York is reputedly the most haunted city in Europe, if not the world, and it makes the ideal venue for a festival entirely devoted to the more ethereal and mystical areas of life (or perhaps that should be the afterlife). Spooksfest takes place in March this year and offers a variety of frighteningly tempting activities and events for families, friends and serious ghost hunters in search of something completely different. It’s scary, it’s spooky, but it’s also fun and immensely interesting, and it provides an ideal opportunity to discover some of the usually hidden aspects of the historic city of York and its many treasures.
You may quiver and quake, you may shake and tremble, but you’re sure to enjoy the many goings-on. Whether down the narrow ginnels and snickelways, or in the ancient buildings, or on the city walls where the history seems to seep from the very stones that were tramped and trodden by Roman legionnaires more than 1,600 years ago, there’s something for everyone – alive or dead – at the Spooksfest.
Visit York and In the Company of Ghosts have got together (with the help of their sponsor York Printing.com) to put on this weird and wonderful weekend with workshops and walks, as well as a welter of other-worldly activities.
Here’s a summary of what to expect:
Friday 11 March
City Screen showing Hell’s Ground with Special Guests
Fairfax House Ghost Stories by Candlelight
Family Spooky Treasure Hunt
Lunchtime and Evening Haunted Pub Walk
Mansion House Candlelit Tours and Spooky Stories
Spooksfest Recommended Ghost Walks
Treasurer’s House Haunted Cellar Tour
Saturday 12 March
The Dean Court Hotel’s Ghostly Supper Evening
An Evening with Ciaran O’Keeffe in the Treasurers House
Fairfax House Ghost Stories by Candlelight
Family Spooky Treasure Hunt
Ghost Hunting Workshop
Horrible History Family Walk
Lunchtime and Evening Haunted Pub Walk
Mansion House Candlelit Tours and Spooky Stories
Psychic and Medium Trail
Talks on the Supernatural and Paranormal
Treasurer’s House Haunted Cellar Tour
Spooksfest Recommended Ghost Walks
Sunday 13 March
Family Spooky Treasure Hunt
Ghost Stories Around the Fire at the Red Lion Pub
Horrible History Family Walk
Lunchtime and Early Evening Haunted Pub Walk
Psychic and Medium Trail
Spooksfest Recommended Ghost Walks
For more info go to: www.spooksfest.co.uk
And if you’re thinking of heading to York for this ghoulish weekend, take a look on Hello Yorkshire for York hotels, York bed and breakfast and other accommodation in York.
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