The old woman, who given the prank that the servants had evidently played on her could be forgiven for wishing them to be as troubled as possible, appears to have been willing to let bygones be bygones. Rousing the servants, she told them what had happened. Don’t be put off by the legends, Llantrisant is full of treats, including lots of walks in the beautiful open landscape that surrounds it and the Guildhall, which brings the history of the town to life, with exhibitions, displays, games and events. Plus there are loads of places to eat and shop. As you can imagine in a place such as a jail there are many tormented souls still serving their time. One spirit is reported to be William Kerr who was an ex prison guard who went missing during his rounds one day without a trace. Is he trying to let people know what happened to him? You’ll find this haunted castle in Devon, just outside Totnes, and it’s scarily empty besides from a visitor’s cafe. To get a real feel for the horrors of this place, use the audiobook provided by English Heritage as you walk through its ruins. You will not have to travel far to our next location. In fact , it is a five minute walk to the next street.

The most bizarre of the regular inexplicable occurrence are the disembodied voices that always seem to be chatting one room ahead of In 1985 the castle sadly fell into neglect. The floors slowly fell through, the gardens overgrew, and the spirits were left alone. Nobody was there to hear the ghostly horse hooves treading the ground or see the dark shadows often seen. My personal experiences here It’s thought that Jane Jones died in childbirth and couldn’t be buried in consecrated ground because of the disgrace of having a baby at 14. It’s for this reason many think Jane is buried on the property’s land.Over the following centuries, the “corpse candles” became one of Aberglasney’s most abiding legends. Long before any bridge spanned this spot an old woman lost her cow and went out to search for the roving beast. Her heart sank when she saw it on the other side of the river. But there are also said to be a number of friendly ghosts, including local clergyman Father Henry Vaughn and Fanny Price, who died of consumption when working at the inn. The property was built by Robert Wynn, a member of the local gentry. After 1683 Plas Mawr passed into the hands of the Mostyn family and was no longer used as a family home. It was rented out for various purposes including for use as a school, and finally as the headquarters of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. Reported Ghosts of Plas Mawr

The most notable ghost story associated with Llanelly House comes in the form of a 22-year-old housemaid named Mira Turner. The story goes that the young maid fell pregnant before taking a dose of laudanum poison and throwing herself down the stairs. Mattie, a former maid who tragically died in the manor, haunts her bedroom and is said to fill the room with feelings of grief, sadness and anguish There was much talk of the house possessing a very strange atmosphere and during their tenure a number of television editors fell ill one after the other, which may have been completely co-incidental, but all the same gives pause for thought. During its time as a jail prisoners were subjected to a strict horrific regime and were often whipped, chained and isolated in a dark cell for up to three days. You can visit this very cell yourself and turn off the lights to experience how that would have felt, even just for ten minutes. Two inmates that were subjected to this torture were Williams Griffiths and Richard Rowlands who were both hung and are buried at the prison grounds. Both of their spirits haunt the jail to this day and regularly communicate with guests via the Ouija boards.It is reported that Patti still haunts the house, and medians have used her own works to taunt her and try to get a reaction. Mediums theorise that playing Patti’s later works, where her voice was past its best, would anger her and there have been reports of items being smashed around the room in which the music is being played. Needless to say, with such a sinister pedigree, The Skirrid Mountain Inn can offer many a ghostly tale to chill the blood. A former lord of the manor has been seen many times in the Oak room, while a young girl can be seen playing in some of the bedrooms.

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With its rich history and more castles per square mile than anywhere else in the world, it’s no surprise that Wales has such an abundance of terrifying tales of the paranormal. When Patti died the castle, which was originally set in 1,000 acres – 11 of which remain – was sold and became a hospital before being used as a home for the elderly. After this reached the end of its life in 1986 the building eventually passed into private ownership. Due to the number of unexplained paranormal phenomena on the property, Penyffordd Farm is considered not only one of the most haunted houses in Wales, but in the UK. The Ladies of Llangollen are reported to be benevolent spirits, however, the presence of an aggressive spirit that could be that of John Yorke is something visitors to Plas Newydd should look out for.