The Fading Light London Ghost Walk

Meeting point

Where

The walk starts from St. Paul's Underground Station, Exit One, Which is near to St, Paul's cathedral. The guide will be standing with a sign, which has the walks name printed upon it. · Open in Google Maps

Departure

19:30 on Wed; scheduled through April 2027 (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Return

Just off of Lower Thames Street. The closest underground station is Monument. The guide will provide directions to the nearest stations once the walk has finished.

Pickup

No hotel pickup: everyone meets at the start point

Operator

Alan Aspinall; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   For our first stop of the night, we will visit Christ Church Greyfriars

   You will hear the story of both the location’s history, as well as that of its most famous ghost, Queen Isabella, wife of King Edward the II of England, or as history more famously remembers her as, the She Wolf of France.

   6 min
2. 2
   Holy Sepulchre London

   For the 2nd stop of the evening we will visit the largest parish church in the city of London. Where we will find out about the very grisly practice of grave robbing, A crime that reached epidemic proportions in the late 18th and early 19th century.

   6 min
3. 3
   Old Bailey

   The walk will stop outside of the Old Bailey, which was once the location of the dreaded Newgate prison. Once there you will be given a brief history of the location, as well as hearing about some of the ghosts that are said to haunt it.

   6 min
4. 4
   Here we enter the lair of the dreaded Black Dog of Newgate

   Where we will hear about this demonic entity, as well as the terrible crime that was said to have birthed it.

   6 min
5. 5
   Temple Bar

   We will be stopping at Temple Bar, which is the last of the London Gateways. Here you will be told of the history of the gate, which includes a truly terrifying ghost story that was retold to the guide by the person who experienced the event.

   6 min
6. 6
   St. Paul's Cathedral

   The walk will take us past St. Paul's Cathedral, where we will stop outside of it, and then hear a little about its history, as well as the ghost that is said to haunt it.

   6 min
7. 7
   Still within the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral we will stop here and find out about the open-air pulpit that one’s stood upon the location, and its connections to both necromancy and witchcraft6 min
8. 8
   St. Mary Le Bow Church

   The walk will take us past St Mary Le Bow, which is one of the most famous churches in the city of London. Once there we will stop, where you will hear a brief history of the building, and then be told of some of the creepy events that are said to have taken place there during its long history.

   6 min
9. 9
   We will visit the Bank of England where we will find out more about the history of this grand old building and its function

   We will also hear about its tragic ghost, Sarah Whitehead, who spirit is said to have haunted the location since the early 19th century.

   6 min
10. 10
    St. Mary Woolnoth Church

    At this location we will find out more about the ghosts of the London underground, as well as the many mysterious events that have said to have plague the station to this very day.

    6 min
11. 11
    Staying with the London underground we come to one of the cities most famous ghost stations

    Once at the location we will hear of the station’s short-lived history, as well as the supernatural events that are said to take place there.

    6 min
12. 12
    The Monument to the Great Fire of London

    The walk will stop next to the Monument to the Great Fire of London, where you will be told about its history, as well as hearing about the Great fire itself.

    6 min
13. 13
    London Bridge

    The final stop on the walk takes us to the banks of the river Thames, where we will be within sight of London Bridge. Once there you will hear about the bridge’s history, as well as the ghost story that is connected to it.

    6 min

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