Testimonials of the Ghost Walk Experience

The testimonials are as follows: These are the ones I found appropriate!

Testimonial 1
The York Ghost Walk was started by Trevor Rooney many years ago. There have been several
"copies" set up in recent years but in my opinion are not quite up to the standard of the original.
"Ghostly Tours" sets off from outside the Evil Eye in Stonegate just under the sign Ye Olde Starre Inn
in the street of Stonegate every evening 7.30pm.
It is led by a first class guide Trevor Rooney usually in 16th century costume complete
with feathered hat and coat to match. He's rather like a Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde character.
The walk lasts about an hour. The whole evening is designed to be a little tongue in cheek
and, though "scary" in a humorous way (much in the same way as a roller coaster  is "scary")
the evening is suitable for all the family - indeed the last time I was on it a whole troop of
cub scouts joined us...
I cannot give you details of the actual evening as it would spoil the fun (and the occasional "surprise"
but be prepared for a really good laugh and excellent value for money.
Karen Smith

Testimonial 2
Trevor Rooney was the first person to start the costumed guided spooky
walks in York  This walk offers something completely different because
you guide is a born natural storyteller who not only believes in the
things that go bump in the night. This man is a resident who knows all
the history and it’s hidden secrets.

When you arrive outside the Evil Eye in Stonegate at 7.30 you’re
going to recognise your guide wearing a hat decorated in Ostridge
feathers. His costume denotes something of the 16th to the 17th century.
The walk winds its way through the quaint streets, alleyways and historic
backdrops befitting to the ghostly history. On most occasions you finally
end at York’s most haunted pub The Black Swan where you can enjoy having
a chat with your guide.
Every night this ghost walk is different, stories are not tape recorder style,
Trevor Rooney can change like the wind, is very humorous, witty, and can tell
stories like you would never imagine!
The ghost walk of York is so good I have seen it in the national
Press,  on television and in various magazines.

Sarah Mills

Testimonial 3
A week or so ago, Val mentioned that York has a series of 'Ghost Walks' every night!
This reminded me of a never-to-be-forgotten time in York, UK, one Saturday evening in late February, 1993.
Richard, Sara and I had travelled up from Bristol to spend a weekend in York, which happened to coincide
with the end of the Viking Festival week. York is a city of immense beauty and interest, so we spent as
much time as possible roaming the streets and visiting many of its attractions, including the magnificent York Minster.
Saturday evening found us enjoying my favourite part of York, the very old area known as 'The Shambles', where the streets are so narrow that the buildings almost meet overhead. We came upon a group of about 30 people gathered in a small square and being addressed by a tall man in a top hat and long Victorian overcoat. This man, whose name we later learned was Trevor Rooney, was inviting the group to come with him on a Ghost Walk through the streets of York, and all for a mere £5 per person. We paid our money believing that we weren't the only ones being fooled if it turned out to be a hoax.
But 'Looney Rooney' Trevor Rooney as he was more commonly known, was true to his word and he and his assistant, dressed in a monk's long brown habit with blue sneakers incongruously poking out underneath, led us through the night time streets of York and regaled us with more ghost stories than we thought possible. With a rumoured 140 ghosts within its city walls, York is one of the most densely haunted cities in England and it is just the type of city people would expect to be haunted. In the dead of a windy night its ancient buildings, huddled together in dark passages, creak and groan quietly as though lamenting their violent past.
The centuries-old Minster, Bootham Bar and Micklegate Bar tower over narrow streets lined by shops and homes no less old. Between the houses twist and writhe narrow walkways where the sunlight rarely penetrates. Grotesque oddities such as the Red Devil that leers down into the Coffee Yard off Stonegate seem to emphasize the mystic atmosphere of York.
There is the Phantom Patrol; The Black Dog; The Grey Lady; A Decapitated Spectre; Spectral Cats; The Ghostly Duke; The Haunted Pew; A Treacherous Brother; and A Mischievous Poltergeist, to name just a few.
For the next 90 minutes we followed 'Looney Rooney' and his 'assistant', often in single file, down darkened
alleyways, along riverbanks and even through a crowded restaurant, much to the surprise of the diners, but not the restaurant owners who were quite familiar with this regular 'invasion'. At times the assistant would disappear only leap out of the dark a short time later at an appropriate time in the current story. 'Looney Rooney' had an inexhaustible supply of ghost stories, delivered in suitably sombre tone, interspersed with hilarious repartee with his assistant and the crowd.
It was a wonderful evening which we still comment on more than 14 years later - and to think that we happened upon it quite by accident.
York UK,  by night.

Testimonial 4
The World Famous Ghost Walk Of York From Outside The Evil Eye In Stonegate York every night at 7.30pm.
 Trevor Rooney started his Ghost Walk in York back in 1980, it was the very first ghost
walk in England and we at byITsizePro would say it's by far the best around!

This ghostly walk will take you through the backstreets, alleyways and snickleways of York.
You will hear stories of the local ghosts in the various locations that you are taken to. The walk lasts for around an hour, afterwards you will be taken to an old and historic haunted pub. You will spot Trevor immediately wearing his feathered hat, on meeting him you will soon realise that you are in for an entertaining night of spooky stories.
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Testimonial 5
Dear Mr Trevor Rooney, I am writing to you to say that we had a wonderful time on your ghost walk a few months ago, when we first booked your walk we were totally unaware of how entertaining the night would be. Then afterwards on arriving at the pub we all had a real laugh with you. Not only this we found you very interesting as a person.
We will all highly recommend your walk to all of our friends and colleagues. At some point we will visit your beautiful city of York again and join you for another fun night out.
Your ghostly and haunted walk is truly worth every penny of £5.00
Best wishes
Trisha Howard