Phantom Femmes
Ghostly Tales of the City's Gals
Need to Know...
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Starts at Farringdon. Ends at The Viaduct Tavern.
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Includes a guided tour* of the ghost herstories** of the City. Visit haunted locations and do some ghost hunting yourselves if you dare!
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Tour lasts 1.5 hours with an optional stop in the pub at the end. (Drinks not included)
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Book using the links on this page.
*This is a plain clothes walking tour and not one of my theatrical, costumed ones. There won't be re-enactments on this tour.
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"“While it's easy to dismiss and belittle a living woman...it is much harder to silence a ghost: She has remarkable staying power.”
Leanna Renee Hieber
What to expect...
Long before I started Herstorical Tours, I was leading ghost tours around London and some of the stories were really sad and interesting. So I thought it might be nice to bring some of these stories 'back from the dead' as it were (!) So here it is: Phantom Femmes is a new ghost walk around the city, focussing exclusively on stories of women ghosts. On this tour you will be regaled with tales of:
A tragic orphan girl that takes afterlife vengeance...
Wife selling…
A notorious 'itchy' ghost
A heinous criminal...
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A peeping Tom spirit...
And more...! ​
Detail from A Harlots Progress, Hogarth, 1700's.
Wife selling, a caricature, 1797
1904, Farringdon Station
Unlike my other tours, this walk isn't theatrical. Yes I may dress a bit goth as I lead you around, but there won't be the usual comedy and dramatic costumed vignettes, or characters leaping out. But don't worry, it'll be just as spine-chilling and full of intriguing stories. AND, if you fancy yourself as a bit of a psychic medium, or at least an aspiring one - you will have an opportunity to do a bit of paranormal investigation yourselves, if you wish. How? Well, this will be revealed on tour...
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What we will also discuss is why so many ghost stories are based around women, and what this tells us about women's lives both then and now. After all, the ghost story is more popular than ever, and is that because it is still needed?
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Anonymous, Newgate Calendar.
Depicting a baby farmer, Illustrated Police News, 1870
Don't worry if you don't spot any ghosts on tour. We finish the journey at one of London's most haunted pubs, famous for gin. So you can always drink some spirits instead! :-)
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This tour will be officially launching soon and I will publicise dates on my social media accounts when that happens so watch this space.
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** Trigger warning: some of these stories contain upsetting details of abuse and violence.