Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast

Battle Abbey – Ghosts of the Battle of Hastings

Battle Abbey stands on the site of one of the most famous battles in English history, where King Harold fell and William the Conqueror defeated the English army in 1066.

Jack and Jill Hill: The Dark Somerset Story Behind the Nursery Rhyme

Everyone knows the nursery rhyme. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after. But in the S

The Enfield Poltergeist — Britain’s Most Famous Poltergeist Case

In August 1977, strange events began inside an ordinary council house at 284 Green Street, Enfield. Peggy Hodgson's children claimed their beds were moving. Knocking sou

The Ghost of the Shipwrights Arms - A Haunted Pub on the Kent Marshes

Out on the lonely marshes near Faversham, Kent, stands the Shipwrights Arms — an isolated old pub with a ghost story that has lingered for generations. Local tradition t

Tintagel Castle – King Arthur, Merlin & the Ghosts of Tintagel

Tintagel Castle rises above the Cornish coast, forever connected with King Arthur, Merlin and one of Britain’s greatest legends. But beyond the familiar Arthurian stories

Bottlebush Down – The Prehistoric Horseman of Dorset

On the ancient downs of Dorset, near Sixpenny Handley, a series of prehistoric burial mounds have gathered some extraordinary stories. Old local folklore claimed that st

Haunted Evesham – Ghosts, Poltergeists & Strange Encounters

Evesham may be famous for its abbey and the bloody Battle of Evesham, but some of the town's strangest stories are found behind closed doors. In this episode of Ghost Ta

Reculver Towers – The Crying Child & Hooded Figures of Haunted Kent

On the windswept Kent coast, the twin towers of Reculver stand above the remains of a place far older than the ruined church itself. Beneath them once stood Regulbium, a

Glamis Castle – Ghosts, Hidden Rooms & the Monster of Glamis

Glamis Castle is one of Scotland's most mysterious haunted castles — a place of hidden rooms, unexplained windows and ghost stories that have survived for centuries. Acc

Callow Hill – The Phantom House, Shadow Figure & Forgotten God of Worcestershire

On a quiet hillside in Worcestershire, an old farmhouse is connected with a strange story from the 1970s. A visitor wakes to see a dark human figure calmly walking acros

Hampton Court Palace – Ghosts, History & Haunted Legends

Step inside one of Britain's most famous royal palaces, where five centuries of history meet some of the country's most enduring ghost stories. In this episode of Ghost

Jenny Gallows' Pit - The Ghost That Waited for the Eighth Circuit - Dark Folklore

High on the white cliffs of Flamborough Head lies a lonely hollow known as Jenny Gallows' Pit. At first glance, it appears to be nothing more than a shallow depression i

Studley Castle: The Grey Lady & Warwickshire's Haunted Castle

Is Studley Castle one of Warwickshire's most haunted places? In Episode 100 of Ghost Tales by the Fireside, we journey through almost 1,000 years of history to uncover t

Mermaid's Pool - The Dark Folklore of Kinder Scout's Haunted Waters

High on Kinder Scout, hidden amongst the peat and heather of the Peak District, lies a lonely pool wrapped in centuries of folklore. On Easter Eve, it is said a mysterio

Rosslyn Chapel: Scotland's Most Mysterious Haunted Chapel - Ghosts, Legends & Dark Folklore

Few places in Britain are surrounded by as much mystery as Rosslyn Chapel. Standing above the wooded gorge of the River North Esk near Edinburgh, this remarkable medieva

The Rufus Stone: The Mysterious Death of King William II - New Forest History & Folklore

King William II, better known as William Rufus, rode into the New Forest on a summer hunting trip in the year 1100. By the end of the day he was dead, struck by an arrow

The Ghosts of Pendle Hill - Witches, Lancaster Castle & England's Most Haunted Landscape

For more than four hundred years, the shadow of Pendle Hill has loomed over one of the most infamous episodes in British history. In 1612, a series of accusations led to

The Fairy Steps of Beetham Fell - Cumbria's Haunted Corpse Road, Fairy Legend & The Cappel Hellhound

Hidden among the limestone cliffs of Beetham Fell lies one of Cumbria's most unusual folklore sites. The Fairy Steps are best known for an old legend claiming that anyon

Borley Rectory: England's Most Haunted House - The Truth Behind the Legend

Borley Rectory has been called England's most haunted house for nearly a century. Stories of a ghostly nun, phantom footsteps, mysterious messages appearing on walls, ri

The Goodwin Sands & The Ghost Ship Lady Lovibond - Kent's Greatest Maritime Mystery

Just off the coast of Deal in Kent lies one of the most dangerous stretches of water in Britain. The Goodwin Sands have claimed thousands of ships over the centuries, cre