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It’s October and that can only mean one thing – Halloween is coming! In this month’s article I’m going to talk about some of the great for some scary fun!
Ghost Hunting
Ghost hunting is an experience where you can go, usually with a group of people and a guide, and hunt for ghosts in a stately home or castle. Two companies that offer ghost hunts in Dorset are Haunted Happenings and Ghost Hunt Events – both have upcoming events in Dorchester at the Shire Hall and Dorchester Prison, Nothe Fort, the Rifles Museum in Salisbury and Merley House in Wimborne. They tend to book up quickly.
There are some fun local ghostly events happening this month:
Haunted Harbour Tour, Weymouth takes you on a trip to the darker side of history. Saxon massacres, the Black Death, murders, mysteries and secret tunnels will all be discovered. Many dates still available for 2024 – including Halloween itself, October 31st! – £11
Ghost Hunt at Museum of East Dorset, Wimborne
Built in the 16th century, will you experience the reported disembodied footsteps or even see items moving mysteriously by themselves?
Saturday 26th October, 8.30pm £33
Ghost Hunt at Shire Hall Courthouse, Dorchester
19th October 2024
8pm until 2am, £46
And if an organised event isn’t your thing, Dorset has plenty of properties said to be haunted which would be fun for a walk as dark closes in:
Knowlton Church, near Wimborne
Corfe Castle, near Wareham
Tyneham – Dorset’s ghost village, near Kimmeridge
Happy haunted Halloween!
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