Haunted Britain : a Guide to Supernatural Sites Frequented By Ghosts, Witches, Poltergeists and Other Mysterious Beings

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It’s worth noting, however, that these stories, though enriched with fiction, hold an element of truth. More alarming were the times when they would wake up in the early hours, roll over and find his spectral form lying alongside them!

The Blue Lady is said to haunt the tower, luring passers-by to her aid – and if they help her, it is said that they fall to their death.Not so long ago staff rooming on the pubs upper levels frequently commented on sightings of a ghostly old man dressed in Victorian clothing. Religion is even less likely to provide comfort and answers now – in the latest British census, less than half were expected to say they were Christian, a fall from 71. If the looming darker autumn nights and Halloween creeping up have ignited your appetite for a ghostly tale or two, we've collated a list of some of England's most haunted places to get you into the spirit. This happened three nights in a row, and on the fourth night, it was the same sort of noise, but it wasn’t at the side of the bed – it was in the wall right behind me. Another reason that interest in the paranormal has been growing, says Williams, is the increased use of technology, and people posting their own “paranormal” content on social media.

Yvette Fielding maintains that it was the scariest episode of Most Haunted that they have ever filmed.

Once voted as the most haunted house in Britain, the grand Blickling Hall that you’ll see today stands on the ruins of a medieval manor house, once home to the Boleyn family. The room grew colder, and Harold felt an overpowering pressure, as if invisible hands were pushing him down into the bed. When UFO “flaps” – numerous reported sightings – first started to occur in the late 40s and early 50s, people didn’t make the same immediate connection. This is very much an ongoing project and will be updated with photographs, musings and even videos on a regular basis. So, light a candle, gather around its flickering flame and enjoy a specially chosen collection of creepy poems to recite in the dark.