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Home > Museum > Explore the historic docks of London after dark

Explore the historic docks of London after dark

By Caroline King - January 23, 2017Posted in : Museum

Docks After Dark © Museum of London

Take a look around the Docks After Dark (Photo: © Museum of London)

When: 24th January – 21st March 2017, 6.30pm

Where: Museum of London Docklands, No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL

£: Tickets cost £25

What is it?

The Museum of London Docklands will be offering special evening tours for adults, every Tuesday until 21st March 2017.  Docks After Dark will give visitors the chance to hear dark stories of death and spooky happenings.

Brave the 200-year old warehouse after dark and learn about its eerie, ghostly secrets. In the spooky atmosphere of the galleries you will hear chilling accounts from museum staff, whilst being guided through the most haunted spots of the building. Follow in the footsteps of the men, women and children who worked in the docks before meeting their grisly and untimely end.

The ticket price includes refreshments, which will be served during the first 30 minutes of the tour, in the Museum foyer.

More info: www.museumoflondon.org.uk

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