Three Ghostly Castles in England

England is a land steeped in history, tradition and legend. It
boasts more than 1400 medieval castles across its countryside,
many of which are said to be frequented by ghosts, specters and
other supernatural occurrences. Here is a delightfully ghoulish
list of three of the best ghostly castles to visit…

Chillingham Castle

Billed as "The Most Haunted Castle in Britain", Chillingham
Castle in the county of Northumberland in Northern England is
infamous for an entire collection of restless souls. The most
famous of the castle's ghosts is the 'Blue Boy', whose agonizing
cries are said to wail out at around midnight from a passageway
inside the castle close to one of the modern-day self catering
apartments. A soft light is then said to engulf a four-poster
bed in the room nearby and an image of the boy appear for a few
brief seconds. Chillingly, the bones of a boy and fragments of
blue clothing were discovered hidden behind a wall in the very
vicinity of the noises several years ago. 

Old Wardour Castle

Built in the 14th century, Old Wardour Castle in Wiltshire,
Southwest England has been labeled as England's most romantic
castle. Set in secluded countryside overlooking a lake the
castle was used as a film location for Kevin Costner's Robin
Hood: Prince of Thieves. Twilight though heralds an altogether
more sinister side to Old Wardour for it is here where one Lady
Blanche Arundell - a Royalist supporter during the 17th century
English Civil War - held out against Cromwell's Roundheads with
her servants in a siege that lasted nearly a month. The castle
was eventually captured by the Roundheads and Lady Blanche
Arundell promptly imprisoned and executed. It is said that she
walks from the castle to the lake in the fading daylight as a
chill pervades the air.

Berry Pomeroy Castle

Not far from Dartmoor National Park in Devon is the haunted
castle of Berry Pomeroy. Now a romantic ruin this 13th century
castle is home to a number of ghostly happenings, the most
frequent of which is a sighting of a White Lady. She appears in
the dark dungeons below the castle and on top of the castle
ramparts, her apparition being reported as recently as 1987. The
White Lady is thought to be the spirit of Margaret Pomeroy who
was imprisoned in the dungeons by her sister and made to slowly
starve to death.