Haunted Houses! A Witchy Wednesday article.

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Haunted Houses!!!!!

Welcome to another Witchy Wednesday and also welcome to September! We really are flying towards Halloween like a Witch on a V8 Broom! 😆 

Anyway to kick start the Halloween mood I thought it would be nice to share some spooky Haunted house stories and Folklore tales. 

Youtube videos 

Here are a couple of fab videos I found on youtube. Please note I do watch these to make sure they are made from respected historians and bloggers but I always advise watching before showing younger viewers as the content may be a bit scary and contain adult themes. 

The haunted Gallery and Catherine Howard a Video by Channel 5 




Another fab Youtube video by The Cotswold Explorer 




Little snippets of Haunted places in Buckinghamshire 


Chenies Manor House & Bucks Museum 

The Haunting: The "Lady in White," a spectral figure, is said to drift through the galleries of the Bucks Museum, leaving witnesses with a sense of unease.

The Bell Hotel, Winslow 

The Haunting: This historic hotel, once a courthouse, is believed to be haunted by a number of spirits, including a previous owner, a murdered housekeeper, and small children.

Hughenden Manor 

The Haunting: Sightings of the ghost of Benjamin Disraeli, the former Prime Minister, have been reported, along with the scent of perfume or cologne in his old study. A young woman also haunts the woods behind the manor.

Dinton Folly 

The Haunting: The former executioner of King Charles I, John Mayne, is said to haunt this 17th-century castle.

The Royal Standard pub

This pub is mentioned as a haunted location in the county. 

The Ivy House Tavern

The ghost of a young stable lad, who was trampled to death by horses, is said to appear from an attic room. 

The Flincher

At the former Red Cross Memorial Hospital in Taplow, a malevolent presence known as "The Flincher" has been reported by two young men. 


Links to interesting reads. 

Fancy visiting a haunted location in person check out these links to spooky houses, castles abbey and other ghost filled locations!

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/houses-buildings/most-haunted-places-to-visit

https://www.visitbritain.com/en/things-to-do/britains-most-haunted-places-and-how-explore-them

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/members-area/members-magazine/stories-of-england-ghost-stories/

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/rangers-house-the-wernher-collection/history-and-stories/admiral-hosiers-ghost/

https://www.britainexpress.com/best/haunted-historic-houses-and-castles-england.htm

Thank you for visiting my blog page. Please join me next Wednesday for another Witchy Wednesday article. Kat 😊

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