From Swan Tavern to Grace Episcopal Church: Yorktown's Maritime Murder Tales
A one-hour guided ghost walk that starts at 10 PM, built on murder stories from Colonial Yorktown's river past. Adult tickets, with a full refund up to 24 hours before.
Haunted Historical Entertainment, the company behind the Ghost Colonies walks in Williamsburg, takes this one through Colonial Yorktown. It starts at 10 PM and lasts about an hour on foot. The theme is murder and the river.
There is one ticket type, and the only inclusion the listing names is an experienced guide. A mobile or paper ticket works.
Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for a full refund; inside 24 hours there is none.
Maritime Murder Yorktown Ghost TourAbout an hour on foot from Swan Tavern to Grace Episcopal Church in Colonial Yorktown, starting at 10 PM. Adult tickets, with an experienced guide included.www.viator.comMurder Stories From a River Town
The listing promises haunted maritime sites and tales of murder about the ghosts said to have stayed after their horrific deaths, set in a colonial town founded in 1691. The operator's own page puts the walk on Yorktown's waterfront, among the docks and shores of the York River.
Neither the listing nor the operator names the stops between the start and the finish.
Go for the storytelling, and leave the route to the guide.
Swan Tavern In, Grace Episcopal Church Out
The meeting point is Swan Tavern, on the corner of Main Street and Ballard Street. The operator's own ticketing gives the address as 301 Main Street, and says the booking confirmation repeats the start point. Your guide wears a red, blue, green or black shirt.
The operator asks guests to arrive 15 minutes early. Tours leave on time, late arrivals are not waited for, and missing the start means no refund.
The walk ends at Grace Episcopal Church on Church Street, so it does not loop back to Swan Tavern.
Who Can Book
On Viator this walk sells adult tickets only, for ages 18 to 60. On its own ticketing the operator calls the tour adults only, except on Mondays, which it runs as family nights for children 14 and up with a parent or guardian.
One booking here takes up to 15 travelers, and the listing caps a shared departure at 30. The operator marks this walk as handicap accessible, and the listing rates it suitable for all fitness levels.
Rules for the Walk
The operator welcomes photos and asks that nobody records video.
Leave alcohol at home; a lidded non-alcoholic drink or finger food is fine.
No tobacco or vaping during the walk. Service animals are welcome, and pets should stay home.
📍 Swan Tavern, corner of Main Street and Ballard Street, Yorktown. Be there by 9:45 PM and look for the guide's colored shirt. About an hour later the stories wind up at Grace Episcopal Church on Church Street.