Tours & Events

Rowtons’ Museum offers a variety of events, from paranormal investigations to séance evenings to guided tours. Scroll to browse by event type.

Please be aware that all bookings are subject to our Terms and Conditions.

guided tours

Join Laura and Erik Rowton for a guided tour of their museum. On the Searching for Spirit tour, you can experience the story of spirituality through the museum’s artefacts, from times of faith and wonder, to those of existential stress and fear, to a new search for meaning in the modern age. On our after-closing Dark Objects tour, you will have a chance to delve deeper into the history behind some of the darkest objects housed at Rowtons’ Museum, including sinister stories of hauntings, sleepless nights, werewolves, and Black Magic. All tours are in small groups with the chance to ask questions.

(Approximate time: 1 hour)

sÉance evenings

Step back in time with Laura and Erik Rowton and experience an intimate and immersive evening of spiritual exploration, hosted in Rowtons’ Museum’s sumptuously-decorated séance parlour.

Your evening will include:

✦ participation in a historical reenactment of a séance using spiritualist instruments and techniques
✦ introduction to traditional crystal gazing with the opportunity to use a genuine natural clear quartz or black obsidian crystal ball
✦ a tour of historically and spiritually significant artefacts housed within the Victorian-themed séance parlour
✦ a chance to contribute to the museum’s current, seasonal paranormal experiment
✦ refreshment interlude

(Approximate time: 3 hours)

paranormal investigations

Experience Rowtons’ Museum’s exhibits, artefacts and Penuel Chapel’s very own haunted history in the dark as you investigate the paranormal under the guidance of museum owners, Laura and Erik Rowton.

Your evening will include:

✦ a tour of our Grade II listed chapel and schoolroom, including the historically and spiritually significant artefacts cared for by the museum
✦ an after dark vigil in Penuel Chapel, the site of miracles and manifestations
✦ access to the museum’s themed rooms, including séance parlour and paranormal laboratory
✦ the chance to learn about and experiment with different divination methods (including dowsing rods and crystal pendulums)
✦ participation in a spirit/Ouija board session (optional)
✦ lone vigil (optional)
✦ participation in psychic experiments, such as remote viewing and Estes Method
✦ the opportunity to use popular paranormal tools, such as a spirit boxes, K2 meter, LED cat balls and REM pods
✦ refreshment interludes

(Approximate time: 6 hours)