Ghosts & Ghouls

Ghosts & Ghouls

York is known to be one of the most haunted cities in Europe.  Dare you take a trip back into York's murky past?

The most horrible place to start is of course York Dungeon.   Full of torture, plague, massacres executions and death!  Live actors lead you through this ghastly experience, tales of the Roman Legion, Guy Fawkes and Dick Turpin will haunt you forever......

Stop for lunch if you will at one of our haunted local taverns - complete with 2 ghosts - the Black Swan, Peaseholme Green will be pleased to serve you.

Why not walk the city walls and take in a visit to the Micklegate Bar Museum which has stood sentinel over the city for 800 years.  See where the heads of ‘traitors' once adorned the battlements.  Further along the walls you will come across the Richard III Museum which needs you to decide the truth behind the man - was he an evil monster guilty of brutally murdering the ‘Princes in the Tower' or was he unfairly maligned by history?

As darkness falls the essential part of any visit to York is a ghost walk taking in all the dark and mysterious snickleways. Our entrepid ghost hunters are ready and waiting to whisk you off into the night and disturb your sleep forever with haunting tales.

During the summer months you can also board a Ghost Cruise on YorkBoat.  The cruise lasts for one hour and a costumed storyteller will thrill and entertain you.