Dick Turpin spent his last night in the cramped, dark, damp cells, deep in the bowels of the Felons' Prison, before being taken to the Knavesmire to be hung on 7th April 1739. What will we uncover as we investigate the cell where this infamous man had his final thoughts? Will you encounter his restless spirit or hear his final words and feel his fear as he awaited his doom?We will also try to connect with the ghosts of those who spent months in these cells awaiting their fate and those who perished behind the castle walls. The inmates of the Suffocation Cell, who died in a terrible way and the Yorkshire Witch, Mary Bateman among others.

There have been numerous reports of ghostly sightings within the Castle Prison. Doors slamming by unseen hands, babies crying, heavy footsteps, drastic temperature changes and screams are heard deep in the cells. Shadows are seen, pacing is heard walking the stone floors, staff have heard the sounds of women singing, chains rattling and eerie scratching noises coming from the cells.

Is this the hangman who is said to haunt these prison walls? Whispers are heard throughout the building, a small boy has been seen dressed in period clothing, who disappears round corners when he is seen and there have been reports of an elderly lady seated by a hearth... only to vanish!