I Went On The Douglas Ghost Tour And Made It Out Alive

In the spirit of spookiness, I took it upon myself to attend one of the famous Isle of Man Ghost Tours.

I chose the Douglas walk, the thought process being that it was close to home, convenient some may say. However as the date drew closer, my anxieties began to kick in.

The Ghost Walk is something I believe should be experienced by all Manxies at least once, so I promise to not give too much away.

St George’s Church Graveyard

Recently moving to the capital, I promised myself that if the walk showed any signs of nearing my area, I would immediately abort mission.

Arriving to the Jubilee Clock at 8pm dead, me and my fellow ghost walkers crowded in. Exchanging looks of excitement, with an underlying fear of the unknown.

Our host Alan Shaw assured me that we were in safe hands. Alan has years of experience dealing with the paranormal, which instantly eased my troubles.

The walk lasted two hours, which to my relief resulted in no detours to my flat. I reassured myself that I would get a good nights sleep, without the looming presence of the supernatural.

My expectation of the walk was that I would be left with PTSD from all of the horrors that were due to be unveiled. This was thankfully not the case.

Travelling through the heart of Douglas, I was captivated by the history of the tales I was being told.

My thinking may be naive, but I prefer to believe that ghosts are not bad people. That they actually have a conscience and are not just there to scare people.

One of the stories Alan recounted to us involved the old newspapers on Athol Street. 

Dolberg House on Athol Street.

The building I am referring to is now ‘Dolberg House’.

Alan relayed the encounter the sports editor at the time had one night when he was working late.

The feeling we all dread, catching something in the corner of your eye…and something actually being there! (Aaahhh)

After investigating further, the journalist followed a noise down the corridor. He was shocked to come across the ghost that haunted this building with his own eyes.

He did what any sane person would do, go get help!

Gathering backup, they heard a loud bang.

This ended up being the office that the sports editor had just fled from, collapsing from the ceiling and being destroyed.

This is known as a ‘crisis sighting’. Further solidifying my hope that ghosts do have in fact have empathy.

The spirit must have had a premonition that this was going to happen, through luring the sports editor out of the building it saved his life!

There are walks hosted every week in Douglas, Peel, Castletown and Ramsey.

Are you brave enough?