Ghost tales
Join our storytellers as they guide you on a journey through the past, with tales of ghosts, supernatural sightings and horrors from history. Over 16s only, and don’t forget to bring a torch – things are going to get dark…
Ghost Tales
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Ghost Tours at Gainsborough Old Hall
Sun 5, 12 and 19 Oct and Sun 26, Thu 30, Friday 31 Oct and Sun 2 Nov 2025 Gainsborough Old Hall -
Halloween Talk:The Birth of the Gothic Novel in Twickenham
Fri 10 Oct and Wed 29 Oct 2025 Marble Hill -
Illuminated Whitby Abbey
Fri 24 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2025 Whitby Abbey -
Shadows of the Abbey: Halloween History Tour
Thu 30 - Fri 31 Oct 2025 St Augustine's Abbey -
Spooky Woodland Walk at Belsay Hall
Thu 30 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2025 Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens -
Parlour Podcast with the Shropshire Witches at Boscobel House
Thu 30 Oct 2025 Boscobel House and The Royal Oak -
Ghost Tales at Osborne
Wed 29 - Fri 31 Oct 2025 Osborne -
Ghost Tales at Bolsover Castle
Thu 30 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2025 Bolsover Castle -
Ghost Tales at Carlisle Castle
Thu 30 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2025 Carlisle Castle -
Ghost Tales at Scarborough Castle
Thu 30 Oct - Sat 01 Nov 2025 Scarborough Castle -
Halloween Ghost Tours at Muchelney Abbey
Fri 31 Oct 2025 Muchelney Abbey
SPOOKY STORIES AND GRUESOME TALES
With tales of bloody battles, gruesome executions and strange paranormal phenomena, you might need a strong stomach to visit any of these historic sites…
Read our list... if you dareChilling Reads from History
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A JOURNEY INTO WITCHCRAFT BELIEFS
Travel with us from the pre-Christian world to the burial mounds of the English landscape, where an underworld of elves, demons and familiars came alive in the popular imagination.
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MEMENTO MORI
Known as memento mori, or ‘remember death’ in Latin, these historic objects provide a fascinating insight into medieval religious beliefs and attitudes towards death. We explore their history in this blog by Dr Michael Carter.
