Overview
Our
guides in Victorian costume will lead you on a lantern lit stroll around
historic Rotherhithe, exploring its dark and grisly past. This walk is not for
the faint-hearted; expect gruesome tales, a graveyard, a mortuary and a gibbet,
all in close proximity to the dark and dangerous River Thames. Our spooky
Halloween walk will finish underground, where we will imagine the terrors of
how it was to dig, by hand, the first ever tunnel under a mighty river, where
millions of gallons of water brought huge sailing ships to London. They passed
just overhead, transporting exotic goods, treasures and pestilence from across
the globe!
Refreshments
will be available to purchase in our museum before and after the walk.
Content information: Themes of murder, violence and
death, sickness and poverty.
Please note the walk route is not step-free. There will be
walking and standing in the dark involving uneven surfaces and narrow pavements.