Ghost Tales by the Fireside - True Ghost Stories Podcast

On the windswept Kent coast, the twin towers of Reculver stand above the remains of a place far older than the ruined church itself.

Beneath them once stood Regulbium, a Roman fort, and with it survives a disturbing piece of folklore.

An old story claims that when the Romans built the fort, a baby was buried beneath its foundations as a sacrifice to protect the walls.
Then archaeologists began digging.
Within the Roman site, the remains of infants were discovered.

The archaeology does not prove that a sacrifice ever took place, but at Reculver the discovery became entwined with another story that had long haunted the ruins. On stormy nights, when the wind comes in from the sea, people have reported hearing the unmistakable sound of a baby crying.

And the child is not the only presence associated with Reculver.

Two mysterious hooded figures have reportedly been seen moving silently amongst the ruins, resembling monks from the religious community that once occupied the site. Those who have attempted to approach them say the figures simply disappear.

In this episode of Ghost Tales by the Fireside: Dark Folklore, we travel to Reculver Towers to uncover a story where Roman Britain, archaeology, coastal folklore and centuries of ghost stories occupy the same lonely patch of ground.

A short atmospheric tale of haunted Kent, British folklore, Roman ghosts and the strange history of Reculver Towers.

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Glamis Castle is one of Scotland's most mysterious haunted castles — a place of hidden rooms, unexplained windows and ghost stories that have survived for centuries.
According to legend, somewhere within Glamis, Earl Beardie is still playing cards with the Devil, condemned to continue a game that began on the Sabbath. Guests have told of frightening figures appearing beside their beds, while old stories speak of sealed chambers, concealed doorways and the terrible Room of Skulls.

Then there is the Monster of Glamis — the legend of a hidden member of the Lyon family supposedly kept secret within inaccessible rooms of the castle.

But Glamis's most famous apparition is quieter.
Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis, was executed in Edinburgh in 1537 after being accused of witchcraft. According to tradition, she returned to Glamis as the Grey Lady, where her figure is said to appear kneeling in prayer inside the castle chapel.

In this episode of Ghost Tales by the Fireside, we explore the ghosts, legends, hidden rooms and dark folklore of Glamis Castle in Angus, Scotland.

On a quiet hillside in Worcestershire, an old farmhouse is connected with a strange story from the 1970s.

A visitor wakes to see a dark human figure calmly walking across the foot of the bed.
They assume it's the owner of the house.
But the owner had left for work more than an hour earlier.

Nearby, another tale tells of something even stranger — a farmhouse that no longer exists, yet is said to occasionally reappear on the hillside at dusk. No lights. No people. Just an old house standing where there should be nothing at all.
In this Ghost Tales by the Fireside – Dark Folklore episode, we explore the strange stories surrounding Callow Hill, from shadow figures and phantom buildings to the ancient meaning hidden within the landscape itself.

We also look at the work of Worcestershire author Hugh Williams, who has explored the possibility that the name Callow could carry echoes of an ancient sacred landscape — perhaps even the memory of a forgotten deity.
Most place-name scholars offer a simpler explanation: Callow means "the bare hill". But Hugh's alternative theory gives this already strange landscape another fascinating layer.

Discover the books of Hugh Williams, including his work exploring Mercia, folklore and Britain's ancient landscape:

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Ghost Tales by the Fireside
True ghost stories, haunted history, British folklore and the strange tales hidden within the landscape.

Step inside one of Britain's most famous royal palaces, where five centuries of history meet some of the country's most enduring ghost stories.

In this episode of Ghost Tales by the Fireside, we journey through the remarkable story of Hampton Court Palace. From Cardinal Wolsey's magnificent vision to Henry VIII's Tudor court, from the birth of Prince Edward to the tragic final days of Jane Seymour and the desperate flight of Catherine Howard, the palace has witnessed moments that changed English history forever.

As darkness falls, another Hampton Court begins to emerge. Discover the legend of Catherine Howard's screams echoing through the Haunted Gallery, the ghostly figure of Jane Seymour carrying a candle on the Silverstick Stairs, the mysterious Grey Lady of Sybil Penn, the unexplained footsteps and voices reported by palace staff, and the famous CCTV footage that reignited worldwide interest in Hampton Court's haunted reputation.

Join me as we explore the history, folklore and ghost stories that have made Hampton Court Palace one of the most haunted royal residences in Britain.

Original music featured in this episode:

The Dark One https://open.spotify.com/track/4MZXu2IK4koUe1L7nMDO8Q

Among the Graves https://open.spotify.com/track/6rPZ5P5QW4nY5Lk9GmL8nP

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High on the white cliffs of Flamborough Head lies a lonely hollow known as Jenny Gallows' Pit.

At first glance, it appears to be nothing more than a shallow depression in the earth. But for generations, local people believed it was haunted by the restless spirit of a young woman named Jenny Gallows.

Children whispered that anyone who ran around the pit nine times would hear the fairies.
Yet an older, darker legend warned that the real danger came long before the ninth circuit.

On the eighth...

Jenny herself was said to climb from the pit.

In this Dark Folklore episode of Ghost Tales by the Fireside, we explore one of Yorkshire's most unsettling forgotten legends, the chilling rhyme attributed to Jenny Gallows, and the terrifying story of the farmer who dared to mock the old superstition—only to discover that some legends are best left untested.

Was it simply an old fireside tale... or did something truly haunt the lonely cliffs above the North Sea?

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