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York Easter Fun Fair | 31st March - 11th April 2010

Easter Eggs from di_the_huntress at Flickr

York Easter Fun Fair 2010 runs from 31st March to 11th April and takes place at St George’s Field Car Park.

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History of York: Bedern Hall

Bedern Hall of York: A History

A fine example of a 13th century hall, Bedern Hall has a fascinating history since its original inception as a refectory in the College of Vicars Choral, having been over the years a school, a baker’s, butcher’s, slum tenement buildings and latterly since restoration, the venue of weddings, conferences and celebrations.
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Wedding Photographs, Family Portraits and Unique Photo Shoots!

Here’s just a couple of excellent examples of photography from Gemma Leak on her wordpress blog.

I think that the Autumnal portrait above has a beautiful spread of colour, and reading Gemma’s description of a photography session shows that she really enjoys her vocation!
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Hunting and Haunting: Terrifying Tours of York Part 2

HAUNTED WALKS OF YORK

With a torch shining upwards into my face, broken chains hanging from my wrists and rattling in a Dickensian way, let’s once again extend a bony and ethereal finger along the list of York’s haunted walks in the mist-strewn alleys amongst the harrowing history of the city’s walls. Continue reading Hunting and Haunting: Terrifying Tours of York Part 2

Fun and Frights at the York Ghost Festival from 24th October 2009

York Ghost Festival: ‘Orribly Original

A host of ghostly goings on are manifesting in York over Halloween from Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November, when the sixth York Ghost Festival takes place in a spirited celebration of the paranormal.

Since 2004, the York-based Paranormal and Spectral Investigations (PSI) group in conjunction with Haunted has been organising a feast of supernatural activities in England’s most haunted city Continue reading Fun and Frights at the York Ghost Festival from 24th October 2009

Grim ‘n’ Gritty City: Ghosts of York Part 2

FAMOUS GHOSTS OF YORK We continue our run-through of the City of York’s more famous – or infamous – hauntings with another selection of spirits, ghouls and ghosts.

Haunted York: Hanging Around the Pubs of York

Haunted Pubs of York

York is famous for its ancient hostelries, many of which are set in the winding Snickleways and dark alleyways of the city – the former haunts of highwaymen, bodysnatchers and scenes of bloody executions and foul deeds, so perhaps it’s not surprising that the pubs have more than their fair share of ghostly apparitions and devilish goings on. Continue reading Haunted York: Hanging Around the Pubs of York