Samlesbury Hall

Upcoming events at Samlesbury Hall

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Guided Tour

EERIE ENCOUNTERS Guided Tour, presented by Joanna Walpole Ghost Hunter Joanna Walpole leads a tour through the reputedly haunted rooms of Samlesbury Hall. Will you spot something supernatural? • Tours commence at 11am and 2pm, beginning in The Great Hall. • Tickets to be purchased at reception before the tour. • £5 per person (children free) • Tours include staircases.

Sun 9 AugSamlesbury Hall

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Guided Tour

THE SAMLESBURY STORY Guided Tour, presented by Jason Karl Travel back in time as TV presenter Jason Karl tells the story of Samlesbury Hall. • Tours commence at 11am and 2pm, beginning in The Great Hall. • Tickets to be purchased at reception before the tour • £5 per person (children free) • Tours include staircases.

Sun 16 AugSamlesbury Hall

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Talks & Lectures

Secret Samlesbury

Explore the secrets of Samlesbury Hall in a unique guided tour experience ‘behind the scenes’… Join your host for a 60-minute guided history tour of the mansion including rooms which are usually closed to the public.  Your tour includes The Great Hall, Parlour, Entrance Hall, Chapel, Attics and Cellars. After the tour, handle and examine items from the Hall’s private archive including house plans, photographs and ancient documents which have been stored away for centuries. and lasts approximately 60 minutes. The tour includes staircases. Document handling requires white gloves to be worn, which will be supplied. £18.00 (+ booking fee) per person.

Wed 19 Aug19:30Samlesbury Hall

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Guided Tour

THE SAMLESBURY STORY Guided Tour, presented by Jason Karl Travel back in time as TV presenter Jason Karl tells the story of Samlesbury Hall. • Tours commence at 11am and 2pm, beginning in The Great Hall. • Tickets to be purchased at reception before the tour • £5 per person (children free) • Tours include staircases.

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The Great Victorian Ghost Hunt At Samlesbury Hall

For the first time in history, Samlesbury Hall is inviting the public to take part in a unique ghost hunting adventure like no other. Like psychical researcher Hereward Carrington, spiritualist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and spirit seeker Charles Dickens – who stayed at Samlesbury Hall in 1867, perhaps as part of his personal fascination to find a genuine haunted house, YOU can become part of Samlesbury Hall’s haunted heritage by taking part in The Great Victorian Ghost Hunt on Friday 13th March 2026. Samlesbury Hall is reputedly one of the most haunted houses in Britain with records of 13 different ghosts which are alleged to haunt the historic manor house and its grounds.  Published accounts of ghostly encounters at the hall date back to 1873, the most famous of which is that of Lady Dorothea Southworth, a young Elizabethan woman who fell in love with the wrong person and paid the price for doing so… Paul Howse from the Samlesbury Hall Ghost Project, who have created the event said “Samlesbury Hall is one of the UK’s crown jewels in terms of supernatural heritage and as part of our 700th anniversary of the hall next year we thought it was about time we took our ghosts seriously.  There are countless ghost hunting teams in the UK, but what we have created is totally unique in its approach.  Rather than walking around in the dark with gimmicky flashing boxes, we are harkening back to the grand age of the Victorian era, and using techniques and equipment that psychical...

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Torchlight Tours

Explore Samlesbury Hall by torchlight for an exclusive after dark experience… Join your host for a 60-minute guided tour of the mansion under the cover of darkness. Discover our unique historic and haunted heritage as you hear tales of former (and possibly current!) inhabitants.  Discover the strange legacy of ghosts and mysteries as the stories of the past are revealed. Your guided tour of the hall includes The Great Hall, The Chapel, The Parlour, The Entrance Hall, The Long Gallery, The Priest’s Room and The Ghost Room in the Attic. Suitable for everyone, there are no effects or scares. Please bring your own hand torch (not mobile phone light). and lasts approximately 60 minutes. The tour includes staircases. £18.00 (+ booking fee) per person.

Wed 7 Oct20:30Samlesbury Hall

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Halloween Torchlight Tours

HALLOWEEN TORCHLIGHT TOURS AT SAMLESBURY HALL Explore Samlesbury Hall by torchlight for an exclusive after dark experience… Join your host for a 60-minute guided tour of the mansion under the cover of darkness.  Discover our unique historic and haunted heritage as you hear tales of former (and possibly current!) inhabitants.  Discover the strange legacy of ghosts and mysteries as the stories of the past are revealed. Your guided tour of the hall includes The Great Hall, The Chapel, The Parlour, The Entrance Hall, The Long Gallery, The Priest’s Room and The Ghost Room in the Attic. ·       Suitable for everyone, there are no effects or scares. ·       Please bring your own hand torch (not mobile phone light). ·        lasts approximately 60 minutes. ·       The tour includes staircases. ·       £22.00 (+ booking fee) per person. Please dress warmly.

Fri 30 Oct18:00Samlesbury Hall

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The Great Victorian Ghost Hunt At Samlesbury Hall

For the first time in history, Samlesbury Hall is inviting the public to take part in a unique ghost hunting adventure like no other. Like psychical researcher Hereward Carrington, spiritualist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and spirit seeker Charles Dickens – who stayed at Samlesbury Hall in 1867, perhaps as part of his personal fascination to find a genuine haunted house, YOU can become part of Samlesbury Hall’s haunted heritage by taking part in The Great Victorian Ghost Hunt on Friday 13th March 2026. Samlesbury Hall is reputedly one of the most haunted houses in Britain with records of 13 different ghosts which are alleged to haunt the historic manor house and its grounds.  Published accounts of ghostly encounters at the hall date back to 1873, the most famous of which is that of Lady Dorothea Southworth, a young Elizabethan woman who fell in love with the wrong person and paid the price for doing so… Paul Howse from the Samlesbury Hall Ghost Project, who have created the event said “Samlesbury Hall is one of the UK’s crown jewels in terms of supernatural heritage and as part of our 700th anniversary of the hall next year we thought it was about time we took our ghosts seriously.  There are countless ghost hunting teams in the UK, but what we have created is totally unique in its approach.  Rather than walking around in the dark with gimmicky flashing boxes, we are harkening back to the grand age of the Victorian era, and using techniques and equipment that psychical...

Fri 13 NovSamlesbury Hall

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Torchlight Tours

Explore Samlesbury Hall by torchlight for an exclusive after dark experience… Join your host for a 60-minute guided tour of the mansion under the cover of darkness. Discover our unique historic and haunted heritage as you hear tales of former (and possibly current!) inhabitants.  Discover the strange legacy of ghosts and mysteries as the stories of the past are revealed. Your guided tour of the hall includes The Great Hall, The Chapel, The Parlour, The Entrance Hall, The Long Gallery, The Priest’s Room and The Ghost Room in the Attic. Suitable for everyone, there are no effects or scares. Please bring your own hand torch (not mobile phone light). and lasts approximately 60 minutes. The tour includes staircases. £18.00 (+ booking fee) per person.

Wed 18 Nov20:30Samlesbury Hall

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