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Every castle needs its ghosts and Muncaster is no exception. Its corridors echo with footsteps, babies wail at night and for those brave enough, a night in the ...
After a difficult year of uncertainty, risk and worry, the team at one historic castle is set to come back with a bang – and they couldn’t be… Newsletters Jobs ...
Muncaster Castle, in the Lake District, has been dubbed Britain's "most haunted" and with Halloween around the corner, visitors are said to feel a "very different atmosphere" ...
A castle reputed to be one of the most haunted in the country is hosting a school for ghost hunters. The course will take place at Muncaster Castle in the Lake District. Academic Dr Jason Braithwaite ...
Nothing says Halloween spookiness like a haunted castle. And if you’re wondering where your closest haunted castle is, it’s not far! A recent investigation by Tombola searched castles all ...
Muncaster Castle has a long-standing tradition of appointing an official fool or jester, and still does today. But Tom the Fool, who reigned in the mid-16th century, is one of the best known.
A research scientist has been interviewing people who claim to have felt a ghostly presence at Muncaster Castle in west Cumbria. The castle, at Ravenglass, has been home to the Pennington family for ...
A castle has been remembered for its role in protecting hundreds of valuable paintings during World War Two. The collection was secretly moved to Muncaster Castle in Cumbria from The Tate Gallery ...
It’s that time of year again when we get in touch with our spooky side and, with Halloween fast approaching, our minds turn to creepy ghost stories and ghoulish tales of things that go bump in ...
Muncaster Castle's secret wartime art mission. 22 February 2024. Share Save. Ian Haslam. North West Tonight. Share Save. Cumbria Tourism. Some 700 pictures, including works by Van Gogh, Turner and ...