Ghost walks
Too scared to venture out alone? SHREWSBURY
Gowithacrowdonaguidedghost Ninety-minute tours start from The
walk? There are plenty to choose Square at 7pm on 9th, 16th, 23rd,
from – ask your local tourist 30th & 31st Oct, and 6th, 13th,
info centre for details. Here are 20th and 27th Nov. Tickets (adults
some of the best in the region: £4, children £2.50) available from
the visitor information centre.
CHESTER Booking in advance essential.
Tours start at 7.30pm on Tel: 01743 281200.
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
until end of October. Tickets in HAUNTING BOOKS
Scarry buildings Listen for a woman gasping for breath at Ludlow Castle in
south Shropshire (top)? Look for a dancing ghost in a blue dress on the
advance only. Tel: 01244 402445 Exploring Supernatural Wales
summit of Moel Famau between Ruthin and Mold in north Wales ?
by Alvin Nicholas
BODELWYDDAN CASTLE (Landmark Publishing, £9.99)
Ghost walks take place on 18th Haunted Places Of Shropshire
October, 8th November & 6th by Rupert Matthews
What is Hallowe’en?
December. Tickets in advance only (Countryside Books, £6.99)
The history of Hallowe’en – or All Hallows Eve – can be traced back to the (adults £8, children £4). For further Haunted Wales
ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in), which officially information, or to book, tel: 01745 by Richard Holland
marked the end of summer. When the nights became longer, the Celts 584060 or visit the website at (Landmark Publishing, £9.99)
believed evil spirits could travel further, and on the night of All Hallows Eve,
www.bodelwyddan-castle.co.uk. Haunted Places Of Cheshire
the barriers between our world and the spirit world were at their weakest, Other dates to suit available for by Jeffrey Pearson
which meant more evil spirits could break through and haunt us! parties of 10-30 (Countryside Books, £7.99)
Haunting hike 3: Kington 6 miles, challenging
Os Map – Explorer 201 – Knighton Hergest and continue along here behind you towards the Brecon the ridge as signed, gently back down
& Presteigne until you reach a triangular road Beacons. Continue climbing, bearing to Hergest Ridge. Eventually the
junction. Fork right and pass between right to pass some large stones, grassy path becomes a stone track.
From the Mill Street car park in some properties, then take the next remaining on this wide path until you Pass through the wooden gate on to
Kington, return into Mill Street and signed bridleway on your right, reach another waymark post. Bear Ridgebourne Road, dropping gently,
turn right, passing the market hall on through a gate. Climb up steeply left as signed, passing the trig point passing Hergest Croft Gardens on your
your left to reach a junction. Turn left between fences to another gate and on your right to reach another large right. At the junction with the main
and climb up Church Street, which pass through to enter open heathland. signpost. Drop down, over a wide road, turn right and follow this round
becomes Church Road, following it Bear gently left away from a signpost crossing track, to reach another to pass St Mary’s Church again on
left, passing St Mary’s Church on to pick up some shorter waymark crossing track – this is Offa’s Dyke. your left, following the road back into
your right. Turn left on to the quiet posts, with some excellent views Turn right here and follow this along Kington and back to the car park.
lane of Hergest Road and follow this
for about a mile, ignoring Cutterbach
Lane on your right. You may hear the
To A44
River Arrow to your left.
KINGT
by-pass a76
When you reach Hergest Court on
your left (look out for Black Vaughan!),
O
turn right up a small lane to Upper N
Hergest. Follow this round to the left,
a76
passing the quaint cottages in Lower To
A44
Map Points
Car Parks Start/Finish
of Interest
KEY
1. The Market Hall. Black Vaughan
Road Route Direction
would destroy the stalls here in
his ghostly guise as a bull
2. St Mary’s Church – where the
Trees Buildings
headless Black Vaughan is buried
X
Hergest
3. Look out for ghostly sightings of
Court
Open Trig point
Spooky
black dogs along this lane
hillside map
points of
4. Hergest Court, once home to
Gate interest
Black Vaughan
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