Spooky Isles 15th Anniversary Pin BadgeSpooky Isles 15th Anniversary BadgeKeep Halloween alive 365 days a year£7.99 delivered in the UKBuy the badge →

Spooky Things to Do & Places to Visit

Just added to the Events Guide

Freshly added spooky events, festivals and experiences from around the UK and Ireland.

Explore all events →

Wigmore Castle

Explore the atmospheric ruins of the Mortimers’ medieval stronghold at Wigmore, now a wild and overgrown English Heritage site.

Goodrich Castle

A dramatic medieval Herefordshire castle with a dark dungeon, Civil War siege history and atmospheric ruins above the River Wye.

Spooky Things to Do & Places to Visit

Find ghost tours, haunted attractions, historic sites, museums, cemeteries, pubs, places to stay and other useful stops for a spooky trip around Britain and Ireland.

Reset
8 listings found

Aston Hall

Historic house / castle

Aston Hall is one of Birmingham's best-known haunted buildings, with long-running stories of apparitions and unexplained activity.

Friday–Sunday, 11am–4pm in season; winter closure from 2 November 2026 except special events
Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, Aston, B6 6JD

Birmingham Back to Backs

Museum / historic site

An atmospheric preserved court where visitors encounter the intimate realities of overcrowding, poverty, work and domestic life across generations.

Visits by pre-booked guided tour only; opening days and tour times vary
55–63 Hurst Street / 50–54 Inge Street, Birmingham, Southside, B5 4TE

Birmingham Catacomb Tours – Key Hill & Warstone Lane

Cemetery / burial place

A rare chance to enter dark Victorian catacomb chambers and underground cemetery tunnels beneath Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.

Selected special dates; 2026 programme includes 31 October
Warstone Lane Cemetery, Vyse Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter, B18

Birmingham’s Dark Side Walking Tour

Dark history walk

A city-centre dark-history walk built around Birmingham's grimmer stories rather than a conventional sightseeing tour.

Selected dates; check current programme
Birmingham city centre, Birmingham, Birmingham

Key Hill & Warstone Lane Cemetery Guided Tours

Cemetery / burial place

Two atmospheric Victorian cemeteries with catacombs, notable burials and a strong connection to Birmingham's social and industrial history.

Regular scheduled tours across 2026–27; check current dates before travelling
Key Hill Cemetery and Warstone Lane Cemetery, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter, B18

The Coffin Works

Museum / historic site

A rare surviving factory devoted to coffin fittings, funerary metalwork and the Victorian business of death.

Guided tours Wednesday–Sunday at selected times; self-guided entry Friday–Sunday
13–15 Fleet Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter, B3 1JP

UncannyCon 2026

Event / festival

A paranormal fan convention built around Uncanny, featuring experts, witnesses and live podcast material.

21 November 2026, roughly 14:00–22:00; final auditorium session ends around 21:00.
ICC Birmingham, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA

West Midlands Police Museum: The Lock-Up

Museum / historic site

A genuine Victorian lock-up with original cells, stories of prisoners, crime and punishment, and occasional murder-history events.

Opening dates vary; check the museum calendar before visiting
The Lock-Up, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, Birmingham, B4 6BJ