April 2023 - Ghost Hunt Events

Event details for overnight ghost hunts, ghost nights and ghost hunting experiences that Ghost Hunt Events have planned for Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, London, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Sussex and Wiltshire.
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Harwich Redoubt Fort Ghost Hunt
Venue: Harwich Redoubt Fort - Location: Harwich, Essex
Date: 1st April 2023 - Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am - Tickets: £45 Per Person

Harwich Redoubt Fort (April)
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Free car park on site
Free car park on site
Wear sensible sturdy footwear
Wear sensible sturdy footwear
Warm clothing advised
Warm clothing advised
Lots of Walking
Lots of Walking
Lots of Stairs
Lots of Stairs
Over 16s only
Over 16s only
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Harwich Redoubt Fort in Harwich, Essex was constructed between 1808 and 1810 to protect the port of Harwich against the threat of Napoleonic invasion. The fort was constructed on a hill, which allowed views in all directions.

French prisoners of war were made to help construct the fort. The fort has a central parade ground. It was originally armed with ten 24 pounder cannons. In 1861 a 68 pounder cannon was added to the fort's weapon range.

Later in 1903 three 12 pounder QF guns were added to the fort. Despite the ongoing modernisation no shot was fired in force. In the 1920s the redoubt was falling into disrepair. The fort was briefly used during the Second World War to house British troops awaiting trial. Restoration started in 1969 and still continues today.

Ghostly Activity
Witnesses have reportedly seen apparitions through the windows and heard unexplained footsteps. Many visitors to the fort have also reported being touched by unseen hands in the lower casements. There have also been many other mysterious noises and apparitions seen by visitors.

The fort is well known for the apparition of a headless soldier. In 1972 a soldier was decapitated by a cable attached to a 12 ton cannon which broke under the strain. It is rumoured that this soldier now roams the fort.


Date: 1st April 2023

Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am
Ticket Price Per Person: £45

Tickets Available: 6
Minimum Guest Age: 16 years old.
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The Keep Ghost Hunt
Venue: The Keep - Location: Dorchester, Dorset
Date: 15th April 2023 - Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am - Tickets: £45 Per Person

The Keep (April)
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Free car park on site
Free car park on site
Lots of Stairs
Lots of Stairs
Over 16s only
Over 16s only

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The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester. Dorset was completed in 1879, it was designed to resemble a Norman Castle, and is built of Portland stone which gives it a white appearance.

The Keep was originally the gatehouse for the Depot Barracks of the Dorsetshire Regiment as well as the County Armoury.

At the basement of the structure are guardhouse and prisoners cells, one of the three cells remains today.

The Depot Barracks were the administrative centre for the Dorsetshire Regiment and its centre for recruitment and training. The Depot carried out this function between 1879 and 1958 with only one break. This was during World War Two when the barracks was used by the 701st Ordnance Light Maintenance Company and the 1st Quartermaster Company of the American Armed Forces.


Date: 15th April 2023

Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am
Ticket Price Per Person: £45

Tickets Available: 0

Minimum Guest Age: 16 years old.
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Whitstable Castle Ghost Hunt
Venue: Whitstable Castle - Location: Whitstable, Kent
Date: 21st April 2023 - Time: 7:30pm until 0:00am - Tickets: £40 Per Person

Whitstable Castle (April)
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Free car park on site
Free car park on site
Lots of Stairs
Lots of Stairs
Over 18s only
Over 18s only

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Whitstable Castle, Whitstable, Kent was built from copperas works in 1790 and this formed the Octagonal Tower. The black tar of the works can still be seen on the walls. The Pearson’s home was known as The Manor House and little is known about its layout except that in 1798 the chimney to the tower was taken down and a staircase put in its place.

The family spent every summer at the house, from their Greenwich based home. Charles Pearson died in 1828. His son Charles Pearson Junior, born in 1786, inherited the estate and carried on using the house as a summer residence. The Tower fell into neglect and he sold it to his cousin by marriage Wynn Ellis.

Wynn Ellis had the most significant impact and made the greatest contribution towards shaping the building and its grounds. In 1897 Tankerton Castle, as it was now known, was sold to Thomas Adams. He added a billiard room to the North of the original tower. This provided a good room with feature fireplace on the ground floor with servants’ quarters upstairs but obstructed the fine sea views of Whitstable Bay. Later this became the Council Chamber.

In 1921 the Castle passed into the hands of Mr Albert Mallandain. A paper manufacturer, he and his wife used it as a summer residence. Changes were made in the building, with a fine new staircase and extensive additional oak panelling to match original designs. The Whitstable Urban District Council, despite some some opposition, bought the Castle for the town in 1935.

Following the local government re-organisation in 1972, the Castle remained empty until 1975 when at the instigation of The Whitstable Society the "Castle Centre Association" was created with the aim of using The Castle for the benefit of the people of Whitstable. In 2004 a new committee with its first Castle Co-ordinator began a complete interior upgrade and Weddings and Civil Ceremonies could commence. This brought in much needed income to regenerate the Castle and enable it to return to its original role as a venue for family celebrations, major local events and community activities. A heritage Lottery Grant enabled a new Trust to be formed in 2008 to take over the running of the Castle and Gardens.


Date: 21st April 2023

Time: 7:30pm until 0:00am
Ticket Price Per Person: £40

Tickets Available: 12
Minimum Guest Age: 18 years old.

Guildhall Ghost Hunt
Venue: Guildhall - Location: Sandwich, Kent
Date: 22nd April 2023 - Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am - Tickets: £40 Per Person

The Guildhall (April)
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Lots of Stairs
Lots of Stairs
Over 18s only
Over 18s only
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The Guildhall Museum in Sandwich, Kent was built in 1579. Work in 1812 encased the building in yellow brick, this was removed 100 years later in 1912, when the south-west wing was also added

The security staff at this building have reported the sounds of footsteps in the halls, a feeling of being watched as they lock up and the old staircase has a surprise for the casual visitor! Hold on to the handrail...


Date: 22nd April 2023

Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am
Ticket Price Per Person: £40

Tickets Available: 20
Minimum Guest Age: 18 years old.
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Bilsington Priory Ghost Hunt
Venue: Bilsington Priory - Location: Ashford, Kent
Date: 28th April 2023 - Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am - Tickets: £40 Per Person

Bilsington Priory (April)
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Free car park on site
Free car park on site
Warm clothing advised
Warm clothing advised
Lots of Stairs
Lots of Stairs
Over 16s only
Over 16s only

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St Augustine's Priory, Bilsington, Kent was founded by John Mansel in June 1253 with the consent of Henry III and the Archbishop of Canterbury professing the rule of St Augustine.

The foundation charter was confirmed by a charter of Henry III, dated 12 June, 1253, which was confirmed afterwards by Henry VI in 1444 and Edward IV in 1466.

St Augustine's Priory was surrendered to the crown in 1535 and it was abandoned at Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in 1538.

During the 1820s it was a base for smuggling gangs namely the Ransley Gang and The Aldington Gang. The Priory was restored 1906 by J.T. Micklethwaite, Architect

During the Second World War troops were billeted at St Augustine's Priory and at some point it was also an infirmary.

St Augustine's Priory has had a long and varied history and during our site visit we came across two Canadian Soldiers from the Second World War and a lady in Victorian dress lazing near to the pond.


Date: 28th April 2023

Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am
Ticket Price Per Person: £40

Tickets Available: 8
Minimum Guest Age: 16 years old.

Deposit payment available (£20 per person)
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Nothe Fort Ghost Hunt
Venue: Nothe Fort - Location: Weymouth, Dorset
Date: 29th April 2023 - Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am - Tickets: £49 Per Person

Nothe Fort (April)
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Free car park on site
Free car park on site
Warm clothing advised
Warm clothing advised
Lots of Walking
Lots of Walking
Lots of Stairs
Lots of Stairs
Over 16s only
Over 16s only

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Nothe Fort in Weymouth, Dorset is situated on the shore beside the northern breakwater of the ex-military Portland Harbour, and at the mouth of civilian Weymouth Harbour. Nothe Fort was built in 1872 to protect Portland's harbour, which was then becoming an important Royal Navy base. The fort played an important role in World War II, when the harbour was used as base by the British and American Navy.

In 1956, the fort was abandoned, and in 1961 it was purchased by the local council. It is now a museum and tourist attraction, featuring models, World War II memorabilia as well as original cannons and guns and British and American WWII vehicles.

Nothe Fort has always had a legendary ghostly whistling gunner and many people claim to have heard his eerie whistling in the Fort's extensive underground passageways. Tales of this phantom have been talked about for decades around Weymouth and the Fort affectionately has a passageway dedicated to him. Who this 'shade' actually is, is at this time, unknown.

A survey carried out in 2007 by The National Lottery discovered that the Fort was voted one of the spookiest locations in the UK; in fact staff members sometimes refuse to visit certain areas by themselves.


Date: 29th April 2023

Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am
Ticket Price Per Person: £49

Tickets Available: 5
Minimum Guest Age: 16 years old.

Deposit payment available (£20 per person)
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Beacon Hill Fort Ghost Hunt
Venue: Beacon Hill Fort - Location: Harwich, Essex
Date: 29th April 2023 - Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am - Tickets: £40 Per Person

Beacon Hill Fort (April)
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Tea/Coffee provided for free
Free car park on site
Free car park on site
Wear sensible sturdy footwear
Wear sensible sturdy footwear
Warm clothing advised
Warm clothing advised
Lots of Walking
Lots of Walking
Lots of Stairs
Lots of Stairs
Over 16s only
Over 16s only

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Beacon Hill Fort in Harwich, Essex was originally three blockhouses, constructed during the reign of Henry VIII, following his visit to the town in 1543.

The site was chosen for Harwich Barracks. These were built in 1803. They subsequently housed most of the Harwich army and militia camp during almost the whole French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars era, and a naval signal station.

In 1889 work began on a totally new fort, which was completed in 1892. The fort saw use in World War One, and was re-adapted in World War Two. The Beacon Hill site also from time to time housed anti-aircraft guns and torpedo tubes.

The fort was finally decommissioned in 1956.

Uncertainty still surrounds the death of Gregory Chung whose burnt and decomposing body was found at the Beacon Hill fort at Harwich in 2000. A murder inquiry was launched but the inquest heard it was probable Mr Chung, 23, set fire to himself.


Date: 29th April 2023

Time: 8:00pm until 2:00am
Ticket Price Per Person: £40

Tickets Available: 0

Minimum Guest Age: 16 years old.
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Events for Groups

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Ghost Hunt Events will organise an unforgetable night which you'll be talking about long after the ghost hunt. You will go to a haunted location for an overnight ghost hunt.
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