Ghost Bus York - November 2015
Twas the 1st of December,, and all through York,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a ghost..... or was it?
The Ghost Bus has completed its first year at York and so far has proved to be very successful. To celebrate, the team have launched a new Christmas themed show across all of their sites - London, Edinburgh and York
Unlike before the Bus now starts at the Railway Station and runs 3 tours per night. Greeted by a gloomy grumpy looking conductor we were welcomed on board and before leaving the depot, were given a quick health and safety talk that didn’t seem to offer much hope!
During the tour we heard about how the ghost buses came to be and how at one time they were used as funeral buses in London… thus meaning that many a coffin containing a dead body has been festering beautifully in the galley ways at our feet! As if that wasn’t enough to disturb us, our conductor went on to tell us how there were only four left in the country due to a fire that broke out at the depot many years before. Now there are two down in London, one up in Edinburgh and one in York. However the one in York carries a terrible secret which is revealed in stages during the course of the tour. We won’t spoil anything by telling you other than that the bus is still haunted to this day by an old lady called Margaret Shelly. So be warned if you ever go on the ghostbus, she might make an appearance!
During the course of our tour we were regularly tuned into the CCTV via the screens at either end of the bus and met the conductors somewhat hopeless sidekick ‘Abbie’ who was holding a solitary ghost hunt at the closed down Terrys Chocolate Factory. She claims that so far nothing has happened but we the audience sense there maybe something hiding in the shadows that is very unsettling which she appears to not see! Whilst travelling down various streets we learned some interesting and lesser known facts about York and its ghosts which you don’t get to see or hear about on the other ghostwalks due to them being at locations that are out of walking distance.
Also with the help of our conductor we performed a séance to bring up some famous spirits to talk to including King Richard III, Guy Fawkes and the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin. Beware though he is the most dodgy character of the lot… has a thing for horses… we shall say no more.
By the end of the tour myself and my friend had thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone visiting York and looking for something a little different to do.
Not a creature was stirring, not even a ghost..... or was it?
The Ghost Bus has completed its first year at York and so far has proved to be very successful. To celebrate, the team have launched a new Christmas themed show across all of their sites - London, Edinburgh and York
Unlike before the Bus now starts at the Railway Station and runs 3 tours per night. Greeted by a gloomy grumpy looking conductor we were welcomed on board and before leaving the depot, were given a quick health and safety talk that didn’t seem to offer much hope!
During the tour we heard about how the ghost buses came to be and how at one time they were used as funeral buses in London… thus meaning that many a coffin containing a dead body has been festering beautifully in the galley ways at our feet! As if that wasn’t enough to disturb us, our conductor went on to tell us how there were only four left in the country due to a fire that broke out at the depot many years before. Now there are two down in London, one up in Edinburgh and one in York. However the one in York carries a terrible secret which is revealed in stages during the course of the tour. We won’t spoil anything by telling you other than that the bus is still haunted to this day by an old lady called Margaret Shelly. So be warned if you ever go on the ghostbus, she might make an appearance!
During the course of our tour we were regularly tuned into the CCTV via the screens at either end of the bus and met the conductors somewhat hopeless sidekick ‘Abbie’ who was holding a solitary ghost hunt at the closed down Terrys Chocolate Factory. She claims that so far nothing has happened but we the audience sense there maybe something hiding in the shadows that is very unsettling which she appears to not see! Whilst travelling down various streets we learned some interesting and lesser known facts about York and its ghosts which you don’t get to see or hear about on the other ghostwalks due to them being at locations that are out of walking distance.
Also with the help of our conductor we performed a séance to bring up some famous spirits to talk to including King Richard III, Guy Fawkes and the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin. Beware though he is the most dodgy character of the lot… has a thing for horses… we shall say no more.
By the end of the tour myself and my friend had thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone visiting York and looking for something a little different to do.
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