Private Ghost Tours in York: Unveiling York's Gruesome Past
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York
Experience a private ghost tour in York and uncover the city's gruesome past. Hear chilling tales of executions, murders, the plague, and encounter the ghosts of York.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Shambles - Learn the history of one of Europes oldest streets.
  • Shrine of Saint Margaret Clitherow - Hear the terrible fate of the women who went on to be a Catholic Saint.
  • Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate - Visit York’s shortest Street.
  • Bedern - Find out the history of Bedern and the spirits that still haunt the area.
  • St William’s College - Learn about the Girl in the Plague House.
  • Treasurer’s House - Hear one of York’s most famous Ghost stories.
  • York Minster - See this magnificent gothic cathedral and hear a tale or two.
What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Hotel pickup (by foot, city centre hotels only)
  • Tour escort/host
  • Gratuities
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Access to historical attractions.
  • Dinner
Additional Information

This is an exclusive tour which will only include your party, your guide, and the spectral inhabitants of York.

Your knowledgeable guide will regale you with stories of York’s macabre history - executions, homicides, pestilence, and hauntings, as we traverse some of the city’s eeriest locales.

The quoted price is for the entire group.

Being a private tour, we have the flexibility to accommodate your specific needs, preferred start time, and point of commencement.

We also offer pick-ups from hotels* and we can inaugurate the tour from various spots, allowing for a bespoke route.

*Applicable for city centre only. Validate before reserving.

Location
Roman Bath
Saint Sampson's Square
Outside the pub.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Climber51627296178
Feb 21, 2024
Great ghost tour - Really interesting tour, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and funny. Made us feel very welcome definitely a 5 star experience would recommend.
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Q198qqwillw
Feb 16, 2024
Excellent experience - We booked the ghost tour as we have visited York many times for weekends away and seen the groups being lead around, we thought we might learn some history as well as doing some thing different but didn’t really think much of it! We was wrong! on meeting Nigel who had been very good with contact and info from the start, he was even better at capturing our imagination - he was dressed for the part, full of interesting stories, he really got into character and captivated his audience, he was also very knowledgeable on anything else we asked. We were very impressed and will definitely be recommending Nigel, excellent experience 👍
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Dmsadler
Jan 5, 2024
Exploring York’s dark underbelly - Loved this tour ran by Nigel into the history (both dark and light) of York. Nigel communicated beforehand to confirm the booking and meeting place which was helpful. He also kept to time by being at the meeting location and launched straight into the talk. We benefited from being a private group as well, having walked past a group of around 30 on a different tour we were very appreciative of the smaller and personal group size. The content was perfect for our group - the majority was ghostly tales but scattered in were plenty of historical facts about York. Our group learnt a lot! Overall, this is an awesome experience and Nigel is a consummate host. I (and the rest of my group) would highly recommend this tour!
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Susance7482ru
Dec 2, 2023
Private Ghost Tour Excellent 10/10 - Communication between Nigel and myself up until the tour started was excellent even advising to wear warm clothes as the weather was turning chilly to wearing comfortable footwear. Nigel is very knowledgeable on the subject and makes the tour very interesting and enjoyable answering any questions you have. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would have no hesitation in recommending to our friends and family. 10/10
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B10yth
Oct 10, 2023
Brilliant - I booked a private tour for a group of ten. Communication from Nigel was really good, answering my questions in a timely manner and he was flexible enough to tweak the tour and timings to our requirements. The content of the tour was very interesting. He quickly gauged his audience and tailored his delivery and content to suit. Nigel knew his subject matter thoroughly and combined with his excellent delivery, humour and wit, gave us a truly enjoyable evening together, with lots of laughs along the way. I thoroughly recommend his tour to anybody who wants something private with a friends or family. Thank you very much, Nigel.
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Don_g
Aug 23, 2023
A spirited night with Nigel - We had a great time with Nigel. He knows whereall the spirits live. Interesting and entertaining. Highly recommend this tour
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Michaelabk9823ms
Aug 13, 2023
A Great Ghost Tour! - Nigel was a great guide, he could tell there were ghostly skeptics amongst our party and tailored his tour to include more of the history of York, some more macabre than others, with the odd ghostly detail thrown in as it was, after all, a ghost tour. He tactfully informed others that listened in along the way that it was a private tour, respecting our exclusivity for the tour, which was greatly appreciated. Overall a great experience that we would highly recommend.
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Voyager14811668490
Jul 19, 2023
A good experience - Nigel was very knowledgeable and entertaining guide. The tour was enjoyed by all. We particularly liked the fact it was a private tour and not part of a huge party.
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Melaniemh7704wc
May 31, 2023
Evening well spent! - Nigel’s private group tour was perfect for our group of 6. We had a few who had a bit of trouble walking and he was great about not rushing from place to place. We really appreciated this. Nigel is so engaging and knowledgeable about this amazing city. We learned so many interesting facts! I would definitely recommend spending your time with him.
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Kirsty_n
Dec 10, 2023
Despite the bad weather... - Despite the bad weather we still had fun leaning the history and ghost story’s on our journey thank you
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