Halloween: 5 Haunted Places in the UK
It's that time of year again: spooky season! The witching hour is upon us and as Halloween approaches I thought it would be fun to delve into some truly horror filled posts...
I'm from the UK and we love our history of ancient buildings and villages, and even more we love a good scary story or two. Here are five spooky places that you will find in the UK...
The Tower of London
A building with so much history that dates back 900 years! This is a true landmark of London and a must-see on anyone's visit. The fortress has been home to the crown jewels of late but in the past has been a prison and a home of the royals too. And with 900 years of history buried deep within its foundations how could this building not be filled with stories from the beyond.
There have been sightings of Queen Anne Boleyn's ghost roaming the grounds, especially as she was beheaded here. She is also supposed to haunt some of the bed chambers and halls of the inner buildings. Continuing on the royal haunts it is rumoured that the two young princes, Edward and Richard, roam the Tower. The story goes that they princes' became famous for disappearing within the Tower of London after their uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, allegedly killed them. This story is made famous in Shakespeare's Richard III.
Pet Cemetery, Hyde Park
Now with Stephen King being the master of horror fiction and the release of Pet Sematary earlier this year, whilst researching I stumbled upon London's own pet cemetery right in the heart of one of its parks: Hyde Park.
Hidden out of the way by the Lancaster Gate entrance this pet cemetery dates back to the late 1800's where one of the groundsman buried nobles' beloved pets. Not open to the public anymore but tours are available throughout the year where you can go and venture into the past and see the names of long lost friends. For example, Cherry is the first dog buried in the grounds. Sounds very macabre but as long as they don't come back to life we're fine.
Dover Castle and the Underground Tunnels
Dover Castle is famous for being the fortress by the sea, overlooking the English Channel and the closest land point to France. It is a historical site most famous for its use during the World Wars. Dating back centuries the tunnels were made underground to act as a barracks for those injured in war, and later used as War Rooms, made most famous by Churchill during WWII.
One of the most famous hauntings known to the castle and its tunnels is that of the Drummer Boy. Supposedly murdered on the grounds he now haunts the castle and distant drumming can be heard. I remember as a child visiting the castle and being scared to go in to the Tunnels, but they are very fascinating to learn about its part in history.
A slightly more peculiar phenomenon is that of the lower half of a body is said to roam the castle, no one knows who it belongs to. But many people have seen it down corridors.
The Ancient Ram Inn
This is an interesting story and one that has fascinated me for a while since researching it. The Ancient Ram Inn located in Gloucestershire is famous for its hauntings and its history. Said to have been built on two Ley Lines (paranormal lines crossing, allowing a much higher manifestation of power), the Inn has had many stories linked to its history. Originally owned by a priest of the local church and over the centuries it transformed in to a hotel and a pub.
It has been told that witches were burned here for suspicions of witchcraft in a heavily Christian culture at the time; alongside skeletal remains of children being found under some of the construction which has led to devil worship also being used.
Many paranormal investigators have witnessed feeling unwelcome, and have noticed scratches appearing without knowing. Some people have felt like they were being dragged from their bed in the Bishop's Room, where not many people last the night in.
The Village of Pluckley
Pluckley is supposedly the most haunted village in England, it even made it in the Guinness World Records for it. With thirteen and more ghosts I'd say it has reason to be haunted and worth noting in this post.
I have visited Pluckley a few times and every time I have been I have felt unnerved. I have done two overnight ventures to the town and visited the sites of recognised haunts. My favourites being the Church and graveyard, which is always creepy in my opinion, and the Screaming Woods was also a strange experience. The Screaming Woods are famous for exactly that, if you walk in far enough and stop and listen it sounds like screaming is coming from deep within the forest. What is also ironic is that the farther you go in the eerier it gets, I walked less than 200 yards in to the woods and it was deadly silent, I couldn't hear the cars driving past (normally you would), I could see the headlights but no sound.
Both times I visited with friends we found ourselves getting lost going from location to location; when you look at the map it's really not that difficult to get lost. Maybe something was trying to prevent us from finding these haunted locations. Who knows.
Have you been to any of these haunted places? Or do you think there are scarier places in the UK? Leave a comment down below so we can discuss more.
Enjoy x
I'm from the UK and we love our history of ancient buildings and villages, and even more we love a good scary story or two. Here are five spooky places that you will find in the UK...
The Tower of London
A building with so much history that dates back 900 years! This is a true landmark of London and a must-see on anyone's visit. The fortress has been home to the crown jewels of late but in the past has been a prison and a home of the royals too. And with 900 years of history buried deep within its foundations how could this building not be filled with stories from the beyond.There have been sightings of Queen Anne Boleyn's ghost roaming the grounds, especially as she was beheaded here. She is also supposed to haunt some of the bed chambers and halls of the inner buildings. Continuing on the royal haunts it is rumoured that the two young princes, Edward and Richard, roam the Tower. The story goes that they princes' became famous for disappearing within the Tower of London after their uncle, the Duke of Gloucester, allegedly killed them. This story is made famous in Shakespeare's Richard III.
Pet Cemetery, Hyde Park
Now with Stephen King being the master of horror fiction and the release of Pet Sematary earlier this year, whilst researching I stumbled upon London's own pet cemetery right in the heart of one of its parks: Hyde Park.Hidden out of the way by the Lancaster Gate entrance this pet cemetery dates back to the late 1800's where one of the groundsman buried nobles' beloved pets. Not open to the public anymore but tours are available throughout the year where you can go and venture into the past and see the names of long lost friends. For example, Cherry is the first dog buried in the grounds. Sounds very macabre but as long as they don't come back to life we're fine.
Dover Castle is famous for being the fortress by the sea, overlooking the English Channel and the closest land point to France. It is a historical site most famous for its use during the World Wars. Dating back centuries the tunnels were made underground to act as a barracks for those injured in war, and later used as War Rooms, made most famous by Churchill during WWII.
One of the most famous hauntings known to the castle and its tunnels is that of the Drummer Boy. Supposedly murdered on the grounds he now haunts the castle and distant drumming can be heard. I remember as a child visiting the castle and being scared to go in to the Tunnels, but they are very fascinating to learn about its part in history.
A slightly more peculiar phenomenon is that of the lower half of a body is said to roam the castle, no one knows who it belongs to. But many people have seen it down corridors.
The Ancient Ram Inn
This is an interesting story and one that has fascinated me for a while since researching it. The Ancient Ram Inn located in Gloucestershire is famous for its hauntings and its history. Said to have been built on two Ley Lines (paranormal lines crossing, allowing a much higher manifestation of power), the Inn has had many stories linked to its history. Originally owned by a priest of the local church and over the centuries it transformed in to a hotel and a pub.It has been told that witches were burned here for suspicions of witchcraft in a heavily Christian culture at the time; alongside skeletal remains of children being found under some of the construction which has led to devil worship also being used.
Many paranormal investigators have witnessed feeling unwelcome, and have noticed scratches appearing without knowing. Some people have felt like they were being dragged from their bed in the Bishop's Room, where not many people last the night in.
The Village of Pluckley
Pluckley is supposedly the most haunted village in England, it even made it in the Guinness World Records for it. With thirteen and more ghosts I'd say it has reason to be haunted and worth noting in this post.I have visited Pluckley a few times and every time I have been I have felt unnerved. I have done two overnight ventures to the town and visited the sites of recognised haunts. My favourites being the Church and graveyard, which is always creepy in my opinion, and the Screaming Woods was also a strange experience. The Screaming Woods are famous for exactly that, if you walk in far enough and stop and listen it sounds like screaming is coming from deep within the forest. What is also ironic is that the farther you go in the eerier it gets, I walked less than 200 yards in to the woods and it was deadly silent, I couldn't hear the cars driving past (normally you would), I could see the headlights but no sound.
Both times I visited with friends we found ourselves getting lost going from location to location; when you look at the map it's really not that difficult to get lost. Maybe something was trying to prevent us from finding these haunted locations. Who knows.
Have you been to any of these haunted places? Or do you think there are scarier places in the UK? Leave a comment down below so we can discuss more.
Enjoy x
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