Things to Do in London This Halloween: 2026 Guide
Halloween mood in London runs through most of October. Ghost tours, cemetery events, and dark history walks fill up weeks before the 31st — weekend slots in particular go quickly. What follows covers the best options, starting with experiences most directly grounded in London’s actual dark history. Ghost Tour London: 13 Historically Documented Stops Ghost […]
Is the London Underground Haunted? The Real Stories Beneath the Stations
The London Underground is the oldest metro system in the world, opened in 1863. Its tunnels were carved through burial grounds and its stations served as air raid shelters during the Blitz. Dozens of its closed stations still exist beneath the city. Whether the Underground is haunted in a supernatural sense is a matter of […]
The Most Haunted Places in London
London’s most haunted places are concentrated in the ancient City of London — a square mile where a confirmed Black Death burial ground lies beneath Charterhouse Square, William Wallace was executed at West Smithfield in 1305, and England’s oldest prison gave the language the word “clink.” Beyond that core, the Tower of London, Highgate Cemetery, […]
London’s Darkest Spirits Still Roam Smithfield Market and Its Surroundings
Welcome, brave souls, to the beating black heart of London. Smithfield Market is where centuries of bloodshed soak into the very cobblestones that spawn an army of restless spirits that refuse to stay dead. This isn’t your typical ghost tour of London. Here, nightmares come to life, and the past sets out to haunt the present.
Memento Mori: London’s Reminders of Death
Walk through London’s older quarters, and death lingers close at hand. From the skulls carved above church doors in the City to the weathered epitaphs of Highgate Cemetery, the capital is full of whispers from the past urging us to remember: Memento Mori — “Remember that you must die.” What Does Memento Mori Mean? The […]