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Haunted History Tours

People and the nitty gritty of their past experiences,

behaviour and choices are endlessly fascinating.

I share with you the history of the often grubby, depraved,

sometimes hilarious, criminal and always true, social underbelly of old Barum and other towns and villages local to North Devon.

True tales of ghostly experiences local people have had in various buildings,

the history of the building, who was murdered or died there and how and why.

The stories and characters I tell you about are fascinating and will give you

a new perspective on the streets you walk along or buildings you work in or visit very day.

These are real people who lived, loved and died, many have no headstone so it is hoped they are remembered here.

None more so than North Devons prostitutes, women with no other means of survival than their wits and willingness to survive. Their enterprising antics, heartbreak and sheer tenacity, altruism, brutality and love never ceases to amaze me. In the Bygone Brothel tours we remember every one of them.

There are Four Barnstaple Hidden History Tours to choose from, each one a different route.

Tours of others towns include, Torrington, South Molton, Instow, Bideford Rail & River and Bideford Town.

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Barnstaple Haunted History Tours

Thursday evenings

7.30-9.30pm

River, Park and Prison 10th June. Town Tour 24th June. Workhouse Tales 8th July. Undertakers tales 23rd July.

Rail and River Taw 5th August. River, Park and Prison 12th August. Undertakers Tales 27th August.

Undertakers Tales 10th September. Workhouse Tales 30th September.

Rail and River 7th October. Undertakers Tales 29th October. Town Tour 4th November.

Tickets £12

The Plough Arts Centre 01805 624624

or online from www.theploughartscentre.org.uk

All Tours start and end at St Anne's Chapel, Barnstaple

Bygone Brothel Tours

Illuminating stories of the money making and personal histories of Barnstaple's past working girls.

Where the Brothels were, why they chose this life. How they devised their own contraception and their ribald antics. All the stories are true and are told with sympathy for their plight as well as humour in their ingenuity. Please be aware that some details are gritty to say the least.

Thursdays 17th June. 26th August. 14th October. 25th November 7.30pm.

Tickets £12.

01805 624624

or online from www.theploughartscentre.org.uk

Tours start and end at St Anne's Chapel, Barnstaple

Bideford

Thursdays

A Walking tour of Old Bideford sharing with you, fascinating and true stories

of the ghosts seen and felt here, the murders, crimes and characters of Victorian Bideford

Rail & River 1st July. Bideford Town 15th July.

Rail & River 9th Sept. Bideford Town 2nd Sept.

All tours start at 7.30pm Tickets £12