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The Ghost Hunt of York

Shambles, England
01904 608700
Ranked #4 of 27 tours in York
4.5 of 5 stars 231 Reviews
Type: Tours
Traveller Description: The Ghost Hunt of York is a walking tour of many of the supposedly haunted locations in the city.  It's excellent entertainment for everyone, from... more »
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London, England, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Well worth a fiver and just over an hour of anybodies time. More

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Ashford, Middlesex
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Having just come back from Edinburgh and paying near on double the money for a ghost tour there, we decided to do this one in York. There are a few you can do but we thought this one has won a Tourism award and seemed to have more publicity so let's try it. There were only about 25-30 in our... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Lots of the stories seem to be made up, I don't mean to be rude. One story in particular was about a little girl that died during the plague. He said you could see her face in the Little window of this house, trying to get out. The house wasn't built until the 19th century, after the plague. Disappointing for... More

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Lincolnshire
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

There are quite a few ghost walks in York as you'd imagine, given it's long and varied history and we chose this one based on the very reasonable price of £5 pp (at time of writing) and I'd also done this same tour several years ago, so vaguely knew what to expect . The tour leaves from either end of... More

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Brisbane
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

This attraction is an absolute MUST. Our ghost hunter was Dan and he is extremely talented, very witty and held the audience, which numbered around 15 - 20, totally spellbound. The walk around York's city centre takes an hour but like anything which is really enjoyable it was over all too quickly. At various times throughout the walk Dan would... More

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Sunderland, United Kingdom
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012
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An enjoyable walk around York with a very entertaining character, we had plenty of laughs along this ghost trail and learnt some history too, More

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Biddulph, United Kingdom
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52 helpful votes 52 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012
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We have been on this ghost hunt twice now and haven't found one to beat its entertainment value yet. Andy Dextrous adds fun and surprise to his spooky tales. Don't expect to be particularly scared, just truly entertained and enthralled by his tales of suspense and ghostly goings on. He had everyone in absolute stitches with never a dull moment.... More

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Liverpool, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

The Ghost Hunt of York was great fun. Andy Dextrous was very entertaining with really interesting and spooky ghostly tales of York. No matter where you are stood in the crowd, you can always see him and hear him very clearly. We highly recommend this ghost walk! More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Weren't sure whether to do the Ghost hunt as it was freezing cold, but finally decided to give it a go. We're glad we did. We soon forgot the weather and laughed along with everybody. This is not a ghostly walk, we were not scared in any way, but it was fantastic entertainment. Our kids (9 and 12) thought it... More

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Ironbridge, United Kingdom
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

The actor taking our tour was great, especially as he must be bored silly doing the same so often. He made it humourous and informative too More

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