Contrary Life

Contrary Life is a website covering quirky events across the UK.

  • Home
  • About
  • Events by region
    • North East
    • North West
    • Yorkshire
    • East Midlands
    • West Midlands
    • East
    • London
    • South East
    • South West
    • Scotland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Wales
Home > FEATURED-CONTENT > Brave Bolsover Castle for some after dark fun

Brave Bolsover Castle for some after dark fun

By Caroline King - October 11, 2011Posted in : FEATURED-CONTENT, Heritage

When: 29th & 30th October 2011, 6pm – 9pm

Where: Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire

£: Adults 10, concessions 9, children 6.  English Heritage members: 5, concessions 4.50, children 3.

What is it?

Have you got what it takes to brave the castle after dark?  Find out about some of Bolsover’s more horrific happenings and ghostly goings on, then explore the site by torchlight and meet some the castle’s previous residents; they are dying to meet you!

More info: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Tagged With: Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire events, East Midlands, English Heritage, Halloween, Halloween events

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

Top Story

Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

What are you looking for today?

  • Alternative Sport
  • Art
  • Cabaret and Circus
  • Cinema
  • Classes, Workshops & Talks
  • Club Night
  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Exhibitions and Installations
  • Fairs and Markets
  • Festival
  • Food & Drink
  • Heritage and History
  • Interview
  • Literature
  • Museum
  • Music
  • Nature and Outdoors
  • Review
  • Science and Technology
  • Theatre
  • Walks and Tours

Sign up to our Newsletter

Copyright © 2023 · Contrary Life