UK’s ‘Most Haunted’ Halloween Village Revealed – and It’s Just Two Hours from London
The Kent village of Pluckley is the most haunted in the UK (Picture: adresowo.pl/Getty)
The spookiest villages in Europe have been revealed just in time for Halloween – and three of the creepiest are right here in the UK.
One location, rumoured to be Britain’s ‘most haunted’, is less than two hours drive from London.
So where should you head to if you want to do some ghost hunting this spooky season?
Pluckley in Kent is number three on the European list – and takes the top spot in the UK. The village is infamously full of ghouls and ghosts – so much so that it was given the Guinness Book of Records title of most haunted village in the country.
By Eleanor Noyce
The ghoulish tales of Pluckley, Kent – Britain’s ‘most haunted village’
Pluckley’s Church of St Nicholas is home to the Dering Chapel, which houses the graves of numerous members of local families. Witnesses to ghoulish activity here have reported a strange, ‘dancing’ light by the window, accompanied by the sound of knocking coming from the family vault. Spooky!
The Greystones estate is supposedly haunted by a monk who drifts amongst the trees, having died of a broken heart after the tragic death of his lover. His ghost was said to have been last seen in 1989 by an American journalist who saw his brown-robed figure drifting behind the house.
Fright Corner is home to the ghost of a highwayman who met his end by an oak tree. Witnesses have reported seeing his body slumped against a ghostly tree, pinned by a large sword through his chest. Ouch.
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Screaming Wood is what it says on the tin – a forest infamous for mysterious loud, sudden screams. Even the birds are scared of this one.
Elsewhere in Europe, it’s hardly surprising that Bran in Romania wins the crown as the creepiest place on the continent. A Transylvanian commune, the village was the inspiration behind the home of Count Dracula.
Though Bram Stoker, the Irish creator of this fictitious blood-sucking beast, never visited Romania, he created Dracula’s imaginary home based upon a description of the famous Bran Castle.
ROSLIN, SCOTLAND – FEBRUARY 09: A view of the interior ceiling of Rosslyn Chapel on February 9, 2012 in Roslin, Scotland. Built between 1446 and 1484 it is a category A listed building, covered in ornate stonework and carvings of individual figures and scenes. People travel from all over the world to visit the chapel which many have described as an architectural wonder and a library in stone. Many theories, myths and legends associated with the Chapel have given it a unique sense of mystery and wonder. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Roslin, Scotland is home to the late-Gothic Rosslyn Chapel (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
The castle is said to be one of the world’s most haunted, with paranormal investigators flocking to the site each year to investigate claims of its haunting by souls who witnessed medieval atrocities.
Second on the list is Triora in Italy, a village known for the witchcraft trial that took place between 1587 and 1589.
A general view of Tintern Abbey, situated on the Welsh bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire
Tintern Abbey, situated on the Welsh bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire (Picture: PA)
Rumoured to have twelve – possibly thirteen – undead souls walking its paths, the village ghosts include the spectre of a highwayman, a phantom coach and horses and the ghost of a woman who drowned in a stream.
Meanwhile, the medieval village of Roslin, Scotland is home to the mysterious late-Gothic Rosslyn Chapel. The building has seen numerous sightings of phantom monks, with one curator reportedly witnessing one praying at an alter in the crypt, surrounded by four guardian knights.
Europe’s creepiest villages ranked
Bran, Romania
Triora, Italy
Pluckley, England
Ochate, Spain
Roslin, Scotland
Skirnjari, Croatia
Tintern, Wales
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