Haunted London walks can be truly thrilling. Indeed, this wonderful old city, steeped as it is in history and mystery, has so much to offer the intrepid thrill seeker who sets of in search of the ghosts of London.
Walks that twist and turn through the narrow old alleyways that snake their way through the heart of the old city can be truly thrilling, and to discover these places when the sun has gone down, the daytime populace have returned to suburbia and the streets resonate with the ambiance of the past is a truly moving, not to say spooky experience.
To the north of the City, a stone’s throw from Barbican Underground station, you will find central London’s only surviving Tudor town house, the Charterhouse.
It gazes solemnly across Charterhouse Square, which is the site of a plague pit dating back to the year 1348 when the Black Death decimated the population of London.
On our Clerkenwell London walk we stand by this old building and tell the story of the Plaque, how the building came to be founded, and how it was transformed into a school and retirement home by Sir Thomas Sutton in 1611.
On our dark shadows of haunted London walks we visit the square by night, and a creepier location is difficult to imagine. The trees that tower over it creak and groan. Parts of the square are lit by gas light, and the dark windows of the Charterhouse are intriguing and mysterious. We tell of the ghosts of monks and noblemen that have been seen hereabouts and we urge those who join us on these inspiring London walks to return to this spot and explore at their leisure.
However, you don’t need to be on our London walks to enjoy and experience the Charterhouse. This old slice of historic London actually opens its doors to the public at this time of year and, on Wednesday afternoons, you can join one of their excellent guided tours that introduce you to this timeless interior. To find out more just do a search for London Charterhouse and prepare to discover one of London’s genuine timeless treasures.
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