Haunted York

by Andrew Danks Vincent

York has been described as 'the most haunted city in Europe' There are haunted churches, haunted pubs, haunted museums, haunted theatres and haunted snickets. There are ghost hunters, ghost walks, ghost cruises, ghost festivals and, obviously, ghosts. What there isn't (or hasn't been up until now) is a detailed guide to the numerous locations where these ghosts are residing. This is the definitive guide to the spooks of York. The demonic hounds, the spectral monks, the wailing children and all the other deranged denizens from York's bloody and ever changing past. Fully illustrated, each story is numbered and marked on the various maps that are reproduced throughout the book along with historical facts, interesting asides and fascinating articles. Just remember ... don't stray too far from the path.

112 pages, Paperback

Published November 14, 2018

Reviews

[Michele]

A self-guided walking tour book of all the spooky stories around York that I picked up at an independent bookstore when I spent the day there. Split up into a “Haunted York”, “Haunted Taverns” or a combo of both, the book provides directions of how to get from stop to stop with brief tales about each one. In general, this was an entertaining snapshot of some of the countless ghost stories about the “most haunted town in Europe”, and it was fun to revisit from all the places I had seen and walked past as I had listened to the My Voice Map audio self-guided tour. If someone was using this book to literally follow along as they’re walking, it may seem a bit lengthy though - you’d need to plan for a substantial amount of time.
I did find that the book itself could have done with another round of proofreading. There were so many little typos and errors throughout that should have been caught before publishing.

[Joshua McKeith]

it’s alright- need to be there to get the most out of it though