The Ghosts, Fables & Folklore of The Magazine Village Historic Ghost Walks

 The Ghosts, Fables & Folklore of The Magazine Village Historic Ghost Walks

April 2021 Historic Ghost Walks - Tuesday's 6pm till 7.30pm Tour - Meeting at 5.40pm - Introduction begins at 5.45pm

Tickets Cost £10 Per Person and Limited to 15 Tickets Per Tour - Book now to guarantee your place, limited Tickets on Sale per Tour

Have you heard the Legends of the The Gunpowder Magazine Village on the Wallasey Coastline?

Imagine a Warren of Tunnels running beneath the streets of New Brighton and the Wallasey Coastline, where centuries of Stories are waiting to be told. Journey Back in Time on an Evening Ghost Walk and discover authentic truths about the old Villages dark past as we wander the Banks of the River Mersey and learn of the Old Maritime Tales, Smugglers Secret Tunnels and the Local Legends

Let us take you on a mystical journey....

Did you know that Wallasey was the 3rd Worse place in Britain for Smuggling, beaten only by Cornwall and Bristol? Join our Tours and Find out more......

Take a haunted tour of the Old Magazine Village and Wallasey Coastline on Sunday Evenings and learn about the many ghosts who have made the Hidden Village on the Banks of the River Mersey home.

The Pilot Boat pub was The Admiral Benbow of the North West. The odd Smuggler would stray in from time to time, regaling tales to the locals, driving fear and excitement into their hearts. Legends, folklore, ghost stories and history come to life as you depart on an intriguing Tour through 400 years of haunted history.

You will visit Historic buildings and dark alleys concealing long-forgotten secrets of shipwrecks, murders, hangings, hidden tunnels and more.

This Old Magazine Village was considered the most haunted area in the peninsula thanks to the work of Smugglers who frequented the area from nearby at Mother Redcaps. This Tour is a mixture of Factual History, Comedy and Ghost Stories.

On this Historic Tour you will Learn about:

The Magazine Witch
The Ghost of Manor Lane
The Ghost of Mother Redcaps
The Pilot Boat Morgue
The Vale Park Vanishing Victorian Couple
The Gunpowder Stores of Wallasey
The Secret Tunnels of Wallasey
The Myths of the River Mersey
The Liscard Battery Defence
The Oldest Pubs in Wallasey
The Fire at the New Brighton College
The Holland Family Shame
Captain Fortunatus Wright
The Liscard Manor Lane Haunting
Gibson House - The Old Mariners Home
And Much Much More.

Tour Capacity -  15 People
Tour Duration: Approx 90 mins
Wheelchair Friendly – No
Suitable for Children –  Over 11s Only (Due to Finishing at the Pub)
Normal Ticket Price £7
(Tickets to be Checked 20 Mins before Stated Time)
The Village can be reached via Bus on the Seabank Road Route from Birkenhead, Liverpool and Chester

Starting & Finishing Opposite The Pilot Boat Pub, The Oldest Pub in Wallasey  - Address -  The Pilot Boat Hotel: 15 Magazine Brow, New Brighton, Wallasey CH45 1HP
Please ensure you are outside 20 mins before the stated start time to hear the introduction to the Tour and have your receipts ready. Our Historian will be waiting Opposite on the Corner of Magazine Brow.

The Starting point can be reached via bus with free parking available in the car park. Food and Drinks are available to purchase from the Pilot Boat Pub before or after the tour.

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