Ghoulish Greenwich: A London Dockland Ghost Tour from Where Now

Greenwich, one of London’s oldest districts, has a spine-tingling darker side. On this walking tour, you’ll explore haunted landmarks and hear blood-curdling tales that lurk beneath the polished surface of this UNESCO World Heritage site.

The tour starts at the Greenwich Tourist Information Desk. You’ll walk around the magnificent sailing vessel, Cutty Sark, and find out how this 19th-century tea clipper was named after a witch in a Scottish ghost story. As you stroll along the Thames Path, you’ll learn how the peninsula once served as a gruesome display ground for executed pirates.

The tour continues through the elegant grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, where spectral sailors still roam the halls. You’ll pass the Queen’s House, the site of what paranormal experts consider to be one of the most compelling ghost photographs ever taken. The tour ends at the historic St. Alfege Church, near the spot where Archbishop Alfege was martyred by Vikings, and some say, he returned as a ghost.

Along the way, you’ll have a chance to:

• Hear the terrifying tale of the ship-in-a-bottle that summoned a phantom vessel during the Cutty Sark’s maiden voyage
• Learn why pedestrians report hearing a ghostly child’s footsteps and singing in the Greenwich Foot Tunnel
• Discover the grisly fate of the Franklin Expedition’s 129 men who vanished while searching for the Northwest Passage
• See the site of the gibbet, an iron cage where executed pirates were publicly displayed as a grim warning to others
• Visit the Trafalgar Tavern where Charles Dickens once dined and a ghostly Victorian pianist still performs after hours

Perfect for history enthusiasts with a taste for the macabre, this 60-minute walking tour will show you how centuries of maritime tragedy, royal intrigue, and unexplained phenomena have made Greenwich a hotspot for ghostly encounters.