Visit the captivating places where Port Fairy’s chilling, thrilling ghost stories actually happened,
but be warned, you may have a ghostly encounter of your own!
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We have several ghost tours offerings you can engage with at your leisure:
Guided Town Walk Ghost Tour
Free Audio Ghost Tour
Audio Town Walk Ghost Tour
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GUIDED TOWN WALK GHOST TOUR
Guided Town Walk Ghost Tours are scheduled for Port Fairy’s main festivals in summer and winter. Check our EVENTS page or the button below for any upcoming tour dates.
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AUDIO GHOST TOURS
We suggest you start with the FREE audio tour, which focuses on five locations on the perimeter of town. Scroll down the page to access this tour.
An Audio Town Walk Ghost Tour is also available by clicking on the button below. This tour focuses on many of the locations in the centre of Port Fairy and is the equivalent of a guided town walk.
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Please note: Port Fairy Ghost Stories contains a map with a suggested tour of many of the town’s ghostly locations. It is a book of ghost stories and a ghost tour guide all in one! So if you are passing through Port Fairy and want to explore our ghost stories beyond the audio offerings available on this website and any scheduled guided tours, our book is a treasure trove of information.
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TERMS OF USE
Safety first
It is your responsibility to obey all relevant pedestrian and traffic laws when accessing these tours and sightseeing in Port Fairy.
Your engagement with these tour offerings is at your own risk.
By accessing these tours, you agree to our Terms of Use.
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FREE AUDIO TOUR
INTRODUCTION
2:19 minutes
Various hauntings at the MERRIJIG INN
1 Campbell Street
Lillian Powling (ca. 1956) Merrijig Inn [photograph], State Library of Victoria, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/95667, accessed 12 October 2024.
5.43 minutes
Olivia Mills at WOODBINE
146 Woodbine Road
Lillian Powling (1958) Woodbine – (Charles) Mills’s cottage, Port Fairy (Vic.) [photograph], State Library of Victoria, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/95721, accessed 12 October 2024
7.27 minutes
Claire Lydiard at the BELFAST LOUGH
Rosebrook Bridge, Princes Highway
Alex Wilkins (1946) Moyne Bridge at Rosebrook. Washed away. 1946. [postcard], State Library of Victoria, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/4248569, accessed 17 October 2024.
6.24 minutes
Elizabeth Howes at TALARA
549 Princes Highway
Lillian Powling (ca. 1956) Talara [photograph], State Library of Victoria, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/95643, accessed 12 October 2024.
9.42 minutes
Lloyd Rutledge at COOINDA
Nob’s Hill, Princes Highway
Cooinda (n.d.) [photograph], Victorian Collections, https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5555722c998fc2165420ec2d, accessed 17 October 2024.
3:42 minutes
If you would like to access the Ghost Research International report on Lloyd Rutledge’s ghost, it is available for purchase at www.lulu.com (click here for the link). We cannot reproduce the report due to copyright restrictions.
There are several reports by Ghost Research International available in the www.lulu.com SHOP on spooky locations, including Old Geelong Gaol.