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Legend has it that Kitty became bored with life in Thorpe and to get away from her domineering husband, went to London. Its reputation is such that the rectory has been the subject of a couple of films, although one of the flicks has received frighteningly poor reviews.

You might think Frank was a little overtired and seeing things, but then a decade later, another porter saw the exact same thing with the same details. Residents will attest that every year on the 7th of October, Osyth’s ghost makes the same walk through Nuns Wood holding her severed head. The police station in Colchester, situated in the centre of town, is built on an ancient graveyard that dates back to AD 5. Perhaps unsurprisingly Colchester Castle, a Norman castle constructed on the foundations of a Roman temple, there is plenty of history. Built in 1863 on the site of an old monastery, Borley Rectory once held the title of 'The most haunted house in England'.They are known as the Black Shucks of Basildon and have gone down in legend with some believing that a sighting is an omen of death. UK ghost hunters Wickford, Rayleigh, Upminster, Romford, Southend Westcliff Brentwood Borley Hadleigh Canewdon. Blackpool Pleasure Beach Lancashire Blackpool Pleasure Beach is a family owned amusement park and resort situated along the Fylde coast in Blackpool.

Info courtesy of Mysterious Britain, Eerie Place, Essex Ghost Hunters, Haunted Places and Paranormal Database. They have been seen outside the church building and a phantom monk has also been reported walking in the aisles of the interior. In most places we’ve visited, we’ve heard noises, seen orbs and sometimes even experienced physical contact or objects being moved. Ursula was the last Essex witch and was hung alongside another woman accused of being a witch, Alice Newman. Visitors to the fort have often reported strange mists and ghostly apparitions being seen in the tunnels as well as voices and the mysterious sound of footsteps.The old police station building was actually built on top of an ancient burial ground dating back to AD 5! Although there has been few visits, paranormal teams reported noting numerous energies and extreme changes in temperatures. It is said that after she was beheaded, Osyth rose from the ground, retrieved her head from the floor and walked to the nearby monastery where she knocked on the door three times before collapsing. After a particularly bad fall, Parnell passed away and was buried in an unmarked grave on the castle grounds. From the 1960s onwards it is said that it is essentially impossible to spend a night in room 14 of the inn, located in Great Warley.

Moreover, you’ll discover and explore a maze of pitch black corridors, eerie forgotten chambers and more!While fortunately never seeing genuine use due to the Cold War, the enormous bomb doors were reportedly shut and various systems were powered up during testing. Others have claimed they have seen doors open and shut and heard unexplained footsteps stomping around the building. To this day, owners, staff and guests have all felt the presence of a spirit in the pub, while occupiers of neighbouring cottages have also reported paranormal activity. It is believed that Alice was actually murdered in the hotel in 1638 which is why her spirit is still tied to the property.

Nestled in the highest hills of the Essex coastline near Rochford, this tiny village holds a dark secret.

This little known village is hidden away on one of the highest hills of the Essex coastline near Rochford. He was treated very cruelly by his captors and was made to climb a rope to retrieve what little food they provided him with. It now serves as a residential address and all the people who have lived on these grounds have been subject to some kind of paranormal activity. Located in Colchester, The Red Lion Hotel is one of the oldest inns in the oldest recorded town in Britain.