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 -
Halloween Tour at Marble Hill: A Georgian Way to Die
Thu 16 Oct and Wed 22 Oct 2025 Marble Hill -
The Apsley House Mystery
Sat 18 Oct 2025 Apsley House -
Illuminated Whitby Abbey
Fri 24 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2025 Whitby Abbey -
Spooky Woodland Walk at Belsay Hall
Thu 30 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2025 Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens -
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
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.