GLOUCESTERSHIRE LOCATIONS
It has been said that there are more ghosts in Gloucestershire than you could "shake a stick at" - and, given that, in the past, parts of the county were relatively isolated, it is easy to see why this belief held sway.
Given that you will find within its borders what are reputed to be the most haunted inn, castle and village in England - Gloucestershire has much to offer intrepid seekers after things supernatural.
Add to this rich paranormal brew an old mansion that was left unfinished by its builders, supposedly after spectral interference; a few chilling prisons from which long ago inmates have yet to depart; and some delightful haunted inns at which the weary ghost hunter can find refreshment and hospitably - and the stage is set for an eventful journey that should keep even the most dedicated paranormal investigator busy for a lifetime and beyond.
THE A - Z OF
GLOUCESTERSHIRE GHOSTS AND HAUNTINGS
THE ANCIENT RAM INN
- 8 Potters Pond, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7HF.
The Ancient Ram Inn enjoys the dubious reputation of being one of the most haunted inns in Gloucestershire, if not in the whole of England.
BERKELEY CASTLE
- Berkeley
GL13 9BQ
Ever since Edward II was murdered here in an agonizingly horrible manner in 1327, Berkeley Castle has echoed to his ghostly screams.
BISLEY CHURCH
- Parsons Lane, Bisley
Stroud, GL6 7BB
The strange tale of the Bisley Boy is just one of the many legends that is associated with Bisley's lovely church. But, is it a true story?
CHAVENAGE HOUSE
- Tetbury
GL8 8XP
A terrifying tale connected with a ghostly hearse can chill the blood of any intrepid visitor to the lovely Chavenage House, a true time capsule.
CHIPPING CAMPDEN HALL
- Outskirts of
Chipping Campden.
A riveting mystery is associate with the timeworn ruin of Chipping Campden Hall on the outskirts of the lovely Cotswold Village.
OWLPEN MANOR
- Uley
Dursley, GL11 5BZ
The sad spectre of Queen Margaret of Anjou returns to Owlpen Manor to bemoan the loss of her son at the Battle of Tewkesbury.
PRESTBURY
- Prestbury Village
Near Cheltenham
A ghostly monk was once caught on film in Prestbury's Churchyard. He is just one of many spectres in a very haunted village.
ST BRIAVELS CASTLE
- Church St, St Briavels, Lydney GL15 6TA
Visitors to St Briavels Castle, in the Forest of Dean, can boast that they have stepped inside England's most haunted fortress.
SUDELEY CASTLE
- Winchcombe
GL54 5JD
No less a ghost than that of Queen Katherine Parr, last wife of henry VIII, is said to roam the corridors and rooms of the magical Sudeley Castle.
THE TROUBLE HOUSE
- London Road
Tetbury, GL8 8SG
With a name that just invites, errr, trouble, The Trouble House, in Tetbury, has in the past truly lived up to the promise of its curious eponym.
WINCHCOMBE CHURCH
- Winchcombe
GL54 5LU
An horrific tale of a murderous step mother who was punished in a rather dramatic fashion is at the root of a well known Winchcombe legend.
WOODCHESTER MANSION
- Nympsfield,
Stonehouse, GL10 3TS
Woodchester Mansion is a haunted shell of a House that was abandoned by its builders who left it to its memories, shadows and ghosts.