A collection of one hundred years' worth of authentic ghost tales, as documented by our platform

In the realm of the unexplained, Britain has a rich history of ghostly encounters. Here are some intriguing accounts from various parts of the country, shared through letters and stories over the years.

Let's start with Kay Monier-Williams of Suffolk, who published a letter on March 21, 1963, detailing a ghost seen by her dog. According to her account, the haunting took place at St Boniface House, a house that was eventually laid to rest by a village priest.

Fast forward to Devon, where Madge Smith, in her letter published on September 3, 1948, recounted a chilling story. She described seeing a woman with a distressing expression, whom she tried to follow, only for the woman to disappear.

B. Wynell-Mayow, in a letter published on September 24, 1970, shared a similar tale about an old farm in Devon. The farm was owned by a woman who often smelled tobacco smoke in the house, even though none of her family smoked.

Moving on to Wales, there's a tradition in the Hastings family that before a death of a member, another member hears a noise of carriage wheels driving to their door when no carriage is in fact there. This tradition actually happened at the Castle [Cardiff] when Lord Bute was down there, and he even went to the door to see if a carriage was there.

The then Marquess of Bute and his wife heard a carriage at Dumfries House, their Ayrshire residence, but no one was announced. The next day, news came that a member of the Hastings family died.

In Kent, Mary Corbett Harkis published a letter on May 4, 1967, sharing a story about the death of the Marquess of Hastings in 1868. The ghost did not move when it left the room, and Prickles, the terrier, sighed deeply.

W.S.J.'s letter, published on March 13, 1937, recounts an experience from the year 1885 in a house between Ventnor and Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight. The writer felt as if all around them was snow and under a leaden sky, and behind them there were people with eyes without hope.

The late Mr Alistair Stewart told of a whole village lost in the snow and starved to death in that place. The woman who owned a mare in foal felt the presence of an old family member named 'old Hawkins' who smoked pipes during complications.

The ghost letter from Margaret S. Gladstone took place in Westminster. Margaret, from Wiltshire, published a letter on September 24, 1948, describing a sighting of a friend who subsequently died. The friend that Margaret saw was a man who was ill for some days before his death. Interestingly, the widow of the man seen by Margaret is still alive.

A letter from 'O. A. T. S., Surrey', published on February 27, 1942, describes an experience in Scotland where the writer and their husband felt an unusual depression in an open space.

Regrettably, the author of the story about the missing women in Devon, published in September 1948, is not specified in the available search results. The old house has been pulled down, but its garden still exists.

These tales serve as a testament to the enduring fascination with the supernatural in Britain. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, these accounts certainly make for captivating stories.

A collection of one hundred years' worth of authentic ghost tales, as documented by our platform