Solve the puzzles and fun challenges in each room during your Ghost Week visit to Fairfax House. Your chance to win an exclusive ghost.
Here you will be transported back in time to the year 1763 amidst their ‘Annus Horribilis’ (horrible year) - a time of dark clouds, anxieties and low fortunes for the family.Keen to entertain their guests despite their woes, the family have left a series of perplexing puzzles and fun challenges in each room for you to solve. Those who manage to investigate carefully and find all the correct answers will be entered into a prize draw and in with a chance of winning an exclusive ghost – the Ghost Merchants’ Black Box Edition, No. 22.
This coveted and limited edition ghost was gifted to Ann Fairfax to help lift her spirits. Its bespoke craftsmanship features exquisite details from the peacock and peony wallpaper Samuel Carpenter used to decorate Ann’s bedroom during this year of her troubles.
Can you help to alleviate the Viscount’s anxieties that the Fairfax name will be lost by helping to identify his next heir? Can you sniff out the latest quack remedy concocted by the Apothecary to ‘cure’ Ann’s woes or count the ghosts hidden in the Drawing Room?
Tickets to ‘Annus Horribilis’ by day and evening are £9.50 for adults and concessions are £8. Kids visit free. You will receive a free annual return ticket with every adult ticket.
Annual return tickets are valid for ‘Annus Horribilis’ by day but not the evenings.
Accept your invitation at www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk/whats-on/annus-horribilus/
Hotels near Fairfax House
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Wondering where to stay that's close to Fairfax House? We've teamed up with Booking.com to provide the best room rates for hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs near the Annus Horribilis Ghost Week At Fairfax House event in York.
Galtres Chambers Apartment
Situated in the centre of York, within the city walls, Galtres Chambers offers self-catering apartments with free WiFi access. Jorvik Viking Centre and the Shambles are within a 2-minute walk from this Grade II listed building..
Coppergate Apartments
Situated in the centre of York, Coppergate Apartments offer an ideal location for visiting Cliffords Tower, The Shambles and the Castlegate Museum. Free WiFi is accessible throughout the property..
Hilton York
In the heart of historic York, this Hilton has 2 bars, 2 restaurants and is opposite the ancient Cliffords Tower. Modern rooms, each with a flat-screen TV, are moments from the Jorvik Viking Centre..
Saint Georges Keep
Centrally situated in Clifford Street, York, Saint Georges Keep offers self-catering accommodation with free WiFi access. York Minster is just 700 metres away and York Railway Station is a 5-minute walk..
Apartment 5 in York
In the centre of the city, Apartment 5 in York provides modern accommodation for 2, with free Wi-Fi and parking nearby. Overlooking the Coppergate Centre, this apartment is 1 minute from the Jorvik Viking Centre and the Grand Opera House theatre..
Apartment 2 in York
Situated in the centre of the historic city of York, Apartment 2 in York offers free Wi-Fi, an open-plan kitchen & lounge and free parking nearby. York Railway Station is only a 15-minute walk from the apartment..
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