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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.

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49th SPR International Annual Conference 2026

Event / festival

The Society for Psychical Research annual conference on psychical and paranormal phenomena.

27–29 November 2026. Arrival Friday from 15:00; talks on 28–29 November; event ends Sunday 17:00.
Crowne Plaza Stratford-upon-Avon, Bridgefoot, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6YR

After Hours Ghost Tours at Croft Castle

Ghost tour

After-hours access to one of Herefordshire’s best-known haunted houses, with stories of apparitions and unexplained phenomena.

27–31 October 2026, 6pm–9pm
Croft Castle and Parkland, Yarpole, near Leominster, Yarpole / Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW

ASSAP Seriously Strange Conference 2027 in Worcester

Event / festival

ASSAP conference on ghosts, poltergeists, folklore, UFOs, consciousness and other anomalous phenomena, with talks and optional social events.

Fri 20 Aug 2027, 6pm – Sun 22 Aug, 5.30pm; Friday evening programme to be announced
University of Worcester, St John's Campus, Henwick Grove, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 6AJ

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

Coventry’s Victorian Murder Mile

Dark history walk

Victorian Coventry crime-history walk focused on dark deeds and murder cases.

Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands

Croft Castle and Parkland

Museum / historic site

One of Herefordshire’s best-known haunted historic houses, associated with ghostly apparitions and recurring paranormal stories.

Open on published National Trust dates; check current times before travelling
Croft Castle and Parkland, Yarpole, near Leominster, Yarpole / Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW

Friendly Fright Night at Small Breeds Farm Park

Event / festival

A live-actor Halloween experience with haunted zones, a curse-solving story, spooky walks and animal encounters.

24–30 October 2026, 5pm–8pm
Small Breeds Farm Park, Kingswood, Kington, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3HF

Goodrich Castle

Museum / historic site

Atmospheric medieval ruins, a pitch-dark dungeon and the violent story of the castle’s 1646 Civil War siege.

Open on published English Heritage dates; check current times
Castle Lane, Goodrich, Ross-on-Wye, Goodrich / Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6HY

Halloween at Ralph Court Gardens

Event / festival

Large seasonal Halloween attraction with ghosts, graveyard scenes, haunted-house scares and an after-dark light show.

Daytime 3 October–1 November 2026, 10am–4pm; evenings 22–31 October, 6pm–8.30pm
Ralph Court Gardens, Edwyn Ralph, Bromyard, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4LU

Haunted Coventry Ghost Walk

Ghost walk

Coventry ghost walk with paranormal stories and historic hauntings.

Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands

Hideous Histories of Herefordshire

Dark history walk

Official self-guided routes devoted to Herefordshire’s ghosts, folklore, grisly history, legendary creatures and dark heritage.

Year-round self-guided trails
Various locations across Herefordshire, Various, Herefordshire

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

Legends of Croft Halloween Trail

Event / festival

A folklore-led Halloween trail featuring Croft’s Grey Lady, Black Dog, Green Man and other local legends.

24 October–1 November 2026, 10am–4.30pm
Croft Castle and Parkland, Yarpole, near Leominster, Yarpole / Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW

Shrewsbury Prison Ghost Tour

Ghost tour

After-dark guided ghost experience inside the historic prison, with reported paranormal stories and prison history.

Shrewsbury Prison, The Dana, SY1 2HP, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 2HP

Sinister Stratford Guided Walking Tour

Dark history walk

Stratford tour covering plague, murder, ghosts, witches, grave-robbing and grim local history.

Stratford town centre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Spooky Orchard Adventures at Newton Court

Event / festival

A seasonal family trail combining hidden pumpkins, spooky clues and an orchard scavenger hunt.

24 October–1 November 2026, running daily during half term
Newton Court, Newton, Leominster, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0FN

Stratford Ghost Walk

Ghost walk

Long-running costumed ghost walk through haunted buildings and stories of ghosts, witches, murder and misery.

Every Saturday at 7.30pm; 2026 schedule currently listed through 26 Dec; additional Halloween programme advertised
Shrieves Walk, Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6GJ

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

The Ghost Tour of Hereford

Ghost walk

Walking tour of Hereford’s darker history, local hauntings, executions and macabre legends

Friday and Saturday evenings, year-round
Bull Statue, High Town, Hereford, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2AA

The Weird Walk of Warwick

Dark history walk

90-minute evening walk combining murders, ghosts, hellhound folklore, executions and Warwick's strange history.

Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick, Warwick, Warwickshire

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