Gloucestershire Ghost Hunters at The Folk of Gloucester

Gloucestershire Ghost Hunters are taking over The Folk of Gloucester on Friday 20 November, from 20:00 to 23:00. It's a participatory ghost hunt run by the Gloucester Ghost Walks team, and they've opened it up to believers and sceptics alike, so you don't need to be a true believer to get involved.

The venue is a big part of the draw. The Folk of Gloucester is a Tudor timber-framed townhouse that's seen five centuries of change, and the list of what it's been over those years is something of a history of the city's trade. It's served as a sweet shop, a fishmonger's, a cobbler's, a funeral director's, an auction room, and even a pin and needle factory that employed children. That's a lot of different lives to have passed through one building, and the hunt is built around exploring that layered past.

As for what you'll actually be doing, the team uses a mix of traditional and modern paranormal investigation methods. You'll be working with EMF meters and digital recorders, but there's also a place for quieter, more observational techniques. They describe their approach as investigating respectfully, openly and without preconceptions, so it's less about chasing a jump-scare and more about seeing what you can find when you're actually paying attention to the space.

It runs for three hours on the Friday night, from 20:00 to 23:00, and tickets are £25 per person. The Folk is at Bishop Hooper's House, 99-101 Westgate Street, GL1 2PG.