Name: The Spirit Express - full-day historical ghost coach tour from Belfast
Start: 2025-10-31T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-31T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Belfast Cathedral

The Spirit Express - full-day historical ghost coach tour from Belfast

THE ULTIMATE 'FRIGHTSEEING' TOUR!
Join dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours for a new guided 'ghost bus tour' for Halloween, as we explore some of Northern Ireland's most supernaturally charged locations.
Our first port of call is the former site of Alanbrooke Hall, notorious from Danny Robins's Uncanny series, then the 'itiner-scary' turns back the millennia at the Neolithic monument to the dead that is the Giant's Ring.
Next, it's the account of a spectral court appearance, before we take the UK's officially most haunted road into west Belfast for the story of an infamous poltergeist incident.
At Belfast Castle, we unravel the case of the Cave Hill ghost, then it's lunch at spooky Mossley Mill. Refreshed, we tick off macabre destinations in Templepatrick and Doagh on our way north to Ulster's most haunted hotel and most haunted house, finally returning to Belfast as night falls.
Believer or sceptic, all are welcome on board Alternative Ulstours' Spirit Express, where history and mystery converge!
Stop 1 - Malone Road, Belfast
• See where cursed Alanbrooke Hall once stood
Stop 2 - Giant's Ring, Ballynahatty
• Beware the strange phenomena that bedevil this ancient place
Stop 3 - St Patrick's Drumbeg Parish, Drumbeg
• Pay your respects to James Haddock, whose spirit had unfinished business
Stop 4 - Beechmount, Belfast
• Visit where an innocent family were terrorised by a poltergeist
Stop 5 - Belfast Castle, Belfast
• Fears of a ghost on Cave Hill turned out to be something even darker
Stop 6 - Mossley Mill, Mossley
• Enjoy an eerie lunch in Mossley's haunted former mill building
Stop 7 - Templetown Mausoleum, Templepatrick
• Castle Upton's old burial ground is the setting for the tale of the 'Burned Lady'
Stop 8 - The Holestone, Doagh
• Be forewarned of the unearthly horseman doomed to infest this pagan altar
Stop 9 - Carnfunnock Country Park, Larne
• The desolate dread of Cairndhu House is a must for all paranormalists
Stop 10 - Ballygally Castle, Ballygally
• Ascend the spiral stone staircase to Ballygally Castle Hotel's legendary Ghost Room
Stop 11 - Jennymount Business Park, Belfast
• Listen for the sound of thundering hooves that herald ghostly Galloper Thompson
Stop 12 - York Street Station, Belfast
• Did a fatal robbery spawn a malevolent force in York Road's old railway station?
Stop 13 - St Patrick's Parish, Belfast
• A priest who died mid-mass is said to linger in this imposing chapel
Please note:
• The tour starts outside Belfast (St Anne's) Cathedral on Donegall Street in Belfast city centre, where your guide will be waiting for you
• Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start time
• The tour will last eight hours and will feature some walking, including on hilly, rough and potentially wet ground, and one steep, narrow staircase
• Please advise us in advance of any relevant mobility issues or health conditions
• The tour ends at Belfast (St Anne's) Cathedral on Donegall Street in Belfast city centre
• The itinerary is subject to change due to unexpected events, local conditions or other circumstances out of our control
• The tour will go ahead in all weathers
• Please wear sturdy, waterproof footwear
• Please wear warm clothing and bring a waterproof coat
• Please bring drinking water and stay hydrated
• A head torch is optional, but may be useful in the event of low light conditions
• There will be comfort and refreshment stops throughout the day (refreshments at own cost)
• There will be a 45-minute lunch stop (lunch at own cost)
• Your guide is a Level 4 'blue badge' tour guide and Visit Belfast industry partner
• The tour is fully insured through Tour Guides NI
Very important:
• The tour is open to all ages, but parental guidance is advised due to the graphic nature of some content. You have been warned!