York is a dream any time of year, but autumn gives it an extra spirit – especially around Halloween. Tales of spooks and spectres abound in the city, particularly in relation to the handful of haunted pubs, with the Golden Fleece the eeriest of them all. In late October, spookiness is kicked up a gear with extra ghost tours, cobwebs draped across pub windows and plump pumpkins fronting shops on the Shambles, a cobbled, medieval street in the city's centre.

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