by eheard | Jul 1, 2023 | folklore, ghost, ghost hunt, hauntings, history, legends, paranormal, superstitions, Wales
After a most successful chat about podcasts and ghosts, my friend, fantastic Welsh storyteller Owen Statton, and I decided it was time for our first real-life meet up and a trip out to somewhere spooky, historical and folklorish. But where to go? Between the south of...
by eheard | Jun 20, 2023 | cryptid, elementals, folklore, ghost, ghost hunt, Grave, hauntings, history, history of Wiltshire, legends, paranormal, stone circle, stonehenge, superstitions, traditions, wiltshire
As a glorious bubble of high pressure settles over the magical British Isles, the sun continues its climb into the blue sky and reaches the furthest point from the equator in its annual cycle. On this day of light, the 21st of June, we celebrate the longest day of the...
by eheard | Dec 27, 2022 | dartmoor, devon, elementals, Epping Forest, Eyam, folklore, ghost, Ghost ships, Gloucestershire, haunted houses, haunted pub, hauntings, history, legends, paranormal, Pluckley, superstitions, Wistman's Woods
When Jonathan, from indie film company Rubicon, contacted me about Sideworld, I was expecting more run-of-the-mill paranormal programmes. Whilst these shows are certainly entertaining, the majority are struggling to stand out from each other for me these days. And...
by eheard | May 24, 2022 | ghost, Gloucestershire, Grave, haunted pub, hauntings, history, legends, paranormal, superstitions
And so it was that the ghost enthusiast, aka me, Emma, decided it was time to get out from behind my desk and go on a proper ghost hunt. The truth is, I’ve always been pretty scared of going out at night to try and witness some actual paranormal activity. In...
by eheard | Feb 7, 2022 | dartmoor, devon, folklore, history, legends, superstitions
I came across Jolly Lane Cott and the pixie story of Bellever Tor whilst doing some digging into another Dartmoor ghost story in Hexworthy. I got in touch with David Phillips at Moors and More. He runs tours across Dartmoor recounting the many strange beliefs, legends...
by eheard | Jan 10, 2022 | folklore, ghost, Grave, hauntings, history of Wiltshire, paranormal, superstitions, Uncategorized, Wilton, wiltshire
Hidden in the depths of the Wiltshire countryside, on the edge of the small town of Wilton, you’ll discover the ancient, ethereal Grovely Woods. Inhabited since the Iron Age, the woods are a mixture of managed evergreen and deciduous woodland, rich in flora and fauna....
