Spooky Events Guide
Explore ghost tours, haunted attractions and spooky experiences across Britain and Ireland with our Events Guide.
Greater Manchester
Chetham’s Library Guided Tours
A deeply atmospheric medieval building associated with Dr John Dee and centuries of Manchester history.
Pre-booked tours Monday–Saturday on selected dates; tickets released up to six weeks ahead
Chetham's Library, Long Millgate, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 1SB
Greater Manchester
Flecky Bennett’s Chorlton Ghost Walk
A long-running local ghost walk covering Chorlton folklore, darker history and reported hauntings.
Selected evening dates; check current programme
Chorlton Green, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M21 9HS
Greater Manchester
Flecky Bennett’s Manchester Ghost Walk
A theatrical city-centre ghost walk built around documented local history, folklore and reported hauntings.
Selected Saturday evenings; check current dates
Outside Lock 91, 9 Century Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 4QL
Greater Manchester
Flecky Bennett’s Christmas Saturday Manchester Ghost Walk 2026
A Christmas edition of Flecky Bennett’s Manchester Ghost Walk through Campfield, Castlefield and the canal area, combining documented ghost stories, dark history and reported hauntings.
Saturday 12 December 2026, 7pm–9pm. Meet at 6.50pm. Check the official booking page for current availability.
Lock 91, 9 Century Street, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 4QL
Greater Manchester
Flecky Bennett’s Ordsall Hall Experience – Bonfire Night 2026
A Bonfire Night edition of Flecky Bennett’s after-hours Ordsall Hall ghost experience, linking the hall’s reported hauntings with Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
Thursday 5 November 2026, 7pm–8.15pm. Meet at 6.50pm. Check the official booking page for current availability.
Ordsall Hall, 322 Ordsall Lane, Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 3AN
Greater Manchester
Flecky Bennett’s Original Manchester Ghost Walk – Friday 13th Special 2026
An adults-only Friday-the-13th edition of Flecky Bennett’s Original Manchester Ghost Walk, combining documented ghost stories, dark history, the Manchester Mummy and Chetham’s Library.
Friday 13 November 2026, 7pm–9pm. Meet at 6.50pm. Check the official booking page for current availability.
Rear entrance of Manchester Town Hall, opposite The Waterhouse, 67–71 Princess Street, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 4EG
Greater Manchester
Flecky Bennett’s Stockport Air Raid Shelter Experience
A guided journey through pitch-black wartime tunnels, including the section beneath a graveyard.
Thursday 10 December 2026, 7pm; adults only
Stockport Air Raid Shelters, 61 Chestergate, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK1 1NE
Greater Manchester
For the Love of Horror — November 2026
A large horror fan convention with screen guests, props, traders, artists and cosplay.
14–15 November 2026, 09:00–18:00 both days.
BEC Arena / Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Longbridge Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M17 1SN
Greater Manchester
Ghosts, Ghouls and Gallows Manchester Ghost Tour
Guided ghost stories and dark history through Manchester city centre
7pm start on available dates; check live availability
Richard Cobden statue, St Ann's Square, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 7LG
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Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives
The preserved Victorian station, cells and stories of Manchester’s old underworld give the museum a distinctly eerie atmosphere.
Open Tuesdays; pre-booked visits may be available Monday, Wednesday and Friday
57a Newton Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 1ET
Greater Manchester
Rochdale Ghost Walks
Guided walks around Rochdale exploring local history and reported hauntings.
Recurring current visitor experience; check operator
Outside The Baum Pub, Toad Lane, Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 0NU
Greater Manchester
Stockport Air Raid Shelters
A vast underground wartime shelter network with dark tunnels, reinforced sections and a strong sense of the lives spent below ground during air raids.
Tuesday–Friday 1pm–5pm; Saturday 10am–5pm; Sunday 11am–4pm; evening Explorer Tours usually first Tuesday monthly
65 Chestergate, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK1 1NP
Greater Manchester
The Ancoats Ghost Walk
A guided walking tour of Ancoats, Manchester, exploring ghost stories and darker history.
Recurring 2026; check operator for departures
Outside Crown & Kettle, 2 Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester, Ancoats, Greater Manchester, M4 5FE
Greater Manchester
The Angel Meadow Experience
A Manchester walking tour exploring Angel Meadow and the darker side of the area's history.
Recurring 2026; check operator for departures
Outside main entrance to Angel Meadow, Old Mount Street, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M4 4HA
Greater Manchester
The Original Manchester Christmas Ghost Walk 2026
A Christmas edition of Flecky Bennett’s Original Manchester Ghost Walk, combining documented city ghost stories, dark history, the Manchester Mummy and Chetham’s Library.
Friday 18 December 2026, 7pm–9pm. Meet at 6.50pm. Check the official booking page for current availability.
Rear entrance of Manchester Town Hall, opposite The Waterhouse, Princess Street, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 4EG
Greater Manchester
The Original Stockport Ghost Walk
A theatrical walking tour built around Stockport's haunted taverns, dungeons, ghost stories and macabre history.
Selected evening dates; check current programme
The Plaza, Mersey Square, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK1 1SP
