Halloween buffet and ghost hunt at The Mallard. October 26th 2024

The building that we know today as The Harvester, in Hemel Hempstead, started it's life as a posting house, according to census records dating back to 1851. These would be houses or, in this case an inn, where horses were kept that could be rented out. They would be used as post offices are today, to distribute the mail. Back in 1861 it was known as The Railway Hotel and had provisions to stable 7 horse. Between 1855 and 1912, the census records show us that it was run by various generations of the Dunning family.

We were invited here for an investigation, after some of the current staff had experienced strange goings on within the building, the most frequent one being the hand dryer in the ladies toilets turning itself on late at night when the restaurant was being locked up. There was also a recording of someone, in the carpark, walking about and then disappearing, on the cctv footage. Our last investigation proved the building to be very active with lots of emf meters going off, ouija board work and seeing someone's hair being tugged!

Tickets for this event will include a buffet supper and the price of that is included in the price. All you pay for on the night are drinks behind the bar.

Buffet food includes.....

Spicy crackerjack prawns             Chicken breast goujons

Prime chicken wings                     Nachos

Breaded mushrooms                   Garlic bread

Jalapeno poppers                          Chips

Tomato & penne pasta                 Potato salad

Mixed salad                                    Coleslaw

Arrival time is 8 pm and we hope to get started with our investigation by 9.15 pm. Finishing time will be around 1 am.

We do have a deposit scheme available for this event if you would like to pay £20 pp now and the rest 10 days before the event. Check out the deposit section in the tickets page.

Tea and coffee will also be available throughout the night.

The Mallard

507 London Road,
Hemel Hempstead,
HP3 9BQ