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The Bloody Tour of York

Name: The Bloody Tour of York
Address: Meet 6pm and 8pm outside Street Williams College, York, YO17JF, GB
Telephone: +447584855443
Price range: ££
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April - November Tours run on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 6pm and 8pm
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York has over 2000 years of blood thirsty history it doesn't need any hearsay stories as the facts speak for themselves. Join your own very special costumed guide Mad Alice as she takes you to some of York's most famous landmarks and some not so well known. Hear the stories of the Romans and Vikings and how they built this city on a fearful reputation. Kings and Queens have left their own bloody m

ark on the city. Stories of murder, witchcraft and botched executions lurk around every corner. Discover some of the famous characters of York including Guy Fawkes, Margaret Clitheroe and 'The Yorkshire Witch'. Private tours are available please get in touch for details.

02/07/2025

The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on the evening of 2nd July 1644, just west of York, and was one of the largest battles ever fought on English soil ⚔️

01/07/2025

What if we told you…

Midweek in York is no longer safe!

Lady Peckett will be running tours on Wednesday nights, 6pm and 8pm. You are all loving tours with Lady Peckett:

“Lady Peckett Was amazing, remembered everyone’s name, made sure she spoke to everyone,made sure everyone was ok, her stories were great and her enthusiasm was off the charts, so glad we booked and went to the tour, made our first night in York a night to absolutely remember thank you” - Lesley W

So, if you fancy making your midweek abit bloodier and spookier book a tour today!

www.thebloodytourofyork.co.uk

30/06/2025

Three carriages. One ghost train. Which carriage will claim your soul?

The Phantom Carriage
The Midnight Spectre
Wraith Of The Rails

Which carriage have you booked? Or which carriage would you choose?

You have until 23:59 TONIGHT to book your early bird tickets. After that? The ghosts have decided they want you to pay full price.

🍸Spirits attract spirits so don’t forget you get a York Gin as part of your ticket too.
🎟️A return (if you are lucky) trip from Pickering to Levisham.
🎭Live actors led by Mad Alice, all on board a real steam train. What’s not to love!

www.nymr.co.uk/ghosttrain

27/06/2025

She predicted the future… and they called her a witch. The story of Mother Shipton.

Tomorrow witches from far and wide will gather in York - we will hopefully see you there.

26/06/2025

THE MIDNIGHT DEADLINE APPROACHES…

If you’re planning to get on board Mad Alice’s Ghost Train, now’s the time to act or be haunted by regret forever.

Early bird tickets DISAPPEAR at 11:59pm on 30th June… After that? Full price. No mercy.

🩸 Real steam train
🩸 Ghost stories
🩸 A York Gin in hand* (you’ll need it)
🩸 60 minute return trip from Pickering to Levisham

The moors are calling. Are you getting on board or chickening out?

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*non alcoholic option available
**seats are allocated and tables of 4 are running low, just fyi

20/06/2025

Join Mad Alice… if you dare.

28th June 2025
Hocus Pocus Tiny Hotel, Patrick Pool, York

www.thebloodytourofyork.co.uk

19/06/2025

This weekend… a lady AND a w***h will be roaming the streets.

Lady Peckett will be haunting the blood stained streets on The Bloody Tour of York public tours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - sharing tales of death and macabre history with her signature sharp stare and Victorian sass.

Mad Alice… well, some say she has gone rogue, creeping in the shadows. Others say she is leading the private tours this weekend - you can decide.

Book now to join Lady Peckett this weekend before she slips back through the veil… Because here in York, even the afterlife comes with a rota.

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17/06/2025

Torture, ex*****on and the weirdest heirloom in history...

Hans Bret, born to an Englishman and lived in Antwerp, with his Dutch mother. Hans Bret was an Anabaptist, and was charged for the crime of being re-baptized and his punishment was to be burned at the stake. He would endure torture and interrogation.

On January 4th 1577, the day of his ex*****on, Hans was subjected to further torture. The ex*****oner forced him to stick out his tongue, he then attached an iron clamp and tightened it, a hot iron would then be used to burn the end of Hans tongue causing excruciating pain and the tongue to swell so that it could not be removed from the clamp. The tongue clamp/screw was used to stop Hans from preaching on his way to the stake.

In attendance at the ex*****on was Hans Bret’s pastor, Hans de Ries. Hans de Ries stood and watched as Hans Bret was consumed by flames. After the ex*****on, when the crowds had left, Hans de Ries, the pastor and friend, retrieved the tongue screw from the ashes.

Hans de Reis would go on to marry Hans Bret’s mother. The tongue screw would become the weirdest family heirloom in history...

*****on

16/06/2025

For the 3rd annual Witches Coven hosted by . The doors to this magical hotel are opening for tours around the rooms with Mad Alice. Located just off the Shambles. Each room has its own unique theme and story;

👑Principium Magicae – fit for a Medieval King and Queen
🚃Itinerandum – A Victorian train carriage
🧙‍♀️Sorceryum – For a witch to cast her spells
📚Libraryum – With portals into different dimentions
🧪Apothecary – where the Alchemist turns base metals into gold

Is there really a cursed book that brings its reader misfortune? Who is the mysterious figure that lurks up in the Apothecary? And with everything a witch needs in the Sorceryum to create their spells, has something been unleased in the hotel? One vengeful spirit always wreaks havoc and that is the Ghost Bride. Will she make an appearance during the Coven when the veil between the living and the dead is thin?

📍Hocus Pocus Hotel, Patrick Pool, York
🗓️ 28th June, 2025
🕰️ Tours between 15:00-17:00
Witches Coven from 18:00

🎟️ - Linktr.ee/bloodytouryork

14/06/2025

Last night Mad Alice got to do a private tour for and they kindly offered the opportunity to watch this fantastic show today. A show about 3 comedy legends!

It’s a shame it finishes at today but if you get the chance to see them elsewhere in the UK, you really should, absolutely brilliant!

13/06/2025

Friday the 13th…

Witches are you ready 🕯️
For centuries, this date has whispered of danger and darkness… of course witches are part of the Friday 13th superstitions.

In folklore, it was said a coven of 13 witches would gather, 12 devoted followers, and the Devil as the 13th. Not historical fact, but it was enough to cause fear and spark fires.

You want the truth?
13 is seen as the number of full moons, feminine power, energy and ancient rituals.
Friday representing the day of the goddess, love, death and rebirth.

So what happened?
Witch trials. Superstition. Fear.
Powerful women and healers were cast as villians. Friday 13th their most powerful day would incite fear amongst others.

Mad Alice is looking forward to being part of the Hocus Pocus Witches Coven and will be running tours between 3pm and 5pm of this intriguing hotel. 5 rooms, 25 minutes, and more haunting tales than you can shake a broom at.

Join the Coven on Saturday 28th June

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Address

Meet 6pm And 8pm Outside Street Williams College
York
YO17JF

Opening Hours

Tuesday	6pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday	6pm - 7:30pm
Thursday	6pm - 7:30pm
Friday	6pm - 7:30pm
Saturday	6pm - 7:30pm
Sunday	6pm - 7:30pm

Telephone

+447584855443

Website

http://www.thebloodytourofyork.co.uk/

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York has over 2000 years of blood thirsty history. Join your own very special costumed guide Mad Alice as she takes you to some of York's most famous landmarks and some not so well known. Hear the stories of the Romans and Vikings and how they built this city on a fearful reputation. Kings and Queens have left their own bloody mark on the city. Stories of murder, witchcraft and botched ex*****ons lurk around every corner. Discover some of the famous characters of York including Guy Fawkes, Margaret Clitheroe and 'The Yorkshire Witch'. Private tours are available please get in touch for details.