Ghosts & Ghouls

Ghosts & Ghouls is back on the streets of St Albans on Thursday 26 November, run by St Albans Tour Guides. It's a guided walk through the haunted side of the city, and one of the organisers' most popular routes during Halloween and throughout the winter months.

The walk takes in places noted for strange events, with the guide relating stories of the town's well-known phantoms as you go. It's not for the youngest crowd, though — it's not suitable for children under 12. If you're after something similar but in a different part of the area, the guides also run Haunted Harpenden, which recounts the mysterious goings-on and shady characters of Harpenden in years gone by.

The meeting point is St Albans Museum + Gallery, which they describe as a world-class centre for arts and culture in the heart of the city. It's in an area home to the Roman Theatre of Verulamium, the only visible example of its kind in Britain, and the Clock Tower, completed by 1405 and identified as the only medieval town belfry in England.

It runs from 19:30 to 21:00, so you'll be out in the dark for the full ninety minutes. Tickets have to be bought in advance from the organisers' website, and if you need to cancel, refunds on public walk tickets are only given if requested at least 48 hours before the walk.