A family run boating firm is set to offer some spooky goings on with "ghost stories and ghastly tales" aplenty as a series of Halloween boat trips return.
Jet Adventures - which departs from South Pier in Lowestoft and offers sightseeing trips and opportunities to see seals - has launched its "new look Halloween harbour tours" for 2023 as it hosts the Lowestoft Docks Ghost Tour.
Transporting locals back to October 1882, they will be offering "A spooky Halloween boat trip around Lowestoft's Lake Lothing" with a family friendly tour that is based on the devastating storm from 141 years ago, which is known locally as 'Black Saturday'.
With bookings now open for limited trips this Halloween, spaces are already filling up fast.
Jet Adventures launched its debut Halloween Boat Trips in 2021, offering locals and tourists alike "a fascinating insight" into the spooky workings of the town's historic Lowestoft Harbour and Lake Lothing which proved "hugely popular."
Now relaunched for 2023, the Lowestoft Docks Ghost Tour will take people on a tour of Lowestoft Harbour and Lake Lothing during "the storm of Black Saturday in October 1882".
Jack Grint, crew for Jet Adventures and responsible for the Halloween trips, said: "The infamous storm of October 1882 was one of the worst to hit our coastline in recent memory, with over 13 vessels sunk in one night.
"It seemed fitting to share the history of this infamous storm, whilst incorporating it into a wider ghost tour of Lowestoft Docks showcasing some of the town's best unseen history.
"From the ghostly wherry at Oulton Broad to the ships graveyard, there's a huge amount of history to explore and enjoy in the 1831 built Victorian Lowestoft Harbour.
"Lake Lothing itself is said to be over 1,000 years old."
People can book onto these family friendly tours at the end of October by visiting the website www.jetadventures.co.uk/halloween/
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