First object probably a plane, you don’t always hear them especially high up. The others I think are birds, gulls probably, light from street lights is reflecting off their bodies. The reason I say this is because I’ve seen the same thing myself. It wasn’t until the gulls flew overhead that I saw what they were.
The George and Pilgrims Hotel in Glastonbury is supposed to be haunted by 30 ghosts. I never experienced any apparitions when I visited. It is a lovely historic building and a nice place to have a drink.
13th Century Chillingham Castle is supposedly the most haunted castle in the UK, although I’m sure others will contest that. You can find out for yourself as you can book to stay there. If nothing else it’s looks like an interesting place for a break.
Ham House is said to be the most haunted mansion in the UK with 15 to 16 ghosts wandering it’s rooms and corridors. It’s a National Trust property so can be visited.
Conwy Castle, Wales, haunted by various spirits. Paranormal fans have been flocking here apparently. It’s one of the castles I remember visiting on family holidays to Wales, well worth a visit.
Swintons Druid Temple a 200yr old folly. Rich landowners had a habit of constructing fake ancient monuments on their land. This one is rumoured to have been used for Devil worship.
The Leeds Industrial Museum is situated in Armley Mill and is said to be the most haunted building in Leeds. Ghost hunts take place throughout the year.
The 14t century manor, Maes-y-Neuadd in Talsarnau, near Portmerion is holding a number of paranormal investigations over Halloween. Booking details at the end of the article.
Old abandoned Rosslynlee Hospital, in Roslin near Edinburgh, said to be haunted. There seems to be a lot of these investigators going into to abandoned buildings. Personally I’m not sure it’s a good idea.
The Trembling Mansions, Airbnb in York are said to be haunted. The building is 600 yrs old so from a historical point of view sounds like a nice place to stay.
History is all around us and a week doesn’t go by without some interesting discovery. It doesn’t have to be ancient history either or about Kings and Queens. The ordinary lives of our ancestors are just as interesting. Local and national events often end up with folkloric stories attached to them. Most places have their ghost stories and anecdotes. Particularly famous individuals such as King Arthur, Robin Hood and Royalty will often be associated with certain places and have landmarks, natural and manmade named after them. Even at a local level, well known characters will be remembered.
People are fascinated with abandoned and forbidden places and there’s plenty of those in the UK, from individual buildings to villages, factories and military complexes. They all attract speculation and stories.
The UKs heritage is rich from prehistory to modern day, countryside to urban environments, domestic to industrial. All have their own stories to tell.
Someone is claiming that the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant are hidden in tunnels beneath Sinai Park House.
I’ve known about the Sheela na gig carvings for years, I’ve seen pictures in books. However until today, I’ve never seen one live, so to speak.
I like exploring old buildings, including churches, so today popped into St Peter’s Church, Moulton, Suffolk.
The Pretty Bridge, Moulton Packhorse Bridge, Moulton
Moulton is a nice village. A number of old cottages, two 15th century packhorse bridges, some nice walks and the church.
St Peter’s Church, Moulton
So had a walk around the churchyard. Found a bone, got to be honest there’s a few times whilst exploring churchyards that i’ve seen objects that look suspiciously bone like. Turns out yes they usually are human. Should add no I don’t pick anything up.
Went inside the church to have a look and noticed this slab if stone on the wall, so wandered over and instantly thought “thats a sheela na gig, wow”. Really did not expect that.
Sheela na gig, St Peter’s Church, Moulton
I have to admit i’ve seen some interesting things in the Churches i’ve visited, carvings, old graffiti, medieval wall paintings. I do think that many people overlook Churches. You don’t have to be religious to visit them, you can admire the architecture, the artistry and history of them. Also Churches acquire interesting artifacts found in the local area.
Inside St Peter’s Church, Moulton
Have a look at local churches near you. Even the smallest can harbour interesting surprises.
Wooden animal carvings, St Peter’s Church, Moulton
The Folklore of the UK is rich and varied. From Fairies, Witches, Dragons, Merpeople, Ghosts, Dragons and other weird and wonderful happenings, there’s not a town or village that doesn’t have a story to tell. Whilst most of us have the latest technology, we still tend to celebrate many customs that go back a long way, such as Christmas and Easter. The UK still has many traditional customs and celebrations that still take place. Many are specific to a particular area such as services dedicated to a particular Saint that may only exist in that location.
The local press will usually publicise any events of local interest and occasionally the national papers will pick something up.
Here’s a few from around the UK.
The Swan, Clare, Suffolk.
An article about The Queens Swans on the River Thames.
Crow Dance, Northwich. Due to the pandemic a smaller event will take place this year at Moulton British Legion car park & St Stephen’s Church Hall Green on August 29.
The UK media and public has always been partial to the odd and unusual. It’s why Ufo stories are more popular than articles about Astronomy, even though the Universe is amazing, full of bizarre and interesting objects.
People like a mystery hence the news articles in national and local papers about ghosts, bigfoot, sea serpents, weird happenings and Ufos to name just a few. It’s not a recent phenomena either. Spring Heeled Jack from the Victorian period springs to mind.
Humans like to tell stories. Any unusual happenings, will be told and retold, with added embellishments, and maybe that’s how folklore, myths and legends are born. Which of course continues to this day.
Bela Lugosi as Dracula.
St Mary’s Church in Whitby has put up a sign asking visitors not to ask staff where Dracula’s grave is.
Coastguards ordered people out of the sea at Boscombe Beach in Bournemouth, after spotting a large animal. Often Shark sightings in the UK are of Basking Sharks, which eat plankton and are harmless as are other species of shark in the UK. Bit of an over reaction.
Delving into the mysterious with the legend of the Black Shuck which supposdly haunts the Cambridgeshire fens and is said to have inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Black Shuck is said to haunt other areas of East Anglia and Black Demon Dog legends are part of the folklore in other parts of the UK too.
British Big Foot sightings. Back in the 90s someone claimed to have seen an Ape on Bluebell Hill, near the Medway Towns in Kent. Bluebell Hill is better known for it’s hitchhiking ghost.
This was quite a big thing back in the 90s and early 2000s. It started off with plain circles appearing in crop fields mostly in Wiltshire although they did appear in other counties. This attracted all sorts of theories from hoaxes, animals trampling the crops, Fairies, Angels, Ufos and Aliens, whirlwinds and tornadoes, something to do with leylines, earthlights and magnetism.
They became bigger and more elaborate, there was supposedly footage of lights forming the circles, people seeing Ufos in the area and experience weird phenomena whilst in circles.
Then two men admitted they’d started making them and others decided to do the same.
One of my brothers started out thinking Crop circles were formed by mysterious means. Then he got to know people who made them and decided he’d join in. Back in 2001 he helped make the Milk Hill formation.
The craze died down somewhat shortly after that, although they still appear, and some still believe they are made by mysterious forces.
I can understand farmers not being happy about people trampling their crops. I do recall a few started to charge visitors. You could buy postcards, T-Shirts, pictures, jewelry, books, calendars, all with a crop circle theme.
They are works of art, using the landscape as opposed to canvas. Many who made them are unknown. They certainly sparked the imagination of a lot of people. Even thogh I never believed they were supernatural, I still appreciate how artistic they are. They have become part of folklore.
They are still being made and every year, local papers report a few.
Here’s a roundup of Crop Circle news articles.
Photographer Matt Adamiak snapped a shot of the crop circle in a field in Upham
Giant crop circle appears in farmer’s field in Upham
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