Thetford Forest

Thetford, Suffolk

History

Edward Bliss, the lord of the Manor of Brandon, developed the great forests of Thetford to his own specification. Upon reaching his dream of creating the magnificent parks he built the Mausoleum so he could rest after his death in his beautiful forest. He was eventually interred here along with his wife in the mid 1800’s but their remains were removed to St Peter’s churchyard in Brandon in the early 1900’s when the park was sold on to another family.

Paranormal Activity

It is said that Edward Bliss’ nephew was an eccentric as he used to collect human skulls and light candles in them. It is believed that his nephew still walks the paths of the forest on certain nights, often seen in his eccentric clothes but maybe it is actually the ghost of Edward Bliss, returning to ask why his bones were moved from his beloved forest.

The Bildeston Crown

High Street
Bildeston
Suffolk
IP7 7EB

History

Paranormal Activity

The Crown in Bildeston is reputed to have several ghosts. There have been sightings of old people sitting in bars, children that want to hold hands in one of the bedrooms and there's a ghost of someone who hanged himself in one of the rooms.

The Woolpack

1 Tuddenham Rd
Ipswich
IP4 2SH

History

The pub was once an old smuggler's haunt with tunnels running from there to the dock.

Paranormal Activity

This pub has become known as one of the most haunted pubs in the world, if not THE most haunted pub in the world due to its array of ghostly hosts including such characters as Admiral Edward Vernon who died in 1757 after a controversial career as a naval officer and politician. It is also home to the spirit of a persecuted monk, a drowned sailor and a disgruntled bar owner named George.

A live-in chef, Justin Hern, once awoke late at night to see a terrifying apparition rushing through his bedroom. The petrified chef immediately contacted Sue Knock, an experienced clairvoyant and ghost hunter, who visited the pub and then witnessed the spirit for herself. The ghost was said to appear as an ‘ash-gray figure which scuttled along the wall like a spider’.

It was discovered that the chef’s bedroom was located next to a priest hole and it’s believed the ghost is that of a Greyfriars monk who had suffocated in a barrel whilst trying to escape persecution.

The clairvoyant also has felt the spirit of previous owner George, the inn keeper, who was killed trying to help the hapless monk as well as seeing the ghost of a ponytailed sailor who ‘was looking for Mary’.

The most haunting apparition though is that of Admiral Vernon who earned the nickname Grog after passing legislation that allowed the navy to water down rum rations on its ships and became hated by generations of thirsty sailors. His spirit has been seen standing in the pub wearing an authentic 18th Century uniform. Regulars who once disputed the haunting were shocked to see ‘Grog’ furiously rip a firmly fixed sign from the wall and smashed it on the floor.

A man once named Fred by locals is thought to also appear in The Woolpack.