Cheltenham Ghost Walks and events for Halloween

Are you interested in spooky tales to send a shiver up your spine?  Would you like to learn about the history of Cheltenham and its haunted buildings and locations?  Then why not gather under the darkening skies to hear about ghost stories from Cheltenham’s past on Ghost Walks for Halloween.  

Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre have, once again, organised a series of ghost walks for this spooky time of year.  Ghost walks take place in Prestbury, the ghostly village just outside Cheltenham on Friday 26 and Tuesday 30 October, departing from The Burgage at 7pm.

A Town Centre Ghost Walk also takes place on Monday 29 October, departing from Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre at 7pm. 

Tickets are £5.50 Adults, £3.50 Children (under 16) and must be booked in advance by calling in at Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre, or phoning on 01242 522878 or email info@cheltenham.gov.uk  This is a TICKET ONLY event and tickets would need to be collected beforehand.  BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment.

Monster Walk - Saturday 27 October – Start 4pm at Cambray Place

Come and enjoy the phenomenon, which is the first Monster Walk to be held in Cheltenham, on Saturday 27 October. Dress up in ghoulish outfits and walk through the town centre, culminating in a party at The Brewery Centre.  Organised as an alternative to trick or treating, the Monster Walk has been organised by the Echo, Total Star FM, Banners and Balloons and other businesses. Money raised will go to the Mayor’s charities.  Tickets: £3.00 Adult, £7.00 Family of 4 and £1.50 Child, from the Tourist Information Centre on the Promenade (tickets also being sold at Banners and Balloons in Ambrose Street). 

Cheltenham Paranormal Festival – 20 – 27 October

The Paranormal Festival has begun and tickets are still being sold for ghost walks up to and including Saturday 27 October.  Dates still available include Thursday 25 October – a ghost walk around Cheltenham, departing the Tourist Information Centre at 7.30pm (for further available dates, please contact Cheltenham TIC on 01242 522878) Tickets: £5 Adults, £4 Child.  The festival also includes ghosthunts, talks, shows, magic, workshops, ghost walks, a Zombiewalk, music, films, books and much more… visit www.cheltenhamparanormalfestival.com for further details.

For further information, contact Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre on 01242 522878 or visit www.VisitCheltenham.com