Ann Street- Edinburgh Sightseeing There are plenty of places to view whilst sightseeing in Edinburgh. Many haunted spots are host to malevolent spirits much like the poltergeists in our previous blog posts. However Ann Street is party to a different kind of spectre. Ann Street was home to the Swan family at around the end …
The Corstorphine Sycamore Tree – A ghost blog Here at the Ghost Bus Tours we have stumbled across yet another tale from yonder year- to add to the ghost blog. Corstorphine Castle is now nothing but ruins – yet it was once home to the Forrester family during the seventeenth century. The castle was located near …
Edinburgh Sightseeing- ‘Johnny One-Arm’ Whilst Edinburgh sightseeing, go to Dalry to check out where ‘Johnny One-Arm’ once haunted an entire community. For three hundred years his spirit ran loose and put fear into man, woman and child. John Chielsy like any man, half way through the sixteen century, was married- it was not a union …
The Tale of Angus Roy Here at the Ghost Bus Tours we seek out only the most spooktacular stories an Edinburgh bus tour can provide. Hunting high and low for the darkest tales of yonder year. The tale of Angus Roy is one of profuse sadness and revolves around a man who was unfairly tormented. Angus Roy is …
Number 17 When in Edinburgh sightseeing, look out for the Number 17. Not far from the Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh lies a barren plot of land. The buildings that once stood there have now been forgotten and lie only in dust and ruin, except for one. Number 17, a building steeped in darkness and mystery, …
Tale of Montpelier Square – Ghost Story Montpelier Square tells the tale of a ghost story of old. During the mid 19th century land was set out for property development, which would later be named Montpelier Square. It had been owned previously by the rich Huguenot family. Although on completion this land was not highly sought after, …
The Haunted London Gallery Haunted London has much to offer in terms of ghosts, one particular is located at Hampton Court Palace, a building steeped in both mystery and history. The original occupancy fell under Cardinal Wolsey, which passed shortly to King Henry VIII after their legendary falling out. Henry VIII is notorious for the amount of wives he …
Ghost Bus Meets The London Dungeon The Ghost Bus Tours has teamed up with the London Dungeon to provide a shuttle service for the new Dungeon, which opened this month at County Hall. The Dungeon first opened in 1974 on Tooley Street, next to London Bridge. Although the original building was never actually a dungeon, …
The Curse of Cleopatra’s Needle Cleopatra’s Needle, which stands on the banks of the river Thames, is one of London’s oldest structures – nearly 3500 years old. This is the tale of how this ancient structure came to London and the ghostly stories that haunt it. This 180-tonne monolith was originally carved in Heliopolis, Egypt …
The story starts with a man and his two daughters. After moving into 50 Berkley Square, almost instantaneously a perturbing weird smell was noticed by the elder of the two daughters, which had apparently wafted down from Mr Myers’ previously occupied room. She explained that it was a musty smell, much like they used …