Although the tour wasn't "scary" it was entertaining. Our "ghost host" was actually very funny, charming and informative. They stayed in character the entire time and really kept our attention. We went into 3 houses and instead of touring the homes you just enter a room and sit to hear the stories then move to the next. I think to really elevate the tour it would be nice to see the rooms we are hearing about ! The price was very fair $19 per person and it lasted about an hour and 15 minutes. It was worth our money to get out of the house but I would love to see more interactive things added into this fun experience! We really appreciate our host. Thank you! read more

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The positive: the tour lets you inside three historic buildings including the peyton randolph house. The bad: The tour does not cover any lore of actual hauntings ( the unofficial one does) or much of any actual history. Our tour guide misled the tourists from the start by stating most buildings are 250+ years old. When in fact, it was burnt down during the civil war and rebuilt by the Rockerfellers in the 1930s. When another guest directly asked her how old the buildings were she said she did not know. The stories were: 1. About a portal in the basement of the peyton Randolph house, 2: a story the family who previously owned the house might've told their daughters ( unrelated to anything cw, think a bad scary story time on youtube) and 3. About some guy's pipe smoke that can sometimes be smelled- in all fairness I was not paying attention at that point.) Interestingly, she made a comment about how other ghost stories were made up in the 1930's. I think it was an attempt to discredit the unofficial tours? Funny how she didn't know that the buildings were not spooky scary colonial originals but knew cw started in the 30´s. Why to go on the other tours: 1. The only part of the buildings we were allowed to see/enter were the front rooms. 2. Other tours include info on the civil war era, hauntings in the peyton randolph house, and ghostly encounters the staff and workers have had through out the years. 3. They provide accurate information and dates about the buildings. read more

Did this nighttime walking ghost tour on the evening of October 30th just before Halloween. It was crowded but fun and our group was large but not so large that everyone got lost in it. The playhouse stage was easy to find and we were all given a sticker to wear color-coded to our guides who called us to them based on the color. Williamsburg was busy at night this weekend with fires burning and music playing and lots of people milling around after hours. Our tour guide was amazing, I think his name was Jeff. He told us some wonderful 18th century ghost stories and walked us via candlelight lamp around into the back yards of some of the historical homes for true stories of sightings and occurrences on the property. The tour lasted just over an hour and had us done in time to find the shuttle. So much fun! We learned several new things you'd only get via this tour and had a blast. Highly recommend. read more

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I had mixed emotions about this ghost tour. I will break down the pros and cons... Pros- The biggest pro is that when you take a Colonial Williamsburg ghost tour you get to go into the house. This was a great aspect. The stories were interesting and seemed authentic. Cons-our guide was overly theatrical and that seemed to take away from the stories she was telling. Because the tour is only an hour, We made three stops and heard three stories. That was disappointing. read more

It was extremely lame, our guide said she's going to tame her stories since there were children under 8 there. I wanted to hear about the murder, the gore, but all we got was rated g feel good stories. Blech! read more

The meeting area was easy to find. Presentation and set up was very authenticated. Tour it self was historical and filled with good scary stories. Wish more time was given for questions and a bit more depth in history. read more

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This was a fun tour, and probably the best part of our visit to colonial Williamsburg. Our tour guide must have been a trained actor, because he really had us convinced that the town was crawling with ghosts. read more

This was well worth every penny. Sarah was a gifted storyteller who took us through the dark streets of historic Williamsburg. It was the perfect blend of history and theatre. I highly recommend! read more