My friend and I went along on Liz Vincents Friday 13th Ghost Tour on 13/05/2005.

We started out at the Imperial Hotel... heard some interesting stories about the place, then we went on to the railway station and heard more stories. 

The night became really interesting once we boarded the bus and headed off to Redbank Tunnel.   There is definitely something there.

I was overcome with a strange feeling of depression, my chest felt heavy.  My friend and I both felt that there was something "dark" lurking around the outside of the tunnel.

My friend and I did see something white in the tunnel.  It started out at one end and moved down towards us all, it was like nothing I have ever seen in my life.  I saw red and green shimmering lights at the far end of the tunnel.  Other people said they saw someone moving backwards and forwards at the end of the tunnel

The tunnel was so eerie however I am drawn to it like a moth to a light!! Something or someone is drawing me back to it.. (cant wait for my next tour !)

We went on to Ghost Bridge where my friend took some photos and much to our suprise there were orbs all over the pics.. something we'd never experienced before. 

We enjoyed Liz's stories and found the tour to be really down to earth! 

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Submitted by: Jacqui, Camden NSW
Added: 08-Apr-2005

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The best part of this tour 4 hour experience was the time spent at the old Picton Railway Tunnel.The railway tunnel was excellent and we got some great pics of orbs outside the tunnel. Apart from that I found it very boring, the tour guide just repeated old ghost stories told to her, after a while they got very repetetive, not to mention constantly reminding us that she has copies of her book for sale. All we did was walk around and stand in front of buildings while she droned on.  I have been on quite a few ghost tours and compared to them I was very dissapointed with this tour, which by the way was a dinner tour. The meal was nice but dessert was cheap woolworths mud cake, I expected better for a $50.00 dinner tour. There was one instance where she took a photo (digital) of this house (occupied) and a white mist showed up in the photo and she was showing it to everyone, when I pointed out that you could see smoke coming out of the house's chimney she just ignored me. I am not a sceptic, I have had way too many experiences to be sceptic, but I don't like it when people who run these tours try to make people believe things that aren't there.

Submitted by: Brenda, Nowra NSW
Added: 08-June-2005

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Liz Vincent is a great guide. Her personal anecdotes on the local spirit activity are entertaining and interesting, and she shows a genuine respect for her friends and neighbours who aren't as interested in ghostly goings on (keeping in mind the tour takes place in a small town, and the group makes their way past people's homes). While a tour like this, in a large group (there were around 40 on our supper tour) doesn't lend itself to many long, quiet periods of reflection, we still managed to come away not only feeling thoroughly entertained, but with around 30 really great pics of multiple orbs (taken between 2 cameras). Some of our group were aware of a presence (particularly in the Tunnel), while others were just as impressed with Liz's recounts and reactions from other participants . This tour is highly recommended.

Submitted by: bec, Sydney
Added: 04-Apr-2005

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Well i have been on this tour twice now i strongly recommend it.

The first thing i felt uncomfortable with was the orbs following us around the whole night. The second is the redbank range tunnel, the first time i went i hardly saw anything but it did make me sick to my stomach. But however on the second time i saw strange lights at the end of the tunnel,and something coming real fast down the left side of the tunnel. It was real scary but absolutley excellent.Thanx Liz.

Submitted by: Jessica, Campbelltown
Added: 05-Dec-04

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This tour was quite good (although nothing freaky happened).

The Tunnel is by far the scariest place. I have been on a few tours around Sydney and this was the best. I would like to go in buildings a bit more though.

Back to the Tunnel... I did not experience anything, unlike some of the young girls on the tour I was on who ended up leaving the Tunnel after seeing the figure of a woman. My boyfriend also freaked out when he couldn't breath and saw green figures moving around the walls.

It is a good tour. I am a sceptic and I didn't see anything but my boyfriend did, so who knows what's really out there?

Submitted by: Elle, Sydney
Added: 05-Dec-04

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I went on the upper Picton supper tour with my dad a few weeks ago. at the beginning of the tour before we left, liz vincent (the tour guide) told us of a ghost black cat following the tour group. she also said of how she is sure it is a ghost because she has seen it doing a number of strange things and only some can see it. anyway during the tour we stopped opposite the georges hotel (haunted) and as liz vincent was talking about the history of the building i clearly saw a black cat run across the road, stop to look at the group in a strange way, and then go and sit under a tree. i pointed the cat out to my dad who couldn't see it at all although he was standing right next to me. i then quickly turned to the tour group to see if anyone else was looking at it (which they weren't) then turned back around and the cat was nowhere to be seen. after this, liz vincent brought up the topic of the cat again and nobody reported seeing it down there but me. the security guard saw it not long after going into the haunted tunnel. scary!!

Submitted by: Steph
Added: 05-Dec-04

We have been on several Ghost Tours here in Australia and found Liz's to be the best to suit our taste. It is not played up with "smoke and mirrors" and is a true tour of Picton's past. Liz is a very knowledgeable woman and her tours are entertaining, especially when you get lucky and there's a good group of people to share it with.

Our favourite is the Lower Picton tour although we did partake in her special Friday the 13th tour last weekend which proved to be quite interesting as well as fairly active towards the end. One of the great things about Picton Ghost Hunts is you can return to any tour several times and get a completely different experience each visit.

I would recommend Picton Ghost Hunts to anyone truly interested in the paranormal and it's a definite must see for the first time "ghost hunter". It's best to keep in mind that it's not a given that you will actually see something (although we have seen quite a bi t.... maybe a bit more than we really wanted at times), but if you keep your mind open and your mouth shut, there's a good chance you just might.

Submitted by: Judy and Cass (21/09/02)

My nephew and myself went on Liz's dinner tour about January 2001. It was all very interesting, and we saw the strange lights in the tunnel and street lights going on and off as we passed under them. It's a long drive back to Sydney late at night, so I would recommend staying overnight if you go there.

Submitted by: Mr Destiny

Not quite a review. I run the ghost hunts and love your site. Just a couple of things. I have great difficulty saying no and that's why sometimes my tours have had up to 60 in them. One week there may be 60, the next 20. As your reviewer said and I agree, 60 is too many. I am going to be strong and try to even the nights out and make a deadline of 45. This should make it more comfortable for participants, and me. The ghost hunts are a tour. I take you to many of the sites where there has been ghost activity and tell you what has happened there. I can never promise a ghost sighting as it depends on how receptive a person is. If you are not receptive no one will be able to serve you up a ghost, ever. Sorry. I meet people who would give their right arm to see a ghost and others who would give their right arm to stop seeing them. We have kept a book since March 2000 for people to write in their experiences. This is available on the tours for reading. There are many experiences in there so it is possible to see a ghost on my tour. We also have a folder of photos people have taken on the tour which are fantastic and cause a great deal of interest. Hope to see you all soon. Regards Liz Vincent
Submitted by: Liz Vincent

Went on the tour last Saturday 7th July. The tour is interesting from a historical point of view but I saw no evidence of ghosts during the tour. There were some interesting stories about alleged experiences which have happened in various places. There is a fair amount of walking required, some of which is uphill. The highlight of the tour is a walk through the old disused Picton Railway Tunnel. This Tunnel is supposed to be inhabited by the ghost of a woman who was killed by a train in the distant past. At this time of year be prepared to experience very cold conditions so take plenty warm cloths and comfortable walking shoes. The were around 60 people on the tour that night and I feel that is too many as it is difficult to hear what the guide is saying unless you can be rude and stand up front all the time. Anyone who hasn't been to Picton should try the tour as I am sure they would find some interest in it even though I doubt they will find any ghosts.

Submitted by: Gordy

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