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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

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 dare

Chilling Reads from History

  • 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. 

  • 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.