Guest Comments

The tour was awesome. I’m already hearing stories about the girls telling people about colonials drinking from Blackbeard’s skull. They thoroghly enjoyed it and I speak from all the adults when I say we did too. It was truely educational, informative and by all means entertaining. Thank you from the girls and adults of Girl Scout Troop 68, Camp Lejeune Service Unit, NC.Tiffany Tubb Leader

Hi John,
Thank you for the fabulous tour! The boys all thought it was “awesome.” I enjoyed learning so much history in addition to the ghost
information. Thank you for your patience with the boys questions and
comments. We were all thrilled. Blessings, Linda and John Fraley

John, We would like to thank you for giving us our requested “11” on a scale
of 1 to 10 for Ghost Tours. We appreciate all the extra effort you
put into our tour. The kids still talk about that * and the stormy night we were running down the road in that driving rain and
wind storm. The warmth and generosity of “Southerners” is very
refreshing. Thank you for making our visit one to remember with fondness
for years to come! Kimberly CVACS-D Blackstone, VA 23824

The tour was GREAT! Jessie couldn’t of asked for any better she says. It was the coolest thing of the night. the stories were amazing, and the tricks were cute. Jessie is thinking about becoming a historic interpretor at Colonial Williamsburg, so she really enjoyed comparing her thoughts and knowledge to yours. It was great, and we hope to do it again.
Thank You, Kim & Jessie

I just wanted to say thanks to John Sutton, our personal tour guide on
June 21, 2005. He was fabulous and very much surpassed my
expectations. John was great. We had 4 year-old Libby, 7 year-old Joe
and 9 year-old Tommy with us and he was great with all of them and
their questions; the boys were intrigued with all of your knowledge
about the town and the ghosts. John was also courteous in telling us
when some subject matter may be a little too scary for Libby. The kids
could not get home fast enough to tell all of their friends about Joe **********or about the **********.
Tom & I got a kick out of watching how interested they were in the
tour. What an accomplishment to hold their attention that long! They
loved it. So did we as adults. You are a fabulous tour guide and
helped us create a memory we will always remember.
Thanks so much — Kathy & Tom, Cleveland OH

Our family just wanted to say what a joy
it was to have you as our tour guide on June 16. It was great to have such
a personalized tour. Our children still talk about the ***** To see all the other groups that were so large and then to have our small
group with just our family was perfect. We will give your name to anyone
we know who are planning a visit.

Thank You , The Stillwell’s

***** Words edited to not give away the fun !

The ghost of James Peachy eating cookies in the tree

Photo of a ghost in a tree at Payton Randolph House (maybe James Peachy?)

awsome photo taken August 27th 2010 by Rena Moya , Kathy,
Austin age 9.5, and Max age 10.5 from New Jersey

 

Grandma Peachy at the window of the Randolph House

Orb of Grandma Peachy waving to us from the upstairs window at the Payton Randolph house. Photo 5/26/05 by Scott Haglund

John, We really enjoyed your tour. Hope we can do it again at a future date. I’ve attached all four of the orb pictures that I took while we were on your tour. Enjoy and please share them with your guests. Please write back and tell me what you think. –Scott & Diane Haglund

Mr Jones is watching over his duaghters

Faces ? at Jones graveyard . Photo 09/13/05 by Randy & Danielle Seibert

Randy and I would like to personally thank you for the wonderful tour on September 13, 2005. You made our night! We especially loved that fact that is was a private tour and not a large group like what we saw!You were very informed and entertaining and I especially loved the Jones’ Graveyard. I’ve attached 3 pictures of that graveyard. On the one, I believe I see a face (I circled it) and once you zoom in, it starts to look like a child’s face. I’ve attached the same picture without the circle and another shot where you don’t see that face.You had our attention all night and will we do it again when we come back! I wouldn’t’t take any other tour with anyone else! Regards, Randy & Danielle Seibert, Phoenixville, PA

Emma Jone’s ghost (God rest her soul) ?

Mike Krause took this photo of what appears to be the ghost of Emma Jones  and the Jones cemetery on November 9th, 2011.
Mike snapped it when his 9 year old son pointed out the ghost rising from the grave. The grave is that of Emma Jones.
Emma’s ghost has been haunting this grave yard for decades.
She  likes visitors to stop by. She is said to especially like to give kisses to boys.

Emma Jone’s ghost greets a visitor

Mike Krause took this photo at Jones Cemetery on November 9th, 2011 when his 9 year old son pointed out the ghost rising from the grave

Crazy Lucy , the party girl, peaking at visitors through teh windows.

Thank you for a wonderful tour.
I took the lantern tour in the summer of 2005. I took numerous pictures to have for keepsakes for it was a great vacation and I wanted to remember every part about it. I finally did get the photo’s developed and in one picture of one of the houses there is PLAIN as DAY… a ghost looking out through the window. This picture gives everyone who looks at it chills. This image was taking with an olympus 35mm camera on a beautiful, clear and warm night during your lantern tour. (The image of a face is in the window to the left of the tree. Could this be crazy Lucy?) This image amazes everyone I show it to. I do consider myself very lucky to have taken it. William Putt

Ghost of crazy Lucy saying hello

May 21, 2008 – Lucy Ludwell’s ghost waving to the school group from a window. Photo taken by Kelsie Redburn and Matt Fazenbaker who were students on tour from Hilltop School.

Ghost in Williamsburg speaks to guests with a key

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Hi John, we wanted to thank you again for the ghost tour for our Reunion . Everyone had a great time. My brother had his pictures developed and the picture below was from the pictures he took. I’m not saying that Thomas jefferson was there, but it sure looks like it from this picture. Can you see the image of an arm and hand over the key ? Kathy Sue Blake, family reunion

I just wanted to let you know that the tour we received on Friday evening was wonderful. Our tour guide “John” was fabulous. The kids are still talking about it. In fact, our tour was so personal and informative, we feel it isn’t necessary to go back to this particular historic area, but we will. Our guide shared so much information. We were a family of six and it was worth every dollar. Please pass on our thank you to our guide. It was a great start to our vacation and we will recommend your site to anyone we know who visits the area. Happy Haunting.
Mike and Karen Murray and family

Ghost / Lantern Tours Pricing

& other information

Are your Ghost/Lantern tours group tours ? No – The Ghost/Lantern tours we provide through historic Williamsburg are fun private tours–“a guide for your family only“, “or guides for your group only“. There are other companies in Williamsburg that offer group tours for walk ups. One such company which forms groups, of 40 to 60 or more persons, meets in front of the book store in Merchant Square most every night to begin their tour at 8pm. If you wish to join others in group tour, you can contact Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at 757-229-1000 to inquire about their tours.

Why take our private Ghost/Lantern Tour?

With a private tour, you can continually ask questions and have conversations with your guide. There are companies in Williamsburg that put their guests into a group of 25 or more, but more usually 50+ persons. Another good reason to take our tour is that frequently our guests report having contact with the spirits while on our tours.

Are your tours fun?

We approach the tours as entertainment. Please read guests comments to get opinions of past visitors.

 If history is desired for part or all of the evening tour,  please let us know in advance.

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