THINGS WILL BE GETTING very getting very spooky around Halloween on the canals in Yorkshire.
With Canal & River Trust telling there will be frightening family-fun Halloween events to scare even the most intrepid ghost hunter.
Ghost-busting activities
The waterways charity, in association with Huddersfield Canal Society and the North of England Centre for Music & Arts, is inviting brave souls to discover the spookier side of Standedge Tunnel and get involved in a variety of ghost-busting activities from 10am to 3pm on October 30th and 31st.
As well as being the longest, highest and deepest canal tunnel in England, Standedge Tunnel is possibly also one of the most haunted, too.
Visitors and staff have reported seeing strange lights, hearing unexplained sounds and there are rumours of a mysterious robed
figure. Groups of enthusiasts have even undertaken a paranormal investigation within the tunnel.
This Halloween, daring visitors can venture on a haunted walk to find the gravestones of 12 lost souls to unlock some magic words.
Ghoulish transformation
For those who fancy a ghoulish transformation, there’s also free face painting.
Courageous adventurers can take a special Halloween boat trip into the darkness of Standedge Tunnel with ‘Convict Con’ and hear the story of ‘Mad Millie’.
The Friends of Standedge will be serving up a selection of fiendishly good treats at the Creepy Crawly Cafe
And Huddersfield Canal Society will transport passengers aboard the scary shuttle, running between Marsden station and Standedge Tunnel, each day from 11am to 4pm.
Ghost ships of Doncaster
Meanwhile, The Ghost Ships of Doncaster is sure to entertain visitors who are brave enough to venture to the Stainforth & Keadby Canal on Saturday 25th October.
Last year’s creepy boat regatta saw crowds flock to watch a flotilla of illuminated boats cruise along the canal from Long Sandall to Stainforth, decorated with spooky ghosts, witches, pumpkins, dragons and much more—and this year’s event promises much of the same.
“Our terrifying volunteer lock keepers will guide the flotilla through the locks along their creepy route.”
Tells Canal & River Trust volunteer team leader, Paul Tonge, he adding:
"Though the event is free, it will be raising funds for Canal & River Trust and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, so please come along and enjoy this frightfully good community event—and you never know, you may even encounter a phantom ship!”