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Halloween
Peterborough Museum is reputedly one of the city's most haunted buildings! Do you dare to step into the Museum this Halloween season? Come walk the lonely museum's corridors and rooms at night and hear about all the ghost stories of people's real past encounters.
Family Friendly Events - Ghost Walks & Tours - Exhibitions
Dare you spend the evening by candlelight at a tour of the most haunted building in Peterborough?
Many ghosts are said to lurk around the halls of the Museum, from a ghostly servant to a phantom girl, and the museum’s most notorious ghost: the ‘Lonely ANZAC’, Thomas Hunter. Uncover their stories with a costumed guide on the museum’s most popular tour. You won't look at it in the same light again...
Sat 25 Oct, 7.30pm (SOLD OUT)Mon 27 Oct, 7.30pm (Limited availability left) & 8pm (SOLD OUT)Wed 29 Oct, 7:30pm (SOLD OUT)
Tickets: £9 per person
Duration: 90 mins
Join us for a special Candlelit tour on Halloween evening. Be greeted by your costumed tour guide and enjoy a glass of wine**, before exploring Peterborough Museum by candlelight alone.Fri 31 Oct, 7.30pm (Limited availability left)(arrival from 7pm for a 7:30pm tour time)Tickets: £13 per personDuration: 90 mins**A non-alcoholic drink option will also be available
With a brand-new route, stalk the streets with a costumed guide this Halloween on Peterborough's original ghost walk. The walk starts from the museum, Peterborough's most haunted building, and heads around the city centre - and be on the lookout for ghostly happenings!
Weds 29 Oct, 7pm (Limited availability left)Fri 31 Oct, 7pm (Limited availability left) & 8.15pm
Tickets: £8 Adult, £6 under 16s
Duration: 60 mins
Limited availability left
Explore the museum’s 500 year old cellars with a special guide as ghosts from the past tell their stories.
Mon 27 Oct, 6pm & 7pmTue 28 Oct, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm Wed 29 Oct, 6pm & 7pm Thu 30 Oct, 6pm, 7pm (SOLD OUT) & 8pm Fri 31 Oct, 6pm & 7pm
Tickets: £7 per person
Duration: 50 mins
Calling all Whovians! Grab your companions big or small and join in for an after dark journey through time and space, helping to fight evil, protect the innocent and stop history being altered forever! Enjoy a spooky trail around the museum, followed by a delicious hot chocolate reward in the café.
Tue 28 & Thu 30 Oct / 6pm – 8pm Entry start times: 6pm, 6:15pm, 6:30pm and 6.45pm
Tickets: £5 per personUnder 5s free. Book tickets online or pay on door, subject to availability.
We're taking inspiration from the out-of-this-world monsters over October half term, plus meet some live animals* often seen as scary, and discover why they could just be 'misunderstood'. Explore monster myths and design your own creature - join us for some monster fun!
Thus 30 & Fri 31 Oct - 10am - 3.15pm
Tickets: Adult £6, Child £5, Family £22, under 5s free
*On site between 10am - 3pm, and include snakes, spiders, scorpions, lizards and hedgehogs just to name a few!
A special one-off session, that includes messy slime, sensory play and storytime. Perfect for confident walkers to under 5s.
Sat 11 Oct / 10.15 – 11.15am
Tickets: £4 per child
Book tickets online or pay on the door, subject to availability.
You might need a sofa to hide behind for this one…
The lights are low and there’s an eerie feeling about the place, you’ll need your wits about you for this exclusive after-hours exhibition visit. Places are limited so don’t miss out!Tue 28 & Thu 30 Oct, 8.30pm-10pm
A young woman, a dreamy new friendship, and a curse. An unorthodox relationship, but one which has utterly lifted her from a state of melancholia.
Joanna Holland's short monologue, Reverie – a dream of autoimmunity, performed by Louise Kim Slater.
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