Experience Level Rating: Event suitable for beginners. Location not investigated before but documented paranormal activity has been experienced/witnessed.

Join us as we give you the opportunity to investigate one of Bolton's most haunted and historic locations….the Olde Man and Scythe AND the Olde Trinket Shop! Limited to just 18 tickets this will be a small and intimate ghost hunt, book early to avoid disappointment!

Ye Olde Man & Scythe is one of the best known pubs in Bolton town centre, one of the oldest public houses in the United Kingdom and is reputedly haunted by James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby amongst others. Ye Olde Man & Scythe has stood in Churchgate since the 12th century.

The earliest mention of the pub dates to 1251 and a Royal Charter giving permission for a market to be held in by the Earl of Derby who owned the property where the building stands. The pub has undergone some structural changes and according to a date stone was rebuilt in 1636, though some of the cellar dates back to the earlier building. The sign depicts a man holding a scythe. Around the time of the Royal Charter of 1251, Ye Olde Man & Scythe passed from the Ferrers (Earl of Derby) family to the Pilkingtons through marriage. The crest of the Pilkingtons is that of a man mowing with a scythe which relates to a family legend concerning one of their ancestors who disguised themselves as a mower to avoid capture around the time of the Norman conquest.

The Pilkingtons fought for Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485 and Leonard Pilkington was executed for this in Leicester. The whole Pilkington family manor and estate was then passed to by Henry VII to Thomas Lord Stanley, the newly created Earl of Derby after the earldom had been re-introduced. Sir Thomas Pilkington of Pilkington is mentioned in the roll call for the Battle of Bosworth fighting for the Yorkist Richard and he later died at the Battle of Stoke in 1487.

There is said to be many a ghostly going's on in the walls of the buildings. Ye Olde Man & Scythe is said to be haunted by a young girl named Jenny and the ill fated James Stenley, 7th Earl of Derby, who has reputedly been seen in the Museum Room. An article by Jennifer Minard dated 2006 and entitled ‘TV Shuts Door On Haunted Hostelry’ in which she explains that representatives from Living TV examined the pub for a possible appearance on Most Haunted, but it was deemed unsuitable as the haunted rooms did not have doors on them. Jennifer’s article mentions that the pub is said to haunted by 20 ghosts!

The event will commence at 10pm, please arrive at the venue for 10.00pm when the doors will open. No food will be served on this event only hot drinks; we therefore encourage you to bring additional snacks for the night. Flat comfortable shoes must be worn on the night and we ask you to bring extra layers of clothing, it can get cold in the venue later on in the night. We encourage you to bring your own cameras and camcorders to use on the night and a torch.

Please note that you will get to investigate the Olde Trinket Shop from 10pm until 1am and then Olde Man and Scythe Pub from 1am until 4am. The event will draw to a close at 4am. Full use of our paranormal equipment is available throughout the night but we encourage guests to bring along their own camcorders and cameras. Tea and Coffee will be served throughout the night, as there is NO Supper Buffet served we encourage you to bring your own snacks. This event is suitable for guests 18 years of age and over.

Directions to Venue
The Olde Man and Scythe, 12 Church Gate, Bolton, BL1 1HL
Sat Van Postcode: BL1 1HL. Please note there is no designated parking with this venue, parking is street parking near the venue.