Shakespeare's Stratford Ghost Tour: Exploring Plague, Murder, Witches Tales

Enjoy an engaging stroll through the center of Stratford-upon-Avon, where stories of plague, murder, ghosts, beatings, witches, sewage, and grave-robbing come to life.

This circular tour is led by a professional guide who shares intriguing and eerie tales from the history of Stratford-upon-Avon and William Shakespeare.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Garrick - We start at the start - the start of the Bubonic Plague outbreak that is!
  • Town Hall Stratford upon Avon - Still on the corner of Sheep Street and High Street, learn about the ghost from the Civil War days.
  • Shakespeare’s New Place - We will stand here and marvel at a building that hasn’t been there or hundreds of years and hear…
What's Included
  • Circular walk through Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Stories of mysterious and grizzly historical events
Location
Sinister Stratford
Sheep Street
Meet your guide at the TOP corner of Sheep Street (CV37 6EE) and High Street (CV37 6FD), opposite the Town Hall, the Old Bank and the Garrick Inn, next to a red phone box, a red pillar box and Red Hot Mammas Pizzeria. There are pins on Google Maps for Sinister Stratford and the Platinum Jubilee Tree
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Iliana_t
Jun 8, 2025
A brilliant, original way to experience Stratford-upon-Avon - A brilliant way to experience Stratford-upon-Avon- he was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about history and it was such great fun. Highly recommended.
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Trip22725751848
Jun 5, 2025
Highly recommended- a must do - We cannot recommend this highly enough. We had a fantastic time on this tour. The guide was so engaging, knowledgable and entertained the whole time. Thank you so much - this has definitely been the highlight of our visit to Stratford-upon- Avon.
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Markpv7048et
Jun 3, 2025
Great experience - Very knowledgeable host, very entertaining and worth every penny, great afternoon, lots of interesting tales and engaging
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Kerryanne_e
Jun 2, 2025
Lovely day - Very knowledgeable And a little bit scary Really enjoyed the walk and interaction and history Would recommend it
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Michelledicks
May 21, 2025
Sinister side of Shakespeare - Absolutely loved the experience. Joe was hilarious and full of information. If you are looking for something funny and quirky then this is definitely for you. Would highly recommend thank you Joe 👍👍👍👍
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Femaletwentyfive
May 16, 2025
Definitely recommend! - We have just finished the guided tour. It was an hour and a half long which was just right. Guide was knowledgeable and keep the group engaged the whole time! We would definitely recommend!
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Mark
May 16, 2025
Book it! Definitely worth while - Fantastic evening guided tour around Stratford, guide was very engaging and kept us entertained throughout. Lasted an hour and a half which was just the right amount of time. We would definitely recommend
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Glen_n
Apr 28, 2025
Stratford sinister walk - Excellent experience, the guide was very entertaining and made the evening a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
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Passport633272
Apr 27, 2025
Honestly - Perfect tour ! - This was a perfect walking tour around central Stratford- the guide was so animated, funny, knowledgeable, informative and fun. Kept us engaged, the 1 1/2 hrs was the right amount of time ! Book it !!!
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Amanda_r
Apr 21, 2025
Interesting stories and... - Interesting stories and history, the guide was very characterful- would recommend to visitors and locals alike,
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).