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Be part of the Simply Ghost Nights team, for a night of ghost hunting in the quest for paranormal activity in the most haunted of frightening locations across the U.K, as you become a ghost hunter on a ghost night on a ghoulish ghost hunt.
Ghost hunting event at Saltmarshe Hall will be like stepping back in time to the servants quarters of this vast and beautiful hall. In one wing of the building sits the grand wedding and events area, however we have full access to the servants quarters which were unopened for over seventy years.
Ghost Hunting At The Old Orphange in Liverpool with reports of poltergeist activity, and claims of items going missing and been found later, dark shadows have also been witnessed from within the bowels and confines of this 99,000 sq ft building area.
Ghostly activity includes the sighting of a Monk who is said walk near the woods towards the Smithy, and in the two workers cottages there has been reportedly the sound of heavy breathing from within the building with no reasonable explanation found.
The fermenting slums of the old town also left a mark on the landscape and whispers of body snatchers raiding the graves of the recently deceased filled the lantern lit air. Our guides will take you on a journey through these exact streets and slums where you will hear all about life in old Edinburgh.
It was said that you could be tried, convicted and hung to death in one day at the galleries of justice. The gaol held all manner of criminals from poor debtors, petty criminals, to murderers, the more heinous the crime the further down the gaol you were held and the more squalid your existence.
The Mansion was abandoned by its builders in the middle of construction, reputedly due to the paranormal activity witnessed by them, in some cases workmen refused to work there and left immediately after being scared to death by what they saw.
With history of haunting and sightings from a bleeding footprint to Victorian children and their nursemaid have been spotted in and around the grounds of Smithills.. The spirits at Smithills Hall are not just sounds or ghostly mists and shadows as is so often the case.
Come join and Simply Ghost Nights & Most Haunted`s former medium Chris Conway as we step back in time and take in the darkened atmosphere of the doom and gloom of the poor unfortunate former residents of the Ripon Workhouse Museum.
Ghost hunting and ghost hunts at St. Briavels, with many ghost sightings reported including a child heard crying, a man in armour seen often acting very intimidating, a woman seen in the great hall and more.. Dare you withstand a lone vigil near the Oubliette, or the hanging room? Come along with us for a night of paranormal activity that will test even the most bravest ghost hunters.
We were informed that the screams and cries of Jedburgh prisons former inmates can still be heard today, on a quiet night and also that the sight of a lone soldier is often seen wandering around the grounds, a local legend as it that the sound of a bagpipe playing is often heard from the empty castle as well.
It is said some of the staff at the nearby hotel are so afraid to step into the building at night, they simply hand over the keys at the end of their shift, and quickly return to the comfort and safety of the nearby hotel.
Bolling Hall is a must for any ghost hunting enthusiast. In 1643 the first ghost was sighted at Bolling Hall, believed to be the first ghost sighting ever recorded in the UK. Legend as it that the head of the Royalist army, the Earl of Newcastle felt his bedclothes being pulled away from him and saw an apparition of a lady.
Would you like to be taken to the cells of the "Old Nick" where you will be detained overnight for questioning and to assist in our ghost hunt? Strange phenomena has been reported for many years by its visitors, cold unseen hands have been felt on unsuspecting customers and much, much more.
Join Simply Ghost Nights and Most Haunted medium Chris Conway as we invetigate Gilesgate barracks which were once used as a smallpox hospital which also had a morgue to store many deceased bodies, funnily enough there are many ghost stories reported in this area in particular.
Join Most Haunted Medium Chris Conway and Simply Ghost Nights as we for the very first time explore the spirits of the Ripon Prison and Police Museum. Staff dare not go to the museum alone at night! Dare you join us.
The Staff have reported getting creey feelings in certain parts of the building, an electrician who was asked to go check on the electrics had left very unnerved and vowed not to return. This building has never been investigated before so we are very excited to be allowed to host the first ever public event.
Set in beautiful gardens in the centre of historic York stands the Merchant Adventurers' Hall. This grand building has been a meeting place some 650 years after construction began in 1357. It was built between 1357 and 1361, before most of the craft or trade guild halls in Britain, making it one of the largest buildings of its kind and date in Britain.
Join Most Haunted Medium Chris Conway and Simply Ghost Nights as we for the very first time explore the spirits of the Ripon Prison and Police Museum. Staff dare not go to the museum alone at night! Dare you join us?
Come and Join Most Haunted`s former medium Chris Conway and Simply Ghost Nights as we Step back in time and take in the atmosphere of the doom and gloom the poor unfortunate residents of the workhouse would have felt from the moment they stepped in the building.
Drakelow Tunnels with Simply Ghost Nights. Where men are said to have been crushed to death during construction. Not for the faint hearted! There is no power in these tunnels. Anyone who suffers with Asthma please bring your medication due to the dust in the tunnels.
The feelings of deep sorrow and an oppressive atmosphere are a common occurrence in some of the buildings on the site. What is the reason why so many ghost hunters have been affected like this, which spirit is causing these emotions to be felt by so many people?
Some of the activity reported here are a baby has been heard crying all around the hall and ladies' voices are heard. In the Blue Room people have experienced the feelings as if you are being watched.
Join Simply Ghost Nights team. Its documented that scared builders have fled the property and not returned because of what they've seen or heard!! Come and join us at this amazing old creepy building.
In another vigil in the cinema the spirit of Jack Bray made ghost like contact with the group and continued to answer the group's questions on his age of passing, and the year in which he was born, this was a touching moment for the entire group who witnessed this spectacle.
The hall has a well-known local reputation for being haunted and has been the scene of a abundance of ghost sightings and spooky occurrences. The cellars are a hive of activity and the main hall has more than its fair share of reported sightings.
Whilst taking part in an ouija board experiment a different group of ghost hunters unbeknown to them made contact with Fred, the spirit who had made ghostly communication with the a group earlier on the event.
The most famous spirit residing at this amazing haunted place, is that of a former prisoner called Cain, on most ghost hunts Cain usually enjoys communicating with the living but he is known to have a more sinister side.
The rather elegant building in Allhallowgate, standing in grounds graced with flower beds, trees, lilacs and even a passion flower, seems far removed from the dreaded Workhouse in Oliver Twist.
On one occasion eyewitnesses noted how whilst carrying out table tipping experiments, the table was seen to literally dance around the dance room at an alarming rate.
There has been a manor house since the Middle Ages. The first structure would have been a wooden construction, on or near to the site of the present hall.
Join Simply Ghost Nights and Chris Conway for one of our favourite locations. This huge building was a memorable night on our last visit with almost every vigil having constant activity.
Ghost sightings include :- A lady in White has to be the most reported sighting, a man and woman with a child have made their presence felt on a few occasions too. A young servant girl and even a soldier also haunt this location. Maybe even the pendle witched themselves may come and put in an appearence.
Many ghost stories are reported at the manor which has appeared on may TV programmes including the Filthy Fulfords and the F...ing Fulfords etc. Why not come along and join us for this fantastic event. The team are really looking forward to this one.
Do the spirits of the forgotten children still remain at the mill toiling away? Do the pitiful men and women who also worked those dangerous machines? And what about the factory overseers, do they still administer their tough punishment to the workers at the mill?
During our risk assessment of this beautiful building with breath taking views we were astounded at the sheer size of the rooms and floors. Many staircase's create a labrynth to investigate, with servants, quarters, a Victorian original school room, cellers and underground tunnels.
The Thorneycrofts, Colonel Thorneycroft bought and sold property on a grand scale but preferred Tettenhall Towers to the rest. Colonel Thorneycroft was also an eccentric of the highest order, he was known for pushing his butlers off the top of the towers to test various flying machines of his own creation.
All three spirits claimed to have worked in the tunnels in the 1940s which fascinated the group. Also in another vigil area in the bowels of the tunnels Stuart, Becky, Sophie and Tony were holding hands around a K2 meter as.
Welcome to haunted Lincolnshire at the Gainsborough "Old Nick". Would you like to be taken to the cells of the "Old Nick" where you will be detained overnight for questioning and to assist in our ghost hunt?
Many ghost stories are reported at the manor which has appeared on may TV programmes including the Filthy Fulfords and the F...ing Fulfords etc. Why not come along and join us for this fantastic event. The team are really looking forward to this one..
We were so excited to investigating the very spooky old Tettenhall Towers which as any seasoned ghost hunter knows is jam packed with tales of eerie encounters and incredible apparitions.
The vast Victorian building provides an unrivalled choice of areas for investigation which range from the beautiful and ornate Mayor's Parlour, and imposing hall and staircase to the atmospheric former prison cells, grim, damp and decaying cloakrooms, original but roofless mortuary and bleak prisoners' exercise yard.
The Norman Castle Keep of Clitheroe has been on site for more than 800 years. There have been many changes in the course of the towns history but the characteristics stay much the same, welcoming folk with a tale or two to tell and a pride in their town and traditions.
Paranormal activity reported, the solid manifestation of a pilot is said to amble around the Main Hangar, and as been glimpsed on numerous occasions to the shock of the ghost hunters who saw the mysterious, figure literally ghost past the hangar door.
The mill eventually closed it's doors in 1969, and the mill is now a musuem, still with the same machinery in place, and even now staff at the musuem have heard and seen many things that they cannot explain.
On one occasion eyewitnesses noted how whilst carrying out table tipping experiments, the table was seen to literally dance around the dance room at an alarming rate.
On our last visit in the main group vigil we all heard very clearly tapping in the room, but the tapping was coming from a variety of areas and on command too, we would call out tap three times, and we would then hear three taps in response. Also white light analomies were witnessed by many a ghost hunter and team as well in this room, white light was seen to move around the room on many occasion.
It was also in the hearse room that Stuart recorded an array of K2 interference, with the lights going all the way up to red on request. The group were calling out for the spirits to go to the green light on the K2 and they obliged to the excitement of the group, spiking the green light to go to red on may occasions
In the board room whilst taking part in a ouija board experiment Mr. Samuels communicated with the group the same Mr. Samuels who Stuart had mentioned earlier, Mr. Samuels described his life at the hall before he had passed over, Stuart spoke of a child chimney sweep stood in the room the child was invited to the table to communicate, however communicate the child did through tapping on the table.
Steve also explained how the table rocked to and fro in attempting spirit communication with a former worker at Holmpton, this had Graham and Tony enthralled.
In the female wing a group were calling out for any spectral contact when they clearly heard the sound of metal on metal on request and a heavy door open by itself to the shock of Andrew, Gary, Sarah.
Ghostly whispering is said to be heard by staff and visitors when alone in certain rooms, and the feeling of been touched by unseen hands is also an occurrence that as frightened and terrified many people.
An unusual feature of the Temple Works building is that sheep used to graze on the grass-covered roof. This served the purpose of retaining humidity in the flax mill to prevent the linen thread from becoming dried out and unmanageable.
A local legend states that Mary, Queen of Scots, spent a night at Whitley Hall in the 1580s while in captivity at Sheffield Castle. This rumour was first reported by Jonathan Eastwood in his "History of Ecclesfield" of 1862. However there is no documentary evidence to back up the claim.
Simply Ghost Nights are delighted to welcome Chris Conway to haunted Lincolnshire at the Gainsborough "Old Nick theatre". Would you like to be taken to the cells of the "Old Nick" where you will be detained overnight for questioning and to assist in our ghost hunt?
However as the energies heightened during the event so did the paranormal activity on a much larger scale. Michelle a regular paranormal investigator was shocked to feel the bracelet on her ankle ,slip to the floor the floor Michelle said that the bracelet had not been off her ankle in three years, did the unseen hands of a playing spirit child unclip her beloved bracelet.
Paranormal activity is a common feature at the town hall, there are many recorded sightings of oddly dressed people walking around the building, dressed in clothes from a time gone by.
The sound of incarnate voices from empty rooms have being heard from visitors, and strange black shadows have been seen in the building, and the figure of a man is said to roam around the building and disappearing as quickly as he came.
One of the most incredible occurrences that happened at The Old Nick was when a group of ghost hunters were calling in a circle around a table out in the theatre, when all of a sudden in the corner of the room a really loud noise was heard, immediately Simply Ghost Nights experienced paranormal investigator Mark shone his torch in the area of the noise and to his and Rosey's, Martin, Hannah, Sue'
In the smaller bedroom area of the Tatton a group were holding a ouija board experiment with the spirit of a little boy who unfortunately could not spell his name correctly due to him being illiterate.
One of the most common sightings is reputed to appear in one of the rooms in the old tower where the walls are so thick that wardrobes and bookshelves have been built into them.
From the sounds of footsteps, slamming doors and disembodied voices to a figure shaped mist and woman in Victorian dress- do the souls of the once incarcerated and condemned remain captive and will they choose to make contact?
Eerie voices and ghostly footsteps have been heard echoing through the corridors. Tapping and scratching on the walls has been heard frequently. The laughter of children has been heard in the corridors and the sobbing of a woman has been heard.
Poltergeist activity is a common report with items of furniture being moved, stones and pebbles being thrown, and very loud unexplained noises are heard on investigation.
After about ten minutes Rosey walked over to where Ian and Stuart were, with fear in her eyes, and a trembling voice she said that the door that had slammed shut, had actually been closed, on inspection we all noted that this incident could not been caused by the wind, we attempted to replicate the occurrence but try as we might we could not as the door was quite heavy and solid.
In hangar 19 all groups commented on how active the room was, in one vigil the heavy main door flew open to the astonishment of Olwyn, Susan and Wynn who witnessed it, with a still night and no breeze around this incident showed the strength that the spirit world could display to our ghost hunters.
In two different vigils in the cinema the ghostly spirit of Henry made his spectral presence known to both groups, this was later disclosed at the events briefing at the end of the night.
After this we then all went our separate ways and split up into smaller groups of ghost hunters to see what the ghostly inhabitants of the galleries would participate in spirit communication.
It is said historically that the site was once a Roman burial ground, and was also used to bury the plague victims in the 17th century too. What will we unearth when we begin to dig deep ourselves and investigate the paranormal world of The Lawns?
In the days of the British Industrial Revolution the working conditions in the mills were extremely poor and dangerous to say the least. The mill owners employed children from as young as four to work for them and often due to the need for them to operate certain machines.
Rosey described how in a vigil in a police cell, they heard the noise of a stone been thrown in the room, whilst everyone was standing still. They inspected the ceiling for falling masonry and for crumbling areas on the ceiling but known could be found, the whole group listened intently for any more incidents of stones been thrown unfortunately none arose.
As we split into groups, a group begun bravely calling out for spirit communication on the stage when Joanne squealed in fright that the chair she was sat in inexplicably moved, the group sensed a heavy atmosphere on the stage where it was said dark shadows had been seen in the past.
In one vigil a group of ghost hunters were using a Frank's box, when they asked for the scanner to stop on 999, as they felt it appropriate considering their surroundings.
Be part of the team and together we can all solve the mystery at The Gainsborough Old Nick Theatre, 'Of what went bump in the Night'.
On our last ghost hunting event here, one startled ghost hunter screamed in terror as she felt the unseen hands grab at her hair.
One of the bedrooms is named after Lady Alice Peckett whose husband John is a former landlord and Lord Mayor of York. The spectral residents of the Golden fleece are said to be Lady Peckett herself, Lady Peckett's ghostly body is reported to walk the corridors of this old inn.
It was said that you could be tried, convicted and hung to death in one day at the galleries of justice. The gaol held all manner of criminals from poor debtors, petty criminals, to murderers.
In the cellar we had the most amazing light phenomena, it was as though the whole cellar was a wash with activity, the group saw lights literally move so slowly up the walls, a light was also seen as though it was a 100watt bulb
Tv's Most Haunted Chris Conway joins Simply Ghost Nights at Cusworth Hall on the 11th of June, for a ghost hunting paranormal investigation.
Join the fun if you dare!
The Simply Ghost Nights team are so excited to work the Most Haunted's medium, Mr. Chris Conway on the 28th of May, at the Sheffield Fire & Police Museum.
Join the Simply Ghost Night team as they attempt spirit communication more than 80 foot below ground, at this most haunted of location. Take part in a psychic workshop as you learn all about the ghost hunting equipment you can use on a ghost hunt, and then bravely participate in seances, glass divination and use all the latest ghost hunting equipment. If you dare!
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