THE WALK
THE 2009 SEASON HAS NOW BEGUN!
The Ghost Walk of the Lanes runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. Private party bookings are taken all year round. The walk begins at 7:30 p.m. outside the Druid’s Head pub in Brighton Place.
The pub is situated in the heart of the Lanes, only a few minutes’ walk from the seafront. Your guide will be easily identifiable, manifesting himself in a black Victorian frock coat, top hat and Gladstone bag. Fear not, despite his sinister appearance, he is quite friendly.
The walk covers a relatively short distance and lasts approximately 70 minutes. The storyteller makes seven stops on route to impart his tales of the paranormal.
The stories are from well documented accounts of ghostly goings-on. However, the show is, essentially, light-hearted fun and suitable for all age groups.
The Lanes, with its fascinating labyrinth of “twitterns”and interesting buildings, makes an ideal backdrop for the many absorbing stories.
ROUTE AND LOCATIONS
THE DRUID’S HEAD
Built close to a former Druidic site, it is considered to be the most haunted tavern in the city manifesting many unexplained goings-on.
BRIGHTON TOWN HALL
The building harbours several disturbing apparitions - particularly in its cellars, where a brutal murder once took place.
OLD STEINE
Once an area of common land close to the old town, it is haunted by the spirit of a horrifically mutilated man.
DR. BRIGHTON'S
What sordid things once went on in the little room at the top of the building and in its cellars?
NORTHERN LIGHTS
A Scandinavian bar with a warm and genial ambience - perhaps that’s why its former resident seems so reluctant to leave.
BLACK LION LANE
A dark and rather sinister little lane where dwells an apparition who seems particularly fond of lady visitors.
MEETING HOUSE LANE
What mysteries lie beyond the bricked-up doorway in this eerie passageway?
THE CRICKETER’S ARMS
Once a lowly drinking den, it is thought to have once played host to one of the country’s most notorious murderers.