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Here at Uncanny UK, we are always pleased to receive genuine accounts of encounters with the supernatural.
Perhaps you have seen a ghost, glimpsed a fairy or caught sight of a strange creature prowling through the countryside.
If you have had a weird experience, or can report one had by a relative, we’ll be very interested to hear about it. Uncanny UK is the place to record previously undocumented supernatural encounters.
Please send your story to: editor@uncannyuk.com
Author Archives: richard
Curing a bug – white witchcraft in Wales
Years ago I wrote a book called Bye-gones, a collection of quirky history and folklore from an old Welsh borderland periodical of that name. That little book only scratched the surface of the extraordinary and abstruse information contained in its … Continue reading
Weird creatures of evil
RICHARD FREEMAN highlights three terrifying encounters with strange animal-like apparitions that seemed to emanate pure evil. In the 1950s writer Joan Forman was working in the village school in Goodhurst, Kent. During the first few days of the summer holidays, … Continue reading
Posted in Weird Creatures
Tagged animal ghosts, Essex ghosts, evil, ghost apes, ghost dogs, haunted essex, haunted Kent, Kent ghosts, Richard Freeman, zooforms
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Top 50 Most Haunted Places in Britain – 1
Uncanny UK editor Richard Holland reaches the top of his chart of the most haunted places in Britain. 1. TOWER OF LONDON: City of London One of the most anciently inhabited sites in Britain and a fortress even before the … Continue reading
Posted in Ghosts, Top 50
Tagged animal ghosts, dangerous ghosts, ghost animals, ghosts of London, haunted castles, haunted London, London ghosts, most haunted places in Britain, most haunted places in England, most haunted places in the UK, most haunted sites in Britain, most haunted sites in England, most haunted sites in the UK, Tower of London
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Top 50 Most Haunted Places in Britain – 2
Richard Holland, editor of Uncanny UK, nears the top of his chart of the most haunted places in Britain. 2. PLUCKLEY: Pluckley, Kent It might seem a cheat to list an entire village, but Pluckley is celebrated as the most … Continue reading
Top 50 Most Haunted Places in Britain – 3
Uncanny UK editor Richard Holland continues his countdown of the most haunted places in Britain. 3. HAMPTON COURT PALACE: Richmond-upon-Thames, Middlesex This magnificent 16th century palace complex is famous – or rather infamous – for its ghosts with royal connections. … Continue reading
Posted in Ghosts, Top 50
Tagged Hampton Court Palace, haunted Surrey, most haunted houses in Britain, most haunted houses in England, most haunted places in Britain, most haunted places in England, most haunted places in the UK, most haunted sites in Britain, most haunted sites in the UK, Surrey ghosts
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Top 50 Most Haunted Places in Britain – 4
Uncanny UK editor Richard Holland nears the end of his suggested chart of the most haunted places in Britain. 4. GLAMIS CASTLE: Glamis, Angus So famous is Glamis for its ghosts, the current custodians have got fed up with its … Continue reading
Top 50 Most Haunted Places in Britain – 5
Uncanny UK editor Richard Holland reaches the top 5 in his countdown of the most haunted places in Britain. 5. SANDFORD ORCAS: Sherbourne, Dorset Antony Hippisley-Coxe describes Sandford Orcas as a ‘history-drenched manor’ and Marc Alexander named it as the … Continue reading
Posted in Ghosts, Top 50
Tagged Dorset ghosts, haunted Dorset, haunted Somerset, most haunted houses in Britain, most haunted houses in England, most haunted places in Britain, most haunted places in England, most haunted places in the UK, most haunted sites in Britain, most haunted sites in England, most haunted sites in the UK, Sandford Orcas, Somerset ghosts
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Top 50 Most Haunted Places in Britain – 6
Richard Holland, editor of Uncanny UK, continues his suggested chart of the most haunted places in Britain. 6. Woodchester Mansion, Nympsfield, Gloucestershire Woodchester Mansion is a vast and beautiful house which proved so vast and beautiful that it was never … Continue reading
Posted in Ghosts, Top 50
Tagged Ghost Club, ghosts in Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire ghosts, haunted Gloucestershire, most haunted houses in Britain, most haunted houses in England, most haunted places in Britain, most haunted places in England, most haunted places in the UK, Woodchester Mansion
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Top 50 Most Haunted Places in Britain – 7
Uncanny UK editor Richard Holland continues his personal list of the most haunted places in Britain. 7. THE SCHOONER HOTEL: Alnwick, Northumberland This 17th century hotel has become a magnet for ghost hunters in recent years, and with good reason – there … Continue reading