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5. Warkworth Castle, Northumbria You might encounter yet another Grey Lady who continues to haunt the towers of Warkworth Castle, near Morpeth, on the coast just north of Newcastle. It’s unclear just when the Grey Lady started her eerie wanderings but Warkworth has a long history stretching right back to the year 1139 when stone buildings first appeared on the present site. Visitors to the castle report a “chilling aura” that affects children and dogs. 6. Dunster Castle, Somerset Once an ancient Norman fortress, Dunster Castle in Somerset these days is home to innumerable sightings of ghosts, inexplicable happenings, sinister and peculiar sensations that might be felt by you – and some that seem only to be felt by dogs! A ‘green man’, for example, continues to haunt what was once the stable block. National Trust staff at the castle have been terrified when confronted by a disembodied human foot appearing from nowhere (and disappearing just as promptly) or hearing loud voices and heavy footsteps within the empty castle at night.
The scariest part of the castle, however – and the one your dog may refuse to enter – is the deep, dark dungeon where the skeletons of a whole group of prisoners, including one estimated to have stood seven feet tall, were found all manacled together in one hideous pile. 7. Portchester Castle, Portsmouth A black monk, a ghostly apparition on horseback and numerous other ghosts continue to haunt the remains of Portchester Castle in Portsmouth. Within the grounds of the castle, there is still a Norman church and, within its graveyard, evidence of satanic witchcraft rituals have been discovered, according to the Ghost Story website.
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One of the saddest – though harmless – ghosts to continue to prowl the castle is the White Lady. She is believed to be Charlotte White who was visiting Portchester Castle during Victorian times when her baby fell into the moat that surrounds it. Charlotte drowned in the attempt and can sometimes be seen in her grief about to throw herself from the top of the Keep. 8. Blickling Hall, Norfolk It may not be a castle, but it’s a grand and historic country estate, haunted by a former Queen of England no less. That Queen is Anne Boleyn who was beheaded by King Henry VIII (when she failed to give him a male heir) but was born in the manor house that stood on the site of what is now Blickling Hall.
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Anne’s headless ghost can be seen returning to the house on the 19th of May every year – the anniversary of her execution. She appears at night, with her head in her lap, in a coach driven by a headless horseman. As the coach approaches the front doors of the Hall, it disappears into the night. Another ghost said to commemorate the anniversary of his death at Blickling Hall is that of Sir John Falstofe – on whom playwright William Shakespeare based his character Falstaff. We hope you have enjoyed this round up of some the UK’s most haunted castles. Are you brave enough to venture in to one?
