Ghost walks are coming to Saddleworth!

Hard Graft has gathered the most blood-curdling stories it could, before recording each one and putting them into a website App

Few activities are quite as frightening as ghost hunting, and there isn’t a better time to do it than at Halloween.

There are plenty of ghoulish tales linked to Uppermill, some of which are amusing and others that are downright terrifying, and this Halloween the very best of them can be enjoyed in a unique, hassle-free and inexpensive way.

Former Saddleworth-based and award-winning theatre company Hard Graft has gathered the most blood-curdling stories it could, before recording each one and putting them into a website App which can be accessed and used for just £1.99.

Between October 29-31, people will be able to navigate the 18 ghost stories around the area using just their smartphone and a pair of headphones, completely at their own pace and leisure.

Hard Graft founder Mark Whiteley said: “This is the first time people will be able to go on self-guided ghost tours of Uppermill.

“We’ve been doing guided walks for around 10 years in Saddleworth, Oldham and Rawtenstall so we know where to look for the best stories, but this is our first online walk in Saddleworth.

"When we were in Saddleworth researching the best ghost stories we visited the library and a lot of pubs and found some really cracking tales.

“The stories we’ve uncovered cover a range of things.

"I can’t say too much as I don’t want to give them away but there are stories on murders, exorcisms and witches for people to enjoy.”

The tour works with geofencing, technology which creates a virtual geographic boundary, enabling software to trigger a response when a mobile device enters or leaves a particular area.

Ghost icons will appear on their Snikkit Map and when story-hunters get within a 10 metre radius of it, the story relating to the landmark will begin playing in their headphones.

The tours are a collaboration between Hard Graft and Snikkit.com, a Web-based app which specialises in online stories, histories and adventures, such as this.

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