Original Ghost Walk Of York

One of the few things you can do after the sun goes down in York besides dinner is a ghost walk. A tour guide took us around York telling us tales of ghosts sightings, their origins, and the factoids about each location. It was a chilly evening and our last stop just outside the York Minster was the coldest. I was layered up with sweaters, scarf, gloves and coat yet I was chilled to the bone. I’m not sure if it was because there were some ghosts following us around or the mere fact it was a few days after Christmas and winter but it was seriously cold.
Our guide was knowledgeable and conducted a 2.5 hour tour. He discussed Guy Fawkes among other local figures who seem to haunt York. While fun, the weather didn’t help much. Definitely a must do, but perhaps in a warmer season.

Every single city in England has a ghost walk. If you’ve visited/​lived there, you’ve accepted this fact and realized that most are the same and generally only something you do when you’re visiting a place that has nothing to do after 7pm.
It’s been a little while since I went, so some of the details are lost now, but I do remember really enjoying it. I travel all over the UK most the year, so I’ve been on my fair share of ghost walks. While there for a bed & breakfast weekend with the boyfriend, we met up with friends who are now York locals who told us they’d heard good things about the trip and had always wanted to go.
The four of us spent most the night laughing at little factoids and stories the tour guide told us, really enjoying ourselves. We also had a bottle of MacAllan in our pocket, which could have been helping with that, but shhh. We weren’t the only inebriated ones, though! It never fails that while on a ghost walk, drunk guys walk by yelling «Boo!!!» and other noises that I think are supposed to be ghost related.
Learning about Guy Fawkes and his history in York was my favorite bit, as were the stories the guide told us at the end. It’s a fun little thing to do if you’ve got a night in York, and it takes you all around the city center, giving you the opportunity to really take in its beauty while its lit up at night.