Ghost Tour - City Centre

Strange Sheffield Ghost Tours is running a walk through the city centre on Friday 23 October, starting at Leah's Yard, 22 Cambridge Street, S1 4HP. It's led by Adrian Finney, a Sheffield storyteller and author who runs his events under the 'Strange Britain' banner. He's written a series of Strange Britain books exploring the paranormal and unusual across the British Isles, with a particular focus on Sheffield, and this walk is part of that same thread.

Finney's style blends historical fact with humour, sometimes dark, and the route covers a fair bit of ground. Along the way you'll hear how Sheffield became a city, the surprising origin of a classic swear word, and visit the site of a long-forgotten plague pit. There are tales of ghostly goings-on in the library and a haunting that made national headlines in 1970. It's as much a bit of local history as it is a ghost tour, with the stories tied to the actual streets you're walking.

The walk runs for about 90 minutes and covers roughly three-quarters of a mile, so it's a gentle pace rather than a proper hike. It finishes at The Chocolate Bar, where everyone is invited to share a hot chocolate. If you've got a thing for the city's hidden corners and the odd tales that stick to them, this is right up that alley.

It starts at 19:20 and wraps up around 21:00, and tickets are £12.50 per person, with pre-payment required. If you're interested, you'll want to book ahead.