SKILLS Holidays is offering people the chance to go ghost-hunting with a tour of some of England's most haunted houses.

The weekend break around Pendle Hill, in March, takes the 1612 witch trial as its theme.

Nigel Skill, Skills Holidays managing director, says the new tour is part of his strategy to develop the holiday experience into new and untried areas. He said: "UK and continental coach holidays are proving as popular as ever. But our customers are rightly demanding more choice and this is just about as far as you can get from our more traditional seaside holiday."