Brookes Paranormal Events FAQs
What is a Ghost Hunt?
A Ghost Hunt is a paranormal investigation and exploration using a range of scientific and traditional equipment, where the outcome is to hopefully experience strange phenomena or unexplainable ghostly activity at a haunted location after dark. Millions of people are curious to learn more about if there is life after death or something more after we pass, and a ghost hunting event is the perfect opportunity to seek paranormal evidence and to discover these curiosities for yourself and with friends/family.
What can you expect from us?
Brookes Paranormal are a professional, respected and friendly events team based in Nottinghamshire and the Midlands, who have been hosting paranormal events for over 7 years. With our combined years of investigating and facilitating experience, Brookes Paranormal will ensure that you will be welcomed, looked after and be made to feel safe for an enjoyable experience that you will never forget. On your paranormal night with us, you will be informed on the paranormal and how we go about searching for ghosts and spirits, you'll learn the brief histories on the locations you investigate and you'll see how we as paranormal investigators/ghost hunters go about conducting vigils and experiments. Your night will consist of being part of a small group of other likeminded guests, where alongside your group leaders, you will explore and investigate different rooms and areas around the location where paranormal activity has been reported, utilising different pieces of ghost hunting equipment and experiments to collect your own paranormal evidence and experiences.
What Vigils and Experiments will you take part in?
Brookes Paranormal offer guests a variety of Vigils and Experiments that they take part in on our events. We will use an array of Victorian Methods, such as the Ouija Board, Glass Divination, Table Tipping, Automatic Writing and sometimes a traditional Victorian Séance. We also conduct scientific experiments like the Estes Method, Phone Experiment and Multi-Spirit Box Experiment. We also use a multitude of Scientific Equipment on vigils to help further confirm any activity that occurs, like EMF Meters, REM Pods, Thermal detectors and more. Furthermore, we enjoy conducting different Experiments based on the history of a location and based on reputable hauntings.
What Equipment will you use?
Brookes Paranormal use a variety of different Ghost Hunting Equipment when investigating the Paranormal, and some of the equipment we let you get hands-on with, making you a ghost hunter for the night.
Brookes Paranormal use the following Equipment, many of which are included in your event:
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K2 Meters
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Digital and Analog EMF Meters
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REM Pods
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Spirit Boxes
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Cat Balls
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Environmental Instruments (such as EDI+)
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Temperature Guns
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Scientific Pucks
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EVP Voice Recorders
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ITC Apps and Softwares
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Laser Grid Pens
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Motion Sensors
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Pendulums
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Static Detectors
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SLS Cameras (sometimes)
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AND LOTS MORE!!
Can I bring my own Equipment?
YES YOU CAN! While we do provide equipment out for all guests to use and place, you're more than welcome to bring your own paranormal equipment to our events. Just know that it's your responsibility to look after your own equipment and to make sure you label your own equipment so no one else takes it. We are not liable should your equipment go missing or is lost.
Do you provide Refreshments and Snacks?
Brookes Paranormal provide both guests and team with refreshments and light snacks on the night of your event. This includes Teas, Coffees, Hot Chocolates, Bottles of Water, Squashes, Biscuits, Chocolate Bars and sometimes Crisps. At Brookes Paranormal, we love taking care of all our guests and ensure that they are well looked after and that their energies are topped up during our comfort breaks throughout the event.
Can I bring my own Refreshments/Snacks?
YES YOU CAN! While we do provide hot/cold refreshments and light snacks for all guests on our events, please feel free to bring your own drinks and snacks. PLEASE NOTE: We operate a strict No Alcohol/Drugs policy so DO NOT bring any alcoholic beverages to the event, you will be refused entry into the location and event and you won't be refunded.
What is the Age Limit for attending your events?
The age limit for Brookes Paranormal's Ghost Hunts, Victorian Séance Nights and Psychic Table Evenings are 18 years and over. The age limit for Brookes Paranormal's Ghost Walks is 16 years and over. For more information please read our terms and conditions located at the footer of our website.
What do you need to bring with you to the events?
First off you will need to bring with you a Torch, as the rooms and areas in the location can get very dark when the lights go out, especially when there is no emergency lighting nearby. Additionally, make sure you bring a warm coat/jacket with you and wear warm, sensible clothing in respect to the weather conditions and air temperature on the evening and night. Sensible footwear will also be required as most of our locations feature stairs, old wooden floorboards and uneven flooring (no high heels). Lastly, just make sure you bring your positive energies and your open minds. While we love to welcome sceptics, we don't welcome cynics who try to spoil the event for everyone else.
Do you send Tickets to my address after purchase?
NO. Brookes Paranormal operate a ticketless system, meaning once you have paid a deposit, remaining balance or full payment, your booking gets recorded and automatically updated on our side. A confirmation email also gets sent out automatically upon making a payment (this can sometimes fall into your spam/junk folder so please double check). If you are unsure if a booking payment has gone through successfully, please get in touch with us via email and we will let you know as soon as possible.
Why are ticket prices varied?
Ticket prices for our paranormal events vary from event-to-event and location-to-location, based on factors that we take into account. Here are just a few reasons why they do:
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1) Every venue charges us a specific hire price to have the building/location for our private event. With this, it guarantees we will have exclusive access to the location in the evening and throughout the night with no general public about, allowing for no noise/visual contamination from external sources inside the location. Some venues are far more expensive to hire than others, with some costing up to £2,000 to hire, and some venues require payment for members of staff to be there as security for the night. This and the maximum number of guests we allocate on each event is then reflected into the final ticket price.
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2) Some venues charge more for hiring a location out based on the length of time our event takes place and for our team to setup and prepare the event. Brookes Paranormal like to provide guests with most time possible at these locations, and so whilst you may get given an extra or two for your investigation, this does come at a slightly higher price per ticket.
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3) Brookes Paranormal operate as a business which comes with an array of expenditures that are taken into account for your paranormal event with us, such as insurance costs, refreshments/snacks costs, equipment costs, travel, tax and fuel costs, advertising and website costs etc. Even deposit costs to pay venues for further events in the future.
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Brookes Paranormal understand that not everyone is able to afford tickets for certain events, especially with the current cost-of-living crisis, which is why we offer a £20 deposit option per person* on all events that are £30pp and over. While deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE, this way you don't have to front the full ticket cost there and then. We also offer discounts and competitions throughout the year, as well as a loyalty reward system which lets you collect points the more you spend and book events with us, and in return gives you rewards like 10% off events, £10 off ghost hunts or even a free ghost hunt ticket.
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*Please note deposit options are available until 4 weeks prior to an event date, as remaining balances are due at that time.
How many guests attend on each event?
Guest numbers vary for every event, depending on certain factors like event type, venue size, number of rooms and areas available, access times that we have and O.G.E.N. (optimal guest experience number), meaning catering to as many guests as we can but without a) overcrowding the venue and b) hurting the experience for each guest.
Most of our Ghost Hunts average between 24-30 guests per event, with some of our larger venues catering up to 32-40 guests and some of our smaller venues catering up to 14-18 guests. These numbers then get split up into smaller groups of roughly 7-10 guests per group, and with some venues that have multiple rooms and areas, even a small group of 10 guests can be split up further into two smaller groups of 5.
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Our Victorian Séance Nights currently allow up to 18 guests max per event.
Our Ghost Walks currently allocate between 12-14 guests per walk.
Our Psychic Table Evenings currently allow up to 25 guests max per event.
Can I be put on a Waiting List if places become available for an event that's sold out?
YES YOU CAN! An event is 'Sold Out' when the red ribbon over the event box states that. When an event is sold out, you can join a 'Waiting List' for that event. Simply click on the event, select 'Full Payment' under the payment options and a 'Join Waiting List' box will appear. Click on that and put in your contact email, and once completed and submitted you will receive a notification email automatically when a place(s) become available for that event.
Do you allow for 'Free Time'?
To simply answer, NO. 'Free Time' is essentially giving you the chance to borrow our equipment and explore a location on your own without any guidance, groups or supervision involved.
We don't allow Free Time for a few reasons:
1) Health & Safety is extremely important to not just our team, but the venue itself, given our insurance and policies in place, as well as the venue's. We don't allow for Free Time in the instance that a guest has an accident or injury while investigating or walking around in the dark without our supervision. Many venues we host paranormal events at also refuse the option to give guests free roam around a building or location due to their own Health & Safety policy.
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2) Guests may head off on their own during Free Time and actually leave the event early without informing our team on the night that they are going home. This will lead to triggering our safety protocol by halting everyone's investigation and keeping them in base room whilst the guest(s) are searched for across the site, essentially disrupting and spoiling the night for everyone, which we want to avoid.
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3) Small group vigils will be cut shorter to accommodate for Free Time, and we at Brookes Paranormal like to offer guests the most extended time in their vigils as possible, to make the most out of your night. Free Time can also create uncontrolled noise and visual contamination with many guests wandering about, which in turn can ruin and spoil your investigation experience. By having controlled small groups, we eliminate these factors as best as.
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4) Guests who borrow equipment for Free Time may actually steal the equipment and leave the event without returning it. We've heard many cases of this happening with similar companies and teams who offer Free Time, and while we can understand it may be frustrating to not be given the option of Free Time because of selected bad individuals, we do hope you can understand our reasoning behind this.
Will there be a Medium on the night?
Most of Brookes Paranormal's events will include a Spiritualist Medium or Spiritual Sensitives, as we have a couple of team members who are working Mediums and some who are strongly sensitive to spirit around them. If you are unsure which events feature a Medium, please read the event descriptions. PLEASE NOTE: While events may include a Medium or Sensitives, this doesn't mean the focus will be on what they are picking up and sensing, as all our events are catered to our guests and what they sense and pick-up on first and foremost.
Can you Sleepover at the events?
Unless advertised in the event description where the event includes an Optional Sleepover or includes an extra cost to Sleepover, NO we do not provide any sleeping facilities at our events. Our events involve being awake all night throughout the event period, so please expect this when booking.
Will I see a Ghost?
It's probably the biggest question you want the answer to. Will you see a 'ghost' on your night? You might do, but then again, you might not. Ghosts, Spirits and the Paranormal unfortunately, as much as we want to, doesn't just happen on command, as a lot of the time it's being in the right place at the right time, or having positive energies and open minds in a moment where certain unexplainable activities may occur. Therefore we cannot guarantee Paranormal Activity will happen on the night, nor can we guarantee you will see a ghost. Rest assured though, the Brookes Paranormal Team will do their very best to entice, invite and bring forward spirits to interact and communicate with both them and guests on the night.
Do you host Private Events for Corporate Teams, Small Paranormal Teams or Friendship/Family Groups?
YES WE DO! While we are limited on which venues and dates we can allocate for this, we can definitely accommodate, plan and arrange private paranormal investigation events for either your corporate team/work colleagues, your small private paranormal team or for you, your friends and/or family. Please get in touch with us should you want to discuss this idea in further detail and we can get back to you with pricing, potential dates etc. as we work with the venue to arrange your paranormal experience.
Have you been featured in the Media/Press before?
YES WE HAVE! Brookes Paranormal are proud to have been featured in online media outlets such as Nottinghamshire Live, NottinghamWorld, DerbyWorld, various paranormal radio shows and Danny Moss's streaming show 'The Paranormal Investigator'. If you are a representative, journalist or writer from the media, online outlet or a blog website, please do get in touch with us and we'll be more than happy to speak to you on anything from historical and haunted locations, paranormal experiences, our ghost hunting events and tours etc.
How do I get in touch should I have a question or query?
The best way to contact us if you have a question or query is by emailing us at info@brookesparanormal.co.uk. Alternatively, you can call us using the phone number on the website header or simply message us through our Official Facebook Page, however we recommend emailing us as you are likely to get a quicker response.