Ghost Hunt at Finchingfield Guildhall

 Finchingfield Guildhall, Church Hill, Finchingfield, Essex CM7 4NN Finchingfield Guildhall, Church Hill, Finchingfield, Essex CM7 4NN - Map Directions
11 October 2025
07:00 PM To 11:00 PM GMT +00:00
 07964 396210
Contact
Doors Open
 06:45 PM
Price
£ 35
Organiser/Venue

The Guildhall was built around 1470 by the Guild of the Holy Trinity to house a Guild of priests and to provide a schoolroom for the boys of the village. The Guildroom has been used for a place of learning for more than five centuries. Recent restoration work has exposed scorch marks on the timbers of the Guildroom where priests attached wax tapers to light their studies at night. The building fell into disrepair and, following the second world war, attempts were made to restore the site. Unfortunately inappropriate materials were used, and architectural details were covered up. In 2008 the Finchingfield Guildhall trust was formed to save the site from dereliction. After several years bidding for funding, the build started in earnest in 2011. Expert craftsmen were employed using ancient techniques, and local materials were sourced.

During the renovations a number of bodies were found and moved to the graveyard next to the guildhall. There's a plaque that marks where they were moved to.

The timbers used to support the roof where taken from shipwrecks that have either washed ashore or been salvaged and the museum houses a witches stick and other interesting artefacts.

All of this makes it an excellent place for a ghost hunt!

We always make sure that our guests have real scientific equipment, no pendulums or dowsing rods, and with small groups guaranteed , this guests led event is one to remember. There will be paranormal experiments, vigils and opportunities to explore this amazing venue, including the graveyard!

Over 18s only


Book Tickets

2025-10-11 2025-10-11 Ghost Hunt at Finchingfield Guildhall