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Peterborough Museum

When: May 18, 2024 from 8:30PM to May 19, 2024 2:30AM

Price: £45.00

Tickets Available: 2

Join us at the Peterborough Museum. This is a new location for Essex Ghost Hunters, and we cannot wait to investigate.

As always to give you the very best ghost hunting experience EGH will be working in teams of a maximum of 8 people with at least 2 Team leaders.

Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery has been a museum since 1931, but the building itself dates from 1816 and was the town house of newly-weds, Thomas and Charlotte Cooke. In 1856 the Priestgate mansion was sold to the 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam, who allowed it to be used as the city's first hospital, the Peterborough infirmary from 1857 until 1928.

Many of the original Georgian features can still be seen today, as can traces of its use as a hospital – The old operating theatre is set up with props to detail how it may have looked, but the original wall tiles and floor tiles remain.

The museum is reported to be very active and include a grey figure said to be a First World War soldier who died in the building in 1916 from his wounds received in France. A ghostly kitchen maid who fell to her death on the back stairs. Female visitors often report being pushed from behind. A dark male presence has been seen lurking around the period shop on the first floor a white lady is also sighted on the upper floor. Poltergeist activity has been reported in one of the ground floor rooms. Furniture is mysteriously moved overnight.

The Museum’s eerie ancient cellar has a particular reputation, where slamming doors, strange noises and a threatening male presence have been reported. Items have been thrown at some ghost hunters, and a hooded figure has been seen. Banging doors, ghostly footsteps and voices, unaccountable smells, mysterious lights and orbs have all been reported around the building.

You will be staying in one of the most haunted buildings in Britain so we suggest that you bring cameras, camcorders and other recording equipment, you may be lucky enough to capture something truly paranormal.

Your ghost hunt will include:

Tour of the venue

Vigils throughout the location working in small groups.

Spirit board experiments

Use of ghost hunting equipment including Dowsing Rods & EMF Meters

Refreshments throughout

Are you brave enough to join us at this fantastic venue?

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We run ghost hunting events across Essex and the surrounding counties. Our aim is to provide a great experience, showing how spirits can communicate with us, learning their stories and having an enjoyable time. We charge a minimum and only aim to cover costs and services. Your experience you have and your company will be truly valued by us.

You will be joining an experienced team with at least two mediums, who rarely get information incorrect. Every ghost hunt starts with the history of the location and the group is then split into teams, you will have the chance to participate in activities like; Séances, Vigils, EVP experiments and use our equipment; K2 EMF meters, ghost communicators, Dowsing rods, thermometer readers, Pendulums.

Please note that all attendees are required to be over the age of 18. See the Event Terms and Conditions.