Now that spooky season is upon us, I thought I would do a little review of the Haunted Williamsburg Ghost Tour that my husband and I did back in May.
Haunted Williamsburg Ghost Tour
Colonial Williamsburg has a couple of different night time add-on activities you can experience. On my most recent visit with my husband, we decided to try one out. We did the Haunted Williamsburg Ghost Tour! While there are other un-official tours, we decided to book the official one.
This is an hour-long candlelit walking tour of Colonial Williamsburg held at night. It’s the only ghost tour that gives you access to the buildings since it’s the only official ghost tour! On our tour, we got to go inside three historic homes. We got to learn the historic significance of each home as well as hear about unexplained happenings at each home.
Note: I will try to keep this review spoiler-free for anyone looking to book it so you can hear the stories from your tour guide.
George Wythe Home
Upon meeting up with the group at the Market House, our guide led us over to the George Wythe House. Being from southwestern Virginia, I was excited to see this house at night. My husband and I toured it in the daytime last year, so it was nice to see it in a different light. On the nighttime tour, we stayed downstairs and heard about the backdoor seemingly locking itself! I will say, being in a really old house at night with only a candlelight to see things made it creepy.
Peyton Randolph House
Next up, our guide led us over the Randolph House. Supposedly, it is the most haunted house in Colonial Williamsburg. That just means that it has the most stories about people experiencing something un-explained here. While we didn’t actually see any ghosts on this tour, we did hear something weird in this house. It sounded like footsteps. We think it was someone in the tour group walking or bumping into something, but everyone denied doing anything. So, who knows! Our tour guide had lots of stories to share about odd occurrences at this house, including some of her own.
James Geddy House
Lastly, we headed over to the Geddy House. I honestly don’t rightly remember much about this house. We did have another tour guide join our group at this point and he told a spooky story about the house. Honestly, I didn’t get much in the way of spooky vibes in this house, but that’s just me.
Haunted Williamsburg Ghost Tour Overall
This was my first ghost tour, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I thought it was neat to learn about these historical homes and to see them at night. I thought it was a nice touch that our tour guide was dressed in colonial garb and used a lantern/candle to lead the tour. Overall, it was a nice way to spend an evening. If nothing else, it’s a great way to walk off the hearty dinner we enjoyed!
This tour is great for anyone with an interest in the supernatural or spooky stuff. I think someone who doesn’t believe in ghosts but likes history could also enjoy this tour. I don’t think it’s good for kids though. They recommend it for ages 8+ but I think it should probably be more along the lines of 12 or 13, personally. Also, it is a full one hour walking tour. So, keep that in mind if you or a loved one can’t handle that.
Have you ever done or would you take a ghost tour?
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