Reblogged from Medieval Wanderings:
Nestling deep in the heart of rural Northumberland, Chillingham Castle is a little bit special in many ways. I discovered this uniquely wonderful seat of pure English eccentricity a couple of years ago when we were on holiday, and I hope to return next year and write a post all about its rich and turbulent history. But for now, I fancied writing about castle ghosts to mark All Hallows’ Eve, and you can’t beat Chillingham for a good haunting. In fact, it’s been dubbed the most haunted castle in Britain. So come with me on a very different kind of castle wander: one with a ghost in virtually every room.
Chillingham Castle, home of so many lost souls…
We start in style, in the baronial Great Hall. A highly evocative and atmospheric room, it’s furnished with all kinds of artefacts including ancient armour and weapons, a sprawling dinner table that stretches nearly the whole length of the room, a tapestry depicting a battle scene and some mischievous spirits. Caretakers often report objects being thrown around by unseen hands, as cups, goblets and plates clobber them on the back as they lock up for the night. And it’s not just the crockery that moves around unaided.
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Sue, you’re a star. Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed this heavily haunted castle. ❤ 🙂 x
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I’ve known about Chillingham for a while, Alli… never made it there yet, so I enjoyed the tour 🙂 x
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It’s so worth going there if you’re ever up that way. It’s the perfect showcase for English eccentricity, and of some of our most turbulent and fascinating history. And, of course, it’s a castle! 😉
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And there are stone circles in the area 😉
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Oh yes, I seem to have a vague recollection of that. Something else to do next year while we’re up in Northumberland. 🙂
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We really do have to meet up before then 😉
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Indeed we do. I really look forward to it. 🙂
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Me too 🙂
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🙂
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Great post, I;ve always wanted to go and do a ghost hunt at Chillingham Castle. I used to do it often as a teenager with a group but never got to travel the country. We did all our hunts in Norfolk.
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I’d like to read about some of those, Mason 😉
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Okay, I’ll remember that. Here is on of my real life haunted adventures.
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Oh cool. Thank you 🙂
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My pleasure.
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Super story. Poor Eleanor.
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