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Ghosts of The Old City Williamstown
Highlights
- Explore hidden lanes and abandoned morgues, revealing the darker side of Williamstown's rich history.
- Hear chilling tales of haunted opera singers and bushrangers, immersing yourself in the town's ghostly lore.
- Wander through forgotten cemeteries and haunted buildings, experiencing sites not accessible to the public.
- Join Lantern Ghost Tours for an award-winning adventure, discovering the eerie past of Victoria's original capital.
Explore King William’s Town, the original capital of Victoria, by lamp light on the Ghosts of The Old City Williamstown with Lantern Ghost Tours.
Steeped with history, apparitions, alleyways and lager it was once a thriving town full of colourful ladies, drunken sailors and convicts. Hear stories of a famous surgeon who caused more deaths than lives saved, an opera singer who still haunts their favourite haunt, bushrangers who hijacked an entire boat laden with gold and girls and lived happily ever after and the timeball tower ghosts. Visit hidden lanes, abandoned morgues and forgotten cemeteries to discover the darker side of one of Australia’s most historic sea ports. Access haunted buildings not accessible to the public.
Lantern Ghost Tours is a multi-award winning ghost tour company taking you to Victoria’s most haunted properties, contact them for more details.
Tour details
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Single Available from 27 January 2018
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Available from 4 January 2019 to 28 November 2026
Features
Service facilities
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Operation information
Lantern Ghost Tours
Discover the darker side of Victoria’s most historic properties with the award-winning Lantern Ghost Tours.
Be incarcerated in a Lunatic Asylum, visit an abandoned morgue or be a ghost hunter for the night. Lantern Ghost Tours runs multi-award-winning tours of Australia’s most haunted properties.
Lantern Ghost Tours offers a range of tours, including J Ward Lunatic Asylum (Ararat), Altona Homestead (Altona), Ghosts of the Old City (Williamstown), Old Melbourne Ghost Tour (Melbourne) and Eynesbury Homestead Dinner and Ghost Tour and Melbourne Spirits and Ales Haunted Pub Tour.
Please view the website for full tour details.