The Bell Hotel

King Street
Thetford
Norfolk IP24 2

History

The Bell Hotel dates back to as far as the 15th Century and is famous as the home of the cast and crew of the television series Dad’s Army.

Paranormal Activity

Rooms 10 and 11 are supposedly haunted in this old inn. Unexplained dents have been known to appear in the beds and mysterious bangs have been heard in the early hours of the morning. Miss Dagraca, duty manager at the Bell Hotel, said: “You always feel like you catch something out of the corner of your eye and feel as if people are there but I don’t pay attention to it. I always had a feeling there was something in room 10 though “.

19 Magdalen Street

Norwich

History

Often associated with being the most haunted address in Norwich, 19 Magdalen Street was once a pub but is now converted into three separate properties and has over the years been used for Radio Rentals, Oxfam and Stirling Travel. However the property has a gruesome past and research has found that once a young barmaid called Sara was murdered in the upstairs room by the pub’s landlord who tried to use her as a prostitute for customers. When she refused she was dealt a fatal blow.

Paranormal Activity

Many strange activities have been witnessed by staff of the companies such as cups falling off tables by themselves and typewriters working off their own accord. Some people have often felt a drop in temperature between the main and back rooms.

Baconsthorpe Castle

Baconsthorpe Norfolk

History

Paranormal Activity

The former soldier who still patrols the battlements is blamed for the stones which are occasionally thrown into the moat, breaking the normally still waters.