Shakespeare's Stratford Ghost Tour: Exploring Plague, Murder, Witches Tales

Enjoy an engaging stroll through the center of Stratford-upon-Avon, where stories of plague, murder, ghosts, beatings, witches, sewage, and grave-robbing come to life.

This circular tour is led by a professional guide who shares intriguing and eerie tales from the history of Stratford-upon-Avon and William Shakespeare.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Garrick - We start at the start - the start of the Bubonic Plague outbreak that is!
  • Town Hall Stratford upon Avon - Still on the corner of Sheep Street and High Street, learn about the ghost from the Civil War days.
  • Shakespeare’s New Place - We will stand here and marvel at a building that hasn’t been there or hundreds of years and hear…
What's Included
  • Circular walk through Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Stories of mysterious and grizzly historical events
Location
Sinister Stratford
Sheep Street
Meet your guide at the TOP corner of Sheep Street (CV37 6EE) and High Street (CV37 6FD), opposite the Town Hall, the Old Bank and the Garrick Inn, next to a red phone box, a red pillar box and Red Hot Mammas Pizzeria. There are pins on Google Maps for Sinister Stratford and the Platinum Jubilee Tree
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Inspire37328303598
Mar 29, 2025
Great experience and wonderful introduction to Stratford on Avon - Excellent event knowledgeable and well informed entertaining guide, God way to learn about history and myths Źźzzzzzzzzzz,z,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Trent
Mar 25, 2025
Fun and quirky tour - Cracking walking tour of some key Shakespeare locations around Stratford. The guide was dramatic, knowledgeable and hilarious. We learned all about Stratfords spooky and brutal past, with some interesting and little-known facts about Shakespeare thrown in. Our guide was friendly and answered our questions. We had lots of fun and would definitely recommend if you fancy a tour with a difference!
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Kayleighbxox
Mar 24, 2025
Shakespeare and Surprises! - I would highly recommend this tour to everyone! The delivery was professional and engaging, with fun and fascinating stories. I even learned some new Shakespeare facts that I hadn't picked up from other tourist spots, along with intriguing tales of the town’s past residents!
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Johnnysavs18
Mar 20, 2025
Ghoulish Tales from Stratford upon Avon - What a performer......certainly got and kept our attention with some detailed and fascinating insights into the darker side of Stratford upon Avon.........thoroughly recommended!
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Kate_b
Mar 12, 2025
Not just ghosts! - This is such a fantastic way to see Stratford and hear about its history. My nine year old daughter was completely focussed for an hour and a half, (hooked in by the murders and ghosts of course!) and we all really enjoyed it. We learnt a lot. Our guide was a fantastic actor, very knowledgable and really brought the drama to all the stories, making hundreds of years ago come alive in stereo (quite literally). It probably wouldn’t be for children sensitive to the darker side of life but if they like ghosts and gore then go ahead…
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Fandabidosy
Mar 9, 2025
Fantastic and funny tour - The tour was brilliant and funny. Our tour guide was full of information and interacted really well with everyone on the tour. Even when a few people arrived late he was able to get back on track with the tour. I would definitely recommend it to anyone thinking of doing it and especially doing it the dark as it made it more eerie.
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Irene_c
Feb 23, 2025
Fab tour - I really enjoyed it!! He was super entertaining and made the tour really enjoyable! Was around 90min but it went by really quickly. Would really recommend it.
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Jeff_r
Feb 20, 2025
Worth every penny - Great acting and great stories. Certainly a nice way to see a bit of Stratford at night and hear about things you may not get in the more traditional tours.
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S4626oqsandrak
Feb 19, 2025
100% all round - We thoroughly enjoyed the tour - guide was fantastic, funny and knowledgeable - all the stories were so interesting and some gruesome! Fantastic value for money. Definitely would recommend!!
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Dominic_m
Feb 22, 2025
Engaging and entertaining - We really enjoyed this tour, got to learn more about the historic buildings and some great stories and facts along the way. Our 14 and 10 year old had a great time too, kept us engaged and entertained. Thanks Joe!
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