition of a murdered lady and many more.
Operating every Tuesday and Thursday during summer at 7.00pm and every Tuesday during winter at 7.00pm, these FREE guided walking tours are suitable for all ages, last 90 minutes and allow visitors to travel back in time and discover Exeter’s ghostly past.
London
Visit a graveyard where a gruesome event committed in the 1830's left an indelible stain upon the ethereal plane. See a dungeon where you'll sense countless dreadful happenings have occurred. Hear the story of the haunted elevator at London’s oldest hospital and be led through the ancient burial ground where the she wolf's restless wraith chills the blood of many a late night wanderer, and stand on the very spot where Sir William Wallace – Braveheart himself – was executed. Find out more about London Ghost Walks
Sheffield
Twice-weekly around the city centre – on Monday and Wednesday evenings throughout the year (except between Christmas and New Year), starting at 7.30pm – Mr. P Dreadfull presents tales of history and haunting around Sheffield. Tours start at 7.30pm from outside the Town Hall on Pinstone Street and last for at least 90 minutes. Find out more about Steel City Ghost Tours
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford is most famously known for the birthplace of the world’s most famous writer, William Shakespeare – but did you also know it is also the home of some of the spookiest and most haunted places in the world? The Shrieve’s House (www.enjoyengland.com/Attraction/Stratford-upon-avon/Museum/673653/Falstaffs-Experience.htm) in Sheep Street for example: behind the beautiful black and white half-timbered property lurks one of the most haunted buildings in England and, some say, the world with a reputed 40 spirits in residence? With reported sightings on a daily basis, there are regular ghost tours and investigations of the building.
Stratford Town Walk is a spooky, entertaining ghost walk around the historic streets of Stratford upon Avon. The Man in Black or Vincent will take you on a walk around the town to discover the buildings where there are tales of witches, ghosts, murder and mayhem.
Regularly described as one of the most haunted buildings in the country, The Creaky Cauldron (www.creakycauldron.org) in Stratford-upon-Avon has been visited by paranormal investigators, parapsychology groups and ghost hunters alike the building continues to offer a fascinating glimpse into the world of the supernatural and the unknown with regular guided candlelit tours of the building, ghost walks of the town centre and overnight vigils where you can experience the heady atmosphere for yourself.
Warwick
Alternatively, Take a Walk on the Dark Side, with ghost, myth, historical conspiracy, local folklore and legend and much more all covered in an entertaining 1 hour tour of either Warwick, Kenilworth or Stratford-upon-Avon. Tours run Thursday, Friday and Saturday night all year round and are tailor made for each town.
Windsor
Windsor Castle has more than its fair share of ghosts including King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn and Herne the Hunter to name but a few. For more information on the ghosts of Windsor Castle visit Ghost Story.
York
Travel back in time, cross the centuries and experience the stories that make up the hidden and blood chilling history of York's ghostly tradition. Traditional tales, Victorian tragedies and true accounts of modern day ghostly phenomena interweave with dark figures that lurk in the shadows to create a spine tingling experience that will haunt you forever. The tour lasts little over an hour and is wheel chair and push chair friendly. For more information visit Ghost Trail.
Situated on York's oldest street, "The Otherworld" @ 35 Stonegate is one of the most haunted buildings in York. During an episode "Ghost Towns" a terrifying possession took place in the seance room... take a Fright Night tour!
Derby
Visit Derby the ghost capital of England and reportedly the most haunted city in the country. Spooky sightings around the city are common knowledge, but for that extra experience join the infamous Richard Felix, former presenter on TV’s Most Haunted, on world renowned ghost walks.
