GHOST TOURS*
The following tours have been created, developed and conducted by The Haunted Bookshop's Drew Sinton, Haunted Australia TV presenter &
Lord Mayor Small Business Proprietor Commendation recipient (2008).
1. The Haunted Melbourne Ghost Tour* (1997+)
Now in its 13th year. Described by TV's Great Outdoors as "a world class ghost tour". Commenced in 1997 as a talk on ghosts in a back room of The Haunted Bookshop. Route commences at the bookshop, weaves north between Elizabeth and William Streets, and may include other routes, including the Queen Victoria Market or QV (below). Cost $20 per person or $18 concession.
More information/reviews: Haunted Melbourne Ghost Tour
2. Haunted City Museum Ghost Tour (2007)
Limited ghost tour created on behalf of Melbourne's City Museum to coincide with Australia's first ghost exhibition, Spooks: Stories of Haunted Melbourne. Route commenced at Old Treasury on Spring Street, headed north to the Princess Theatre, west towards Chinatown, and concluded at the State Library on Swanston Street. Ended winter 2007.
More information/reviews: Haunted City Museum Ghost Tour
3. Haunted Chinatown Ghost Tour (2007)
Limited ghost tour created on behalf of Melbourne's City Museum to coincide with Australia's first ghost exhibition, Spooks: Stories of Haunted Melbourne. Route commenced at Her Majesty's Theatre, Russell Street, wound west down Little Bourke Street, through the backstreets of Chinatown, and concluded at Celestial Avenue. Ended winter 2007.
More information/reviews: Haunted City Museum Ghost Tour
4. Haunted QV Ghost Tour (2006)
Limited ghost tour created on behalf of QV Property Management. Route investigated at least 8 recorded sightings, commencing at Albert Coates Lane, and wended east into the complex, built on Melbourne's old Queen Victoria Hospital site. Ended winter 2006. Since incorporated into selected nights of the Haunted City Museum Ghost Tour and Haunted Melbourne Ghost Tour.
More information/reviews: Haunted QV Ghost Tour
5. Haunted Golden Mile Ghost Tour (2002)
Limited ghost tour created on behalf of Melbourne City Council. Route explored historical haunts, commencing at the Mitre Tavern in Bank Place, heading east along Collins Street, and concluding at the Princess Theatre on Spring Street. Ended winter 2003. Since incorporated into selected nights of the Haunted City Museum Ghost Tour and Haunted Melbourne Ghost Tour.
6. Haunted Queen Victoria Market Ghost Tour (2001)
Limited ghost tour. Site of Melbourne's first cemetery. Route commenced south at the former Anglican burial site, and wended north beyond the old cemetery wall to the former unconsecrated ground section, home to one of Melbourne's oldest ghost sightings. Ended winter 2002. Since incorporated into selected nights of the Haunted Melbourne Ghost Tour.
More information/reviews: Haunted Queen Victoria Market Ghost Tour
7. Haunted State Library Ghost Tour (1999)
Limited ghost tour created on behalf of the State Library of Victoria. 6-month research project investigated 20 documented ghost sightings. Route commenced at the Arts Library, wended through the closed archives of the Domed Reading Room, and concluded in the library's basement. Ended winter 2000. Since incorporated into selected nights of the Haunted City Museum Ghost Tour.
More information/reviews: Haunted State Library Ghost Tour
are registered business names of Psychical Research Victoria Pty Ltd
