Otley: Guided Ghost Tour
ID: GYG894444-1404056
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بلد: United Kingdom
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الوصف
Discover the eerie history of Otley on a guided ghost tour. Hear about the town's rickety old buildings and bygone days as you follow your guide around the town.
Meet your ghoulish guide at the clock tower in Otley Market Place and discover Otley's eerie history. Follow your guide around Otley's town center and uncover Otley's unusual history.
Enjoy listening to your guide regale you with tales about Otley's eccentric citizens, oldest buildings, and bygone days.
The route is as follows...
1. The Clock Tower
Discover the history of Otley’s name, the clock tower, and a rather unusual haunted location.
2. Kirkgate, Navvies Memorial, Parish Church
Find out why there are so many ‘gates’ in Otley, learn about the history of the local railway systems, and hear a ghoulish anecdote about the Parish Churchyard’s rickety old ‘Bone House’.
3. Thomas Chippendale’s home
Find out about Otley’s very own historic celebrity: Thomas Chippendale. Often referred to as the Shakespeare of English furniture makers!
4. Mercury Row
Once named Ratten Row, and for good reason.
5. Like Nana Did
Glimpse through the window and look for a little old lady browsing the herbs and spices section…
6. The Black Bull
The oldest pub in Otley is reportedly haunted by Oliver Cromwell’s troops, as well as two rather hairy gentlemen.
7. Otley Market Place
The history of the cobbled streets and some rather gory characters who lingered around the Market Place once upon a time…
8. Bay Horse Inn
The tragic tale of a local hero - Catherine Taylor.
9. Otley Courthouse,
Is the Courthouse really haunted?
10. The Horse and Farrier
Another Otley pub, and a particularly Yorkshire Ghost.
11. Tittybottlepark
Gruesome historic tales of the River Wharfe; the most haunted river in England. Listen to William Wordsworth and always swim with a buddy.
12. All Saints Church
What was life like for Catholics in the medieval era? Are there priest holes under Our Lady and All Saints Church? Find out about the twisted fate of a Catholic Priest in 1500s England.
13. The Archbishops of York
See their former home, and learn how Otley got its cobbled streets.
14. Clitheroe House
A gory end for a Yorkshire hero.
15. Clapgate
See the first Otley Courthouse and police station. And what was it like to go to school in the 1600s?
أبرز النقاط
- Discover the eerie history of Otley on a guided ghost tour
- Wander round the cobbles at night and meet the town's most frightful spirits
- Learn about the history of the bramhope tunnel and navvies memorial
- Learn about Otley's oldest Churches, pubs, graveyards and more
- Find out about the extraordinary medieval marketplace vendors
لغات الإرشاد
معلومات هامة
The tour runs rain or shine - please dress for the weather!
This is an easy one hour walk although there are a couple of steps. Please inform us ahead of time if this will be an issue and we can try to reroute.
Please note there are also cobbles and uneven terrain.
Babes in arms go free
Meet your guide by the benches next to the clock tower
متى يجب أن أحجز؟
لضمان التوفر، احجز في أقرب وقت ممكن. الحجز المبكر يستحق النظر خاصة إذا كنت تخطط للرحلة خلال موسم الذروة مثل العطلات العامة أو عطلات نهاية الأسبوع.
الإلغاءات
يمكنك إلغاء هذه الرحلة بدون تكلفة حتى 24 ساعات قبل بدء الرحلة. إذا قمت بالإلغاء بعد 24 ساعات أو لم تحضر في الرحلة، فسيتم تحصيل السعر الكامل للنشاط. التأخر في الاستلام أو المغادرة سيعتبر كعدم حضور.