Two UK attractions named the world's top destinations for ghost-hunting tourists

New probe has recovered that 2 UK attractions are the apical destinations for ghost-hunting tourists this Halloween arsenic much than 50,000 searches are made for 'haunted places' successful the past month

Two UK attractions person been announced arsenic the the apical 2 astir fashionable locations with ghost-hunting tourists.

New probe conducted by question booking institution Omio has revealed which haunted tourer attractions person soared successful popularity implicit the past month, indicating a emergence successful tourists looking for thing spooky to bash this October.

There person been implicit 50,000 searches successful the past period unsocial for 'haunted places' and present Omio has discovered the astir searched and successful request haunted places crossed the globe, with the apical 2 spots being secured by the UK.

Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

The apical spot for the world's astir fashionable determination with ghost-hunting tourists is Edinburgh Castle, successful the Scottish capital. Edinburgh castle is 1 of the 4 haunted tourer attractions crossed the satellite and it has seen a 5,000 per cent summation successful searches worldwide, from September 1 to October 1.

One of the oldest fortified places successful Europe, Edinburgh castle has a past of acheronian and gruesome tortures and executions. Edinburgh Castle is 1 of the oldest fortified places successful Europe. Through its agelong past the castle has been utilized arsenic a royal residence, subject garrison, situation and fortress.

The castle itself sits connected a mighty stone overlooking the streets of the metropolis below. Three tales from the castle seizure the attraction of visitors — The Headless Drummer, The Ghost Dogs and The Lost Piper Boy.

The communicative of The Lost Piper Boy is well-known and comes from erstwhile the tunnels were discovered nether the castle and a young lad was sent down into them to play his bagpipes arsenic helium walked. This was truthful radical above, successful the castle, could travel the sound and arsenic they went, gully a representation of the tunnels.

Only the pipes stopped with nary warning, and the lad was ne'er found. Eventually, the entranceway to the tunnels was bricked up.

There person besides been galore ghost sightings astatine the castle including the Grey Lady. This mysterious pistillate from the 16th-century was a erstwhile noblewoman and has been spotted wandering the castle and weeping. It is believed she mightiness beryllium Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis, a pistillate who was accused of treason by King James V.

Despite the accusations being baseless, Janet was burned astatine the involvement extracurricular the castle connected July 17, 1537, successful beforehand of her ain son. However others speculate that the pistillate could beryllium Marie de Guise, the Catholic parent and regent of Mary Queen of Scots. Marie de Guise recovered herself connected the losing broadside of the Scottish Reformation and arsenic a consequence, erstwhile she died her assemblage was wrapped successful cloth and kept successful a pb coffin to support the odor astatine bay.

Eventually, Protestant nobles allowed her lad to beryllium shipped backmost to France. For Halloween, the castle is hosting a bid of antithetic events and activities. For children, determination volition beryllium an enactment way astir the castle alongside different activities and chances to formal up arsenic a King, Queen oregon adjacent Court Jester.

Edinburgh Castle's website states: "Alongside the decorations and activities you whitethorn adjacent conscionable James Buchanan (14th - 18th October) - an itinerant Apothecary who travels from municipality to town, and has arrived astatine Edinburgh Castle to be to the needs of the Garrison. Join him arsenic helium offers for merchantability his potions and remedies arsenic a cure for each mode of illnesses and maladies. Additionally helium volition propulsion teeth, fto humor and chopped disconnected hairsbreadth - helium offers the afloat scope of services!"

Also from October 25 to 31, guests tin beryllium guided connected a travel of the grounds learning astir the castle's morbid past, including entering dark, enclosed spaces.- Admission to the castle costs £19.50 per adult, and £11.40 for children aged betwixt 7 and 15 years old.

The Tower of London, England

The 2nd spot connected the database was secured by the Tower of London, which has besides seen a 5,000% summation successful worldwide searches. Not lone is The Tower of London the residence of the celebrated ravens but it is said The Tower is troubled by a fig of ghostly footsteps, astir notably those of Anne Boleyn, who was beheaded connected Tower Green by King Henry VIII successful 1536.

Standing connected the northbound slope of the River Thames, the Tower is centuries of years aged but contiguous is location to the Beefeaters (Yeoman Warders) and crown jewels. In Tudor times, the Tower saw the execution of Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and Lady Jane Grey. Supposedly, it was besides the celebrated determination of helium execution of 2 young prices locked successful the Bloody Tower, by their uncle the Duke of Gloucester.

The astir celebrated of ghosts astatine the Tower is Anne Boleyn, who was executed connected the Tower Green. There person been galore sightings of her connected the green, successful St. Peter and Vincula wherever she was buried and wondering the corridors of galore of the buildings astatine the Tower of London, headless.

The ghosts of Prince Edward V and Richard, Duke of York — the 2 young princes — are often seen wearing nightshirts, holding hands and wandering successful the White Tower. Some person besides noted seeing them connected the battlements playing and giggling.

Perhaps the astir frightening acquisition was that of a defender astatine the Tower, backmost successful 1816, who claimed a carnivore charged astatine him. Though the defender effort to bayonet the ghost, and yet managed to, helium was carried senseless to his quarters wherever helium died 2 days later.

Between October 26 and November 3, the Tower of London volition person spooky installations for families to explore. When guests get they volition request to prime up a trail, and past passim their sojourn support way of the ghosts they spot. Admission costs £34.80 per big and £17.40 for children aged betwixt 5 and 15 years old.