BOO!

From the city of a thousand ghosts … BOO! 👻

The ancient city of York has a reputation for being the most haunted city in Europe, perhaps even the world. There is a rich tradition of ghost story telling as they are an integral although undeniably obscure part of the city’s history. 

We had to pay a visit to The York Ghost Merchants – the makers and sellers of the original York Ghosts.

And Mum had me posing for a photo (eye-roll) – and I was quite the show stopper!!!

We had come earlier in the day and it was teeming with people, with a queue winding around the block. One of the kind staff suggested we come back later in the day if we wanted to take a photo – and so we did.

We were the last in the queue – and the staff were delighted to have me pretending to be a ghost.

Each ghost is handmade in a workshop above the remarkable shop at No. 6 Shambles, York – combining the best of British materials with the sagacity and resource of generations of Guild craftsmen and women.  

There were so many to choose from – which one should we get?

And then they told us about the special ones behind this picture …

And these are the ones we chose …

We thought this reminded us of our Spooktacular Act last Halloween.

May’s comment: We had such a lovely few days in York. When I asked Sarah what was his favourite part of the trip, he said The York Ghost Merchants located in The Shambles.

The Shambles is a historic street in York, England, featuring preserved medieval buildings, some dating back as far as the fourteenth century. The street is narrow with many timber-framed buildings.

About The York Ghost Merchants at 6 Shambles, York YO1 7LZ.

Our business follows the traditions imposed by The Sorrowful Guild of Master Ghost Makers. We adhere to traditional values and methods, our ghosts are always made by hand and the techniques that we use ensure that each York Ghost is a true original, complete with an embossed maker’s mark.