The Original Otley Ghost Tour
- 1h 5m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
A spine-chilling 1hr walking tour around the seemingly quaint streets of this medieval town. Discover who hobbles across the cobbles in Otley’s very own eerie historical ghost tour. A spooky historic walking tour showcasing Otley’s miserable, often strange past. In an uncovering of Otley’s rich, largely unexplored history, you are likely to fall in love with this little old town for its past and its present. Witness the most haunted buildings, walk through the creepiest graveyards, and learn all about Otley's folk tales, ghost stories, and unknown facts. Meet your guide by the clock tower in Otley Market Place.
Inclusions
What's included
- All Fees and Taxes
Itinerary
Learn about the history of Otley, where it came from and who roamed its cobbles once upon a time... Learn about The Clock Tower and the weird and wonderful characters of Otley Market Place. From Eye-lickers to mouth butchers, historical Otley was not for the faint of heart.
Learn about the history of our nations railways and the 'navvies' who were responsible for building them. Learn about their shockingly gruesome lives (and deaths) and how they continue to roam Yorkshire's railway tracks.
Enter this creepy churchyard, learn about the bone-house that used to reside here, and the ghosts who wander amongst the graves.
Learn a tale or two about the ghosts of Otley Chevin, and pay a visit to the home of Otley's most famous historical celebrity - Thomas Chippendale.
The grim history of The Black Bull, Otley's oldest (and likely, most haunted) pub
Cut through the ginnel into Bay Horse Court to hear a ghostly tale about The Bay Horse inn
The hauntings of Otley Courthouse
See what was once Otley's Cattle Market and learn about the hauntings of nearby pub, The Horse and Farrier
Visit Tittybottle park and hear a tale about a woman's watery grave, she is occasionally spotted on the other side of the river. Keep your eyes peeled...
Learn about the history of Otley's first registered spot Capital Punishment: Gallows Hill.
The Archbishops of the manor lived here once upon a time. Learn about the Catholic priests who sought refuge in the parish church next door.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your ghoulish Guide by the clock tower...
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 35 travellers
- Operated by
- Yorkshire Ghost Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Leeds
- Its from-price is 59% below the median of the 48 experiences we list in Leeds.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 48.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Leeds
Leeds is West Yorkshire's big city, a Victorian centre of arcades and markets with galleries, a waterfront and the Yorkshire Dales within reach.
Leeds grew in the nineteenth century on wool, cloth and engineering, and its Victorian centre shows it in the grand Town Hall, the oval Corn Exchange and the glass-roofed shopping arcades of the Victoria Quarter. Kirkgate Market is one of the biggest covered markets in Europe, and it is where Michael Marks first set up the penny bazaar that grew into a national retailer.
Top-ranked sights in Leeds: Leeds Kirkgate Market.
