Ghost Hunting. Not Just for Halloween ...

Top tips and places to look for Ghost Hunters everywhere !

If you are determined to take up ghost hunting, then you need an open and enquiring mind.
If ghosts do exist, and this has never been proved or disproved, all claims of haunting should not be taken lightly.

If you are trying to solve a ghost mystery, patience is essential:
Spirits are known to be shy and inconsistent, many hours can be spent keeping watch with
little reward, and it is well known that if you watch for ghosts, it is only typical for them to appear somewhere else!

Like any good detective you must be able to question witnesses, collect evidence and also decide if these whether these haunting are caused by natural causes.
An irrelevant piece of information could well be the final piece that solves the puzzle.

So nothing should be over looked.

Accurate notes containing full information are essential.
Remember - unless 2 people can confirm the same story - every thing is suspect.

So what equipment do you need ?

A notebook and 2 pens ( one may run out at a crucial point in your investigations.)
A tape measure ( you may discover a secret room with odd room dimensions)
A camera ( with a flash if possible - instant ones are better as there is no chance of someone messing with negatives)
A tape recorder and a video camera ( only the serious ghost hunter needs the video camera)
A pack of Graphite powder and a small brush.

Handy tricks of the trade are also black thread and flour, useful to check to see if things have been moved or to see if a fake ghost has snapped the thread.

NOW YOU ARE READY TO BEGIN !! Good Luck !

What seen -Anne Treble, housekeeper who died after WW1 has been seen in her old room at the vicarage, the church and at mass on All Souls day (Nov 1st)
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex

What seen -A young girl in white, A kitchen boy, A dandy from the time of King Charles II. "A blue man" and also a "white bird" which flutters against the windows before the death of a family member.
What heard - The roar of a cannon bombarding the castle
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Barbeck, Loch Craignish,Argyllshire, Scotland

What seen - A Hooded figure of a woman who vanishes when approached
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Battle, Sussex

What seen - The ghost of King Harold with an arrow through his eye.
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Garrack's Hotel, Bath, Somerset

What seen - Ghostly figures
What heard - Poltergeist disturbances
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Priory & Rectory, Burford, Oxfordshire

What seen - Monk and Game keeper and missing items
What heard - Poltergeist disturbances, footsteps, screams & a bell ringing early in the morning
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Dartmoor, Devon

What seen - Sir Francis Drake and his hunting pack
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Farnham, Parish Church, surrey

What seen - Old lady, a phantom mass & candlelight
What heard - Men chanting in Latin
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Bronte Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

What heard - Poltergeist activity which drove the family out of their house. Throwing furniture, ornaments & breaking crockery
Time scale - Within the last 20 years

Great leigh, St. Anne's castle, Essex

What heard - Poltergeist activity & terrifying noises in a haunted room.
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Hastings castle, Hastings, Sussex

What seen - Thomas A'Becket
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Ladye Place, Hurley,Berkshire

What seen - Ghostly monks
What heard - One monk claims he practised Black magic
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Amen Court, London

What seen - Ghostly figures on tops of walls near dead mans walk where prisoners were buried.
What heard - Heavy footsteps and the rattle of chains
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire

What seen - An old lady
What smelt - Overpowering smell of flowers
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham

What seen - Ghostly figures, Lady in white (Lily Lumley) Walks castle grounds and rooms. Headless Horse man also crosses grounds.
What heard - Heavy footsteps, crying and the sound of a battle
Time scale - Within the last 30 years

Lambton Worm, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham

What seen - Residents report of cases unpacking themselves
What heard - Heavy footsteps
Time scale - Within the last 20 years

The Manor House, pub and Restaurant, West Bromwich, West Midlands

What seen - Old Lady when approached vanishes, faces at the windows and a man with a black beard
What heard - Heavy footsteps, organ music and singing.
Time scale - Within the last 20 years

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