by eheard | May 7, 2026 | folklore, Grave, history, history of Wiltshire, Salisbury, superstitions, Uncategorized, wiltshire
In memory of Joshua Scamp Who died April 1st 1801 May his brave deed be remembered To his credit here and hereafter Transient, mysterious and not always to be trusted, gypsies have always been met with suspicion wherever and whenever they turn up. But in many of the...
by eheard | Feb 27, 2026 | folklore, ghost, Grave, haunted houses, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, Marlborough, paranormal, personal story, Savernake, wiltshire
Warning: This is an epic blog! I wasn’t planning on visiting Savernake Forest for a bit, but it’s funny how things work out. A producer from the Radio 4 programme, Open Country, got in touch with me to say they were going to record an episode about Savernake and did I...
by eheard | May 7, 2024 | ghost, Grave, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, paranormal, Salisbury, wiltshire
Here are three ghostly tales, told to me by a lady called Jan. All happened in Wiltshire and all have left a strong impression on Jan, now in her late 60s. The Ghostly Warning This happened in the early 2000s, on the road through the Woodford Valley, which is a fairly...
by eheard | Feb 10, 2024 | avebury, Bowerchalke, calne, cryptid, devizes, elementals, fairies, folklore, ghost, Grave, haunted houses, haunted pub, haunted workplace, hauntings, history, legends, long barrow, paranormal, Salisbury, stone circle, stonehenge, Swindon, Swindon Old Town, tisbury, wiltshire
This set of spooky little tales originally ran on Twitter and Bluesky through January 2024. It felt like the perfect time of year, a dark and dismal winter month, for sending out these short stories as a series. Some of them you may recognise as they are the more...
by eheard | Oct 29, 2023 | ghost, ghost hunt, Grave, halloween, haunted workplace, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, legends, paranormal, Salisbury, wiltshire
The Wars of the Roses happened at the end of the medieval period, and it was time of treachery and betrayal, murder and terrible violence, great battles and political turmoil. One of the biggest traitors played his final hand of cards within this period and it was to...
by eheard | Oct 5, 2023 | folklore, ghost, Grave, haunted pub, hauntings, history, paranormal, Uncategorized, Wales
It’s not often I research a small town and find there are very few ghost stories associated with the place. Hay on Wye, pretty much on the border of England and Wales, does seem to be a pretty spook-free zone though. It’s unusual! There are a couple of weird tales,...
