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Halloween is fast approaching and there’s no better time to visit locations steeped in history and ghost stories.

From windswept moors and dense woodlands to abandoned mines and historic hills tied to infamous witch trials, there are lots of places near Greater Manchester where you can embrace all things spooky.

What gives these haunting sites their power is the way history and the paranormal merge together. Legends have rooted themselves deep into the ground and are passed down through the generations.

Whether you believe in the supernatural or not it can be fun to lean into the magic of a good ghost story and embrace the eerie atmosphere.

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Who knows, you may even experience a sudden chill, hear strange voices or feel

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