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Type Family fun
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Date and Times Friday 1 November 2024 | 11am-midday (Sold Out), 1.30pm-2.30pm (Sold Out) and 3pm-4pm
Prices Free | Members only

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Anywhere as rich with history as Greenwich probably also has a few skeletons in its closets - perhaps literally! From being the birthplace of Tudor royalty, including King Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, to becoming a key location in Britain's maritime and scientific history, Greenwich has many stories that involve the dead as much as the living. 

This event will look at some of the most famous ghostly apparitions in the Queen's House and the Old Royal Naval College, while also tantalising listeners with some of the spooktacular stories from the Cutty Sark

Afterwards, if you're not too scared, you will have a chance to create your own ghost story inspired by the National Maritime Museum and the surrounding area. Book your tickets now or be forever haunted by missing this opportunity!

This event is suitable for Members aged 8-15 and their adults. 

About the author

Sam Pope is a writer, editor and teacher based in Oxford. She writes fiction and non-fiction for both adults and children, and her debut YA novel, The Haunting of Lindy Pennyworth, was published in October 2021 by UCLan, and recommended as one of Blackwell's YA horror books of 2021. 

Sam has had her supernatural short stories published and performed widely in the UK, including a maritime-themed tale at the Charles Dickens Museum in London, a short story in a publication called Tales of the Supernatural by Otranto Press, and 'La Tricoteuse', which won best tale in TheatreCloud's touring production of A Tale of Two Cities. She is currently enjoying learning as much as possible about the 1845 Franklin Expedition and is researching the life of Regency-era poet Eleanor Anne Porden, Sir John Franklin's first wife, with the hope of publishing her biography. 

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