LONDON GHOST WALKS AND TOURS

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When you take a ghost walk with Richard Jones you are not joining a guide who has simply read a few ghost stories in a book.  With Richard's tours you are locating the source, the man who wrote the book, the person who has dedicated 26 years to researching and publishing the ghost  stories of haunted London that other guides often use. But you are also joining a masterful storyteller whose dramatic presentation will breathe life into the history that surrounds you, and whose enthusiasm for his subject will prove both bewitching and contagious.

Richard is up to date on all the most recent paranormal happenings in London and he knows those places where ghosts are seen. Places that are genuinely chilling. Places that other tours will not take you to because no other London ghost walk can offer you the same  level of knowledge and expertise as Richard's original London Ghost Walk.

But, above all else, Richard also knows how to tell a ghost story in such a way that his audience is held spellbound and on edge throughout the entire duration. His ability to narrate a spooky tale and set just the right mood in his audience is second to none. And let's be honest about this, you can have the best stories in the world, but if you can't put them across in a gripping and entertaining way then you are going to lose your audience. Those who have joined Richard's ghost tours have often commented on his spot-on timing and his superlative storytelling ability. Indeed, many of them have felt moved to write and let him know how much they enjoyed the experience.

Dan Neidermyer took Richard's ghost tour on June 7th 1998. He later sent a letter applauding what he considered to be the "best" walk in London. Dan is something of an expert on guided walks since he has "sounded out" and experienced Richard's competition over many years and so is ideally placed to make an informed decision on how they compare. This is what he wrote:-

 "...I had the privilege of being a member of that "very-fortunate-for-choosing "THE-LONDON-GHOST-WALK'" audience. Truly what a fun, fun experience! What an entertainer you are!  I've been coming to England - and London in particular for many years. Over the years, I've done almost all "The Original London Walks." In all honesty you are truly the "BEST." What a great evening. You gave so much to your group.

You are a truly talented performer and what a privilege to watch you work.

Thanks for caring so much about a Sunday night group...for truly enjoying performing so much and letting your tour group see your enjoyment...and for giving us a great evening in London, now and in its past!"

London firm Denton, Wilde, Sapte joined Richard for a ghost walk on 26th February 2004. Emma White, who organised it on behalf of the company, wrote the next day to compliment Richard on:- "...the excellent Tour you staged yesterday evening. Lots of people said last night how much they enjoyed it. I have had more e-mails this morning saying the same thing.

Our events are only as good as the effort people put into organising, presenting and participating in them and I am very grateful to your for making such an effort last night. As I mentioned, it was far more than just a Ghost Tour!"

Andy Vine of Eastbourne Coaches organised a night time tour with Richard and brought a coach load of participants into London. He later wrote to say what a great night his clients had had. Again, Andy is in a position to give an informed opinion on the standard and the quality of a tour since he operates coach tours all over the country and so is able to make genuine comparisons. Concerning Richard's guiding and storytelling ability Andy had this to say "As a coach operator we organize quite a few events that include guides and I must say yours was the best I have come across..."

Henry P. Gravelle writing in the Fort Providence Watch in 2001 wrote that Richard is "...The author of the much acclaimed Walking Haunted London and Frommer's Memorable Walks in London, Richard is also London's best tour guide and provides enthusiasts with a thrilling journey along the Original London Ghost Walk..."

But Richard's ghost walks don't just rely on past glories for their praise. Acclaim for his tours continues to sound out from  journalists whose job it is to know and be up to date with all that is good and worthwhile to do in London.

As these recent magazine and newspaper articles put it:-

 "As the evening draws in and the chill in the air intensifies, so too does Richard's storytelling, prompting me to start, disconcertedly, looking over my shoulder or feel the hairs on my neck slightly stand on end..."  IN BRITAIN MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2007

Of the many Halloween walks the one led by Richard Jones, author of Walking Haunted London, most certainly catches the eye." THE LONDONER. OCTOBER 2007.
 

WELCOME TO LONDON'S WORLD FAMOUS GHOST TOURS. 

London Ghost Tours provide the opportunity for those who have an interest in the paranormal, or those who simply enjoy discovering secret, hidden and historic places, to uncover and experience the spooky and sinister world of Haunted

London - a sprawling necropolis where the souls of previous ages have been just dying to meet you. The places that you can discover on our London Ghost Tours and Walks are far removed from the busy main roads and the well trodden tourist routes. They are found in a nebulous world of silent shadows where you can confront your deepest fears as you ponder the untold horrors that might lurk around each and every corner.

These are London's best known and most comprehensive ghost tours and they are nearly always conducted by the City's master of the macabre Richard Jones. He is widely acknowledged and regarded as the best ghost walks and tours guide in London, and offers an unrivalled level of experience and expertise when it comes to the capital's darker history. As well as being a leading figure on the London Ghost Tours scene for over a quarter of a century, Richard is the author of several international best sellers, including Walking Haunted London; Haunted Britain and Ireland; Haunted London; Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland; Haunted Inns of Britain and Ireland; Myths and Legends of Britain and Ireland; Mystical Britain and Ireland; Haunted Houses of Britain and Ireland and Uncovering Jack the Ripper's London, which was published in June 2007. In 2008 his book History and Mystery Walks of London will be published by the AA. 

He has travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles collecting ghost stories and researching folklore, and has personally investigated almost 3,000 haunted locations.

No other London Ghost Tours guide can match this level of experience and knowledge when it comes to haunted history. In addition to his writing and research Richard has also appeared regularly on the History and Discovery Channels, both as a presenter and interviewee, on programmes about haunted London. He is a regular interviewee on BBC Breakfast News and ITV's This Morning. He wrote and presented the acclaimed drama documentary Unmasking Jack the Ripper; and was for two years the resident historian on Living TV's phenomenally successful  Most Haunted Live, for which he provided commentary and analysis on subjects as diverse as Dick Turpin, William Shakespeare, the Pendle Witches, Matthew Hopkins - the "Witch-Finder General" - and Jack the Ripper. He then joined the team of Living TV's equally successful Ghost Towns as their resident historian, in which capacity he conducted investigations into Haunted York and Haunted Halifax as well as the ghosts of cities and towns as diverse as Swansea, Chester, Worcester, Hereford, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

Richard has been devising and conducting London Ghost Walks and Haunted Tours for a quarter of a century and is well versed in the legends and psychic phenomenon of a City that he knows inside out. It was he who devised the original and often copied ghost walk that leaves from Blackfriars Underground Station. This walk, which he now calls Ghosts, Ghouls and Graveyards, was a trail blazer amongst Haunted London walks and Tours, and it is still going strong and proving as popular as ever 25 years latter! Richard regularly researches the paranormal activity in an area that he first took intrepid explorers into in 1982!  In addition he has carried out in depth investigations at haunted London locations as diverse as The House of Detention in Clerkenwell, The Clink Prison Museum in Southwark and the Viaduct Tavern on Newgate Street.

His London Ghost Tours offer you an unrivalled opportunity to explore the creepy alleyways and old graveyards that lie scattered about the darker recesses of the hidden city.  Here you will rub shoulders (so to speak) with the ghosts of Kings and Queens; the noble and the ignoble; the famous and the long forgotten. These lost souls are waiting for the moment when the shadows descend and every footstep echoes eerily through the darkness. They are longing for the late hours when the city workers have retired to the safety of their homes leaving the streets and alleyways empty and deserted. Then, and only then, can these restless revenants walk by moonlight and venture into the courtyards and passageways of their city - their forgotten city - the City of the Dead.

So if you want to explore the darker recesses of London on a ghost walk and haunted tour that is both entertaining and informative, be sure that you join the one that is led by London's master of the macabre, and experience a fascinating journey through streets, graveyards and alleyways where legions of lost souls have been just dying to make your acquaintance. 

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