Otley Eerie Historical Ghost Walking Tour

A spine-chilling 1hr walking tour around the seemingly quaint streets of this medieval town.
Discover who hobbles across the cobbles in Otley’s very own eerie historical ghost tour. A spooky historic walking tour showcasing Otley’s miserable, often strange past.

In an uncovering of Otley’s rich, largely unexplored history, you are likely to fall in love with this little old town for its past and its present. Witness the most haunted buildings, walk through the creepiest graveyards, and learn all about Otley's folk tales, ghost stories, and unknown facts.

Meet your guide by the clock tower in Otley Market Place.

Meeting Point

Otley Market Place

1-9 Market Pl, Otley LS21 3AQ, UK

Meet your ghoulish Guide by the clock tower...

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Otley Market

Otley Showground, Bridge End, Leeds, LS21 1BQ

Learn about the history of Otley, where it came from and who roamed its cobbles once upon a time... Learn about The Clock Tower and the weird and wonderful characters of Otley Market Place. From Eye-lickers to mouth butchers, historical Otley was not for the faint of heart.

5 minutes

The Navvies Memorial

Kirkgate, All Saints Churchyard, Otley, LS21 3HW

Learn about the history of our nations railways and the 'navvies' who were responsible for building them. Learn about their shockingly gruesome lives (and deaths) and how they continue to roam Yorkshire's railway tracks.

10 minutes

Otley Parish Church

Kirkgate Otley , Otley, LS21 3HW

Enter this creepy churchyard, learn about the bone-house that used to reside here, and the ghosts who wander amongst the graves.

5 minutes

The Chevin

The Chevin, Otley LS21 3DG, UK

Learn a tale or two about the ghosts of Otley Chevin, and pay a visit to the home of Otley's most famous historical celebrity - Thomas Chippendale.

5 minutes

The Black Bull

The Black Bull, Market Pl, Otley LS21 3AQ, UK

The grim history of The Black Bull, Otley's oldest (and likely, most haunted) pub

5 minutes

New Inn Court

New Inn Court, Otley LS21 3AJ, UK

Cut through the ginnel into Bay Horse Court to hear a ghostly tale about The Bay Horse inn

5 minutes

Otley Courthouse Arts Centre

Courthouse Street, , Otley, LS21 3AN

The hauntings of Otley Courthouse

5 minutes

Cattle Market Street

Cattle Market St, Otley LS21 1RW, UK

See what was once Otley's Cattle Market and learn about the hauntings of nearby pub, The Horse and Farrier

5 minutes

River Wharfe

Otley LS21 1AZ, UK

Visit Tittybottle park and hear a tale about a woman's watery grave, she is occasionally spotted on the other side of the river. Keep your eyes peeled...

5 minutes

Gallows Hill

Gallows Hill, Otley LS21 1HL, UK

Learn about the history of Otley's first registered spot Capital Punishment: Gallows Hill.

5 minutes

Manor House

Manor Square, Otley LS21 3AY, UK

The Archbishops of the manor lived here once upon a time. Learn about the Catholic priests who sought refuge in the parish church next door.

5 minutes