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Supernatural Wales

Gorsedd Circle, Cardiff

Wales is a land that has an abundance of folklore, legends, customs and supernatural occurrences, both in out of the way ruins and within it’s busy towns and cities.
Whilst Halloween in the UK has been influenced by American customs, Wales still has a few customs and traditions of it’s own.

Welsh Halloween Customs

  • T. H. THOMAS
    Image caption,An illustration depicting a Welsh witch, also known as a Gwrach

A BBC article from a few years back, about Welsh Halloween traditions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46019969

Many places in Wales are hosting special events over Halloween including tours and ghost hunts.
If you want to explore places yourself, please be careful, be respectful and get the landowners permission.

Enjoy.

The Most Haunted Places in Wales.

Gors Fawr Stone Circle.

Information taken from the Paranormal Database reveals the spookiest places in Wales.

https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/19635365.new-study-reveals-spookiest-places-wales/

Spookiest Welsh Town

Halloween 2021: Newport named the scariest city in the UK. South Wales Argus.

Newport is apparently the scariest and most haunted Welsh Town.

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19632405.newport-named-among-spookiest-places-uk—see-full-list/

Supernatural Cardiff

  • Cardiff Castle.

On the other hand Cardiff is also supposed to be the most haunted and spookiest place in Wales.

https://nation.cymru/news/cardiff-the-most-haunted-place-in-wales-according-to-paranormal-database/

Cardiff the ‘most haunted’ place in Wales according to paranormal database

Haunted lighthouse.

Sunset on Talacre Beach near the Point of Ayr Lighthouse near Prestatyn, North Wales (Image: Photo by Ian Cooper). Daily Post.

The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, near Prestatyn, North Wales, is said to be haunted by a former keeper.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/nostalgia/haunted-talacre-lighthouse-guarded-keeper-21827087

Beddgelert.

  • Would you stay at the Royal Goat Hotel? (Image: Daily Post Wales)

The legend of Gelert, the hound, is attached to this village. It’s an interesting story, though all is not quite what it seems.

https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/beautiful-welsh-village-thats-rumoured-21671334

Haunted Silver Mine

Cambrian News. Llywernog Silvermines.

The ghosts of Llywernog Silver Mines have been investigated by a team from Haunted Hunts.

https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=137578&headline=Ghost%20hunters%20%27unsettling%27%20mines%20for%20new%20Amazon%20TV%20show&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2021

Gwrych Castle

  • An aerial shot of Gwrych Castle before the temporary roofs were installed (Image: Chambers Conservation Ltd). Walesonline.

Made famous by I’m a Celebrity, this castle is said to be haunted by a number of spectres including a poltergeist butler.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/im-celebritys-gwrych-castle-haunted-21836311

Some Haunted Welsh Pubs to Visit.

Menai bridge and Caernarfon.

The Anglesey Arms at Menai Bridge and Caernarfon. NorthWalesLive.

Two pubs with the same name, The Anglesey Arms are both said to be haunted.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/spooky-connection-between-two-north-21824466

Cardiff.

  • A pub manager fears the boozer’s resident spook nicknamed ‘Lady Lansdowne’ may leave staff too scared to come into work. Walesonline.

Spooky goings on at The Lansdowne Pub in Cardiff.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-pub-manager-spooked-ghost-21538199

Carmarthen.

The ‘man’ makes his way out of the pub (Image: Cwrw) Walesonline.

Is there a ghost at Cwrw, Carmarthen ?

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/landlord-spooked-video-footage-shows-21836178

  • Gors Fawr Stone Circle.

Ko-Fi page.

https://ko-fi.com/amanda1971