After Dark Murder Mystery Events

Mamma Mia! Here we go again! These rainbow beauties were joined by another brilliant bunch of super trouper sleuths, this time at East Lancashire Railway. 🥰

What an ABBA-SOLUTELY fabulous weekend we had, thank you so much! 😍🔍

https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/experiences/dining-experiences/murder-mystery-nights/

What would life be? Without a song and a murder mystery? 🎶🔍

We thank the Detectives that joined us, the excellent Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and we thank ABBA for the music! The Killer Takes it All team had a blast! 🥰

https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries

𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝! 🎩👗🏷

We've got plenty of cracking clothes, costumes and quirky props. Looking for a shiny viking shield? A glittery gown? Or maybe a.... *rummages in a box* ...A minotaur mascot? We've got you covered! 😁

🗓 Saturday 31st Aug & Sunday 1st Sept
📍214 Marine Road Central, Morecambe. (Next to the Winter Gardens).
🕒10am - 3pm

Drop by, say hi and bag yourself a bargain! 🙌

If you're blue, and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go where mystery sits... Murder at the Ritz! 🎶🔍

Thank you to the delightful detectives that joined us on Saturday evening and to Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway for hosting another super evening of sleuthing! 🥰🕵‍♀️

https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries

Well ain't you just the cat's pyjamas! What a hoot we had with y'all at East Lancashire Railway. We hope the bootleg liquor didn't prohibit you from solving the Death at The Don's! You're welcome back at the club at any time 😘

https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/experiences/dining-experiences/murder-mystery-nights/

We were putting on The Ritz at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway on Saturday. 🩵 Congratulations to our Super Sleuths and thank you to everyone for a wonderful afternoon. 🕵‍♀️

We hope to see you all again at another mystery soon...

https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries

What an ABBA-solutely fabulous time we had with the detectives and team at Avon Valley Railway Official! Thank you for answering our S.O.S and being our Super Trouper Sleuths 🎶🕵‍♀️

Our next 2 mysteries at Avon Valley Railway are fully booked, but we'll have 2025 dates for you soon! 🥰

Thank you to Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway for hosting a weekend of marvellous mystery merriment. This time with: Murder at The Ritz! Big love and thanks to everyone that joined us on the Friday, what a super bunch of sleuths! 🥰🕵‍♀️

We've got 3 more themes for you this year at Embsay & Bolton Abbey. Find out more details via the link below...

https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries

𝐖𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐐! 😍🔑

We’re still based in the Morecambe area, the new place is a spacious unit, with enough room for all aspects of the company (office and creative space, room for rehearsals and for the storage of props/costumes). We’ll be sure to share more details soon, along with plenty of opportunities for a peek into the new place!

It’s all systems go, as the move has already begun! Carpets and flooring are being fitted, phone lines have been installed, and in September external work will take place, as a joiner and painter start to spruce up the outside of our new home.

We are thrilled about this change and all the possibilities it brings! It would be incredibly remiss of us not to thank a mega amount of people who helped us reach this new chapter! Thank you to our amazing actors for their talent and dedication, thank you to our venues for choosing us, to our audiences for coming out to see us and to our followers, you beautiful bunch of beings! Without you, there would be no Little Gargoyle Ltd, so a heartfelt thank you from this merry band of murderers, Funcast Character Company and The Lancaster Adult Panto.

We may be a little slower replying to messages and emails, as the move limits time at our desks (we can’t even find our desks, everything is everywhere! 😅) Thank you for your patience whilst we settle into the new place, we’ll get back to you asap.

Thank you to The Morecambe Winter Gardens for providing us with our home for the past 8 years, it’s been a pleasure. Here’s to exciting developments for us both! 🥰

Big Love from
Sophie, Ben, Helen, Lee and co! X

Celebrations and investigations! Happy Birthday Rachel! 🥳🕵‍♀️

Thank you to all the delightful detectives for solving the Eurovillain Song Contest mystery, congratulations to our super sleuths and thank you soo much for having us! 🥰🔍

Our Detectives packed their suitcases and journeyed over to East Lancashire Railway for a suitably tricky case for these super sleuths! 🕵‍♀️

Thank you to all the crime solvers who joined us, you were simply smashing! 💼🔍

We're very fortunate to work with the excellent and Dining with Distinction throughout the year, there's still more mysteries to muse over and killers to catch, book your sleuthing seats today! 🥰

https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/experiences/dining-experiences/murder-mystery-nights/

Don't Panic! Mum's Army had reinforcements to investigate a homefront fatality! Without them, we'd all be doomed! Thank you to everyone that joined us and to the lovely lot at The Lawrence - Hotel & Restaurant for hosting another marvellous mystery. 💚🩶❤️🤎

We'll be back on Saturday 9th November with...
Murder at Gatsby Manor 🥂🔍

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thelawrence/1129633?

Avast ye Super Sleuths! Thank ye for swashbuckling with us at East Lancashire Railway, 'twas a pleasure to plunder and pillage for clues with a cracking crew of crime solvers! What treasures ye arrrrgh! 😆🔍🏴‍☠️
Dining with Distinction

https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/experiences/dining-experiences/murder-mystery-nights/

Dine and play detective with us at the Smashing Shaw Hill Golf & Spa Hotel, Chorley! Uncover the details here and book your place on the case today! 🕵🤩

Here we go again ✨🎤

Murder is the “Name of the Game”, we need you to be a “Super Trouper” and “Take a Chance” on finding who is hiding out in an ABBA Tribute Band!
Join us Friday 27th September to figure out if it was Benny, Agnetha or Freda who is the natural born killer!

Hosted by After Dark Murder Mystery Events

“The Winner Takes it All”!

Your ticket includes a 3-course dinner and all your detective essentials! For just £45 per person, why wait!

Book our murder mystery night by calling us at 01257 269 221, email us at [email protected] or click here https://linktr.ee/shawhill

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! 🔍
Let's plan some murderous merriment for next month! There's still time to book your place on a case with a brilliant bunch of venues...

📍East Lancashire Railway
📅06.09.24 - 27.09.24 - Spaces available! | 20.09.24 - FULL
👇Details and online booking below...
https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/experiences/dining-experiences/murder-mystery-nights/
📍Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa
📅06.09.24 - Spaces available!
📞015394 39479
👇Details below...
https://englishlakes.co.uk/low-wood-bay/events/murder-at-the-gatsby-manor-murder-mystery/
📍 Arrow Mill
📅12.09.24 - Spaces available!
👇Details and online booking below...
https://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/arrowmill/upcoming/death-at-the-dons-murder-mystery-4681780160069632/
📍Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
📅13.09.24 | 14.09.24 X2 | 15.09.24 - Spaces available!
👇Details and online booking below...
https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries
📍Avon Valley Railway Official
📅14.09.24 - FULL
👇Details and online booking below...
https://www.quaytickets.com/avonvalleyrailway/en-GB/shows/murder%20mystery%20dining%20train%202024/events
📍Swan Hotel and Spa Newby Bridge Cumbria
📅19.09.24 - Spaces available!
👇Details and online booking below...
https://www.swanhotel.com/whats-on-at-the-swan/great-gatsby-murder-mystery/
📍Weston Hall
📅06.09.24 - Spaces available!
📞01889 271082
👇Details below...
https://weston-hall.co.uk/events/event/?title=strictly-come-dying
📍Lindeth Howe
📅26.09.24 - Spaces available!
👇Details and online booking below...
https://www.lindeth-howe.co.uk/events/death-of-a-diva/
📍Shaw Hill Golf & Spa Hotel
📅27.09.24 - Spaces available!
📞01257 269 221
📧[email protected]
👇Details below...
https://www.shaw-hill.co.uk/events-and-offers/murder-mystery

You can browse all our upcoming events via our website, just follow the link below - we'll see you there, detectives! 🕵🔍

https://www.afterdarkmurder.co.uk/upcomingshows

Dine and play detective with us at the brilliant Brief Encounter Bistro & Bar, Carnforth! Uncover the details here and book your place on the case today! 🕵🥰

The Star Wreck crime solving continued at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and what a blast we had with these delightful detectives that joined us! Thank you for boldly going where no super sleuth had gone before! 🔍🖖

There's more mysteries to muse over at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, click the link below to take a look at the dates and themes...

https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries

Thank you to East Lancashire Railway and Dining with Distinction for a marvellous mystery, full of music and mischief at The Moulin Rouge! Sending big bohemian love to all the detectives that joined us, ooh la la, we love ya! 🥰🔍

There's still time to catch a criminally good crime at ELR this year, just click the link below to check out the dates and themes!

https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/experiences/dining-experiences/murder-mystery-nights/

Dine and play detective with us at the superb Swan Hotel and Spa Newby Bridge Cumbria! Uncover the details here and book your place on the case today! 🕵😍

A double dose of discovery aboard Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, as someone kicked the bucket and detectives delved into this deep space crime! Big love and thanks to all of you for playing, congratulations to our Super Sleuths, commiserations to our Defective Detectives of the afternoon. More snaps of the day to follow soon! 😁🕵‍♀️

https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! 🔍
Have you booked your place on a case? There's still time to snap up the last few spots on the following investigations...

📍East Lancashire Railway
📅24.08.24 - Spaces available! | 02.08.24 - 09.08.24 -17.08.24 - FULL
👇Details and online booking available below...
https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/.../murder-mystery.../
📍The Lawrence - Hotel & Restaurant
📅03.08.24
👇Details and online booking available below...
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thelawrence/1129640?
📍 Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
📅16.08.24 X2 | 17.08.24 X2 | 23.08.24
👇Details and online booking available below...
https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries
📍Avon Valley Railway Official
📅17.08.24
👇Details and online booking available below...
https://www.quaytickets.com/avonvalleyrailway/en-GB/shows/murder%20mystery%20dining%20train%202024/events
You can browse all our upcoming events via our website, just follow the link below - let's sleuth together soon! 🕵🔍

https://www.afterdarkmurder.co.uk/upcomingshows

The CMSI called for back up at Royal Kings Arms Hotel Lancaster. Detectives donned their standard issue crime scene sunglasses to spot all the clues. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to RKA for hosting another marvellous mystery! 🔍😍

We'll be back in October and December with...

Four Funerals and a Wedding | 04.10.24
Nightmare on Elf Street | 18.12.24

https://royalkingsarmshotel.co.uk/our-upcoming-events/

Beam me up Super Sleuths! Our Detectives made a Star Wreck Discovery at Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Thank you to the railway for hosting and to everyone who joined us! 😍🖖🕵‍♀️

Catch a crime at Embsay, just follow the link below to investigate the dates...
https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/dales-dining/murder-mysteries

Star Wreck: Deep Space Crime! It's a mystery, but not as you know it... uncovering the correct killer to catch is a tricky one, but these space sleuths set their phasers to solve to make it so! 👽🖖🕵‍♀️

Thank you to everyone who joined us and to the amazing Avon Valley Railway Official for hosting!🥰

Book your place on a case at AVR, just follow the link below...

https://www.quaytickets.com/avonvalleyrailway/en-GB/shows/murder%20mystery%20dining%20train%202024/events

Thank you to Flint Festival and to for hosting another marvellous mystery and thank you to all detectives who accepted their Invitation to Murder! Let's sleuth together again soon!

We hope to see you all again at the next ! 🕵‍♀️

Looking for the comedy without the crime or clues?
We're heading to Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa on Friday 2nd August with...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰! 💙🤍❤️

Allo Allo! This is nighthawk calling! Listen very carefully, we shall say this only once! There’s sausages, subterfuge and shenanigans aplenty as this humble little cafѐ in Nouvion becomes hijacked by The Resistance hijinks!

Join Renѐ and the rest of the cafѐ crew for an unforgettable evening, jam packed with laughter and song, it’s a dining experience like no other as this comedy caper comes to life around your dining tables!

‘It’s a very f***y shoe. Don’t Moss It!’ As Officer Crabtree would say.

Individual tickets are priced at £55.00 or make a night of it with Bed & Breakfast available from £150 for 2 guests. To book your tickets, call the venue team on 0151 353 3713 or email [email protected]

https://www.thorntonhallhotel.com/whats-on/comedy-dinner-show.html

Detectives set their phasers to solve at East Lancashire Railway, as it was time to boldly go where no amateur sleuth had gone before! 🕵‍♀️🚀

Thank you to everyone for joining us for the Star Wreck: Deep Space Crime, congratulations to our Super Sleuths, to all of you for getting your brain cells to engage, and to our crime solving couple that got engaged at the show! This was the first proposal in After Dark Murder Mystery history, and what a way to close the case! Here's to the delightful detective duo, live long and prosper. 🥰🖖

...and they all lived, Deadly Ever After 🖤

Thank you to the beautiful Holmes Mill for hosting the villains and their detective minions for this twisted fairy tale mystery! 😍😆

What a super evening of sleuthing we had with you all, big love and thanks to the incredible venue team and everyone that came out to see us - What a brilliant bunch! 🥰🕵‍♀️

Thank you to the beautiful bohemians who joined us at Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa for a Murder at the Moulin Rouge! Such spectacular, spectacular sleuthing! 😍

Join us at the lovely next time for the chance to muse over these marvellous mysteries...

06.09.24 | Murder at Gatsby Manor 🥂
22.11.24 | Dickensian Christmas Crime 🎄

https://englishlakes.co.uk/low-wood-bay/events/

Oooh what a carry on! 💙😂

Thank you to Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa for hosting the Carry On Casualty Crime - what a criminally good time we had with you all!🕵

We'll be back at later this year...
31st Oct | Body on the Black Pearl
5th & 19th Dec | Victorian Christmas Crime
12th Dec | Nightmare on Elf Street