The episode begins at Nafferton Castle in Northumberland, and the many fates of the murderer Long Lonkin, then moves a mile to the west to the site of Nafferton New Hall, and its pesky poltergeist.  The episode’s archives story is “A Ghost at Whitby” from the 8th December 1891’s Northern Echo.  The closing tale is Brockie’s 1886 tale of the Dun Cow. ---------------------- Within the Boggart Wood project links Website: https://theboggartwood.uk Episode page: https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-27-the-murderous-long-lonkin/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157458505650437 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/withintheboggartwood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withintheboggartwood/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/withintheboggartwood Forum: https://withintheboggartwood.org.uk/forum/

Episode 26 starts with a visit to the community archaeology project at Carlisle Cricket Club, the Uncovering Roman Carlisle project, with an interview with archaeologists Frank and Anna Giecco. Staying in Carlisle, the podcast then looks to the 1864 sighting of a 'ghost' in Milbourne Street, and reports from the same time at the Glasgow Necropolis. Moving from the northwest to the northeast, I think have a look at some of the ghosts and folklore in Staindrop and Raby Castle, County Durham, before finishing with an account from the Yorkshire Evening Post in 1928, discussing some of the ghostly beliefs in Teesdale and surrounding areas. Uncovering Roman Carlisle links Website: https://www.uncoveringromancarlisle.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thediggerscarlisle/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncovering_roman_carlisle/ Within the Boggart Wood project links Website: https://theboggartwood.uk Episode page including pics from the URC visit: https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-26-a-visit-to-uncovering-roman-carlisle/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157458505650437 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/withintheboggartwood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withintheboggartwood/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/withintheboggartwood Forum: https://withintheboggartwood.org.uk/forum/

Episode 25's main tale is a look at the gypsy curse of Levens Hall, Cumbria, along with its Grey Lady, Pink Lady and ghost dog. We then move onto a 1903 tale of a haunted house told in the Wemyss Gazette, before moving on to William Henderson's version of the Hazlerigg Dunnie story. The podcast closes with a bizarre little tale involving waistcoats, a bad tempered couple and a wise woman's charm... For more information of the project please see the main website at: https://theboggartwood.uk For more information on the episode including links to the Levens Hall website, please see: https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-25-levens-hall-ghosts-and-the-gypsy-curse/

Hello all, and welcome to Episode 24, which is also the first episode of Season/Year 2.  The podcast starts with the tales of revenants described by the 12th century Augustinian Canon William Parvus, with stories that eventually became the tales we now know as the Vampires of Berwick, Melrose, Alnwick/Annan Castle and Buckingham. This episode's 'from the archives' then looks at an article of a ghostly encounter... or not... related in 1790 in the Caledonian Mercury, before then moving onto the episode's second story, that of some ghostly/witchery encounters in Mallerstang before finishing with some Easter traditions as recorded by William Henderson in 1879. For the main website page including references see: https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-24-the-revenant-tales-of-william-parvus/ For more on the project (inlcuding social media and patreon links) please see: https://theboggartwood.uk or https://withintheboggartwood.org.uk

An updated trailer (February 2024) for all my lovely followers and listeners to share with anyone you think may like the podcast! Main project website: https://theboggartwood.uk Podcast host page: https://withintheboggartwood.podbean.com/ (new episodes appear here first) Podcast web page: https://theboggartwood.uk/within-the-boggart-wood-podcast/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/withintheboggartwood  Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/withintheboggartwood/  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157458505650437  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withintheboggartwood/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68I2MRCWq_L1GXivCQXMvw

The episode opens with the 1828 poem "The Benighted Traveller", then moves to the history and tales of fairies and the Lambton Worm at Penshaw Monument near Sunderland. This episode's archives story relates a case of mistaken identity in 1848, followed by the second story of the day which looks at the history and ghostlore of Knaresdale Hall in Northumberland and the poor girl drowned in a pond for catching her brother and aunt doing naughty things... the episode then concludes with a 19th century superstition on how to cancel a betwitchment... if you don't mind getting sore knuckles... For more information on the Within the Boggart Wood project see: https://theboggartwood.uk This episode's website link: https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-23-fairy-bakers-and-a-wyrm-at-penshaw-plus-the-ghost-of-knaresdale-hall/

Episode 22 starts with the origins of Burns Night and a look at the folklore surrounding Scotland's national dish, haggis. From there the episode turns to Durham City and the tale of Sir John Duck and the Raven, before heading across to Northumberland for a swift peek at the ghosts of The Lord Crewe Arms in Blanchland. From there, the Boggart gives a reading from the 1850 book "The Phantom World, or the philosophy of spirits, apparitions" before concluding with another 1962 from the archives tale of Blyth's 'Peter the Poltergeist'. For more information on the Within the Boggart Wood project, please see: https://theboggartwood.uk For more information on the episode, including a link to downloading "The Phantom World" and a number of excellent haggis sites, please see: https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-22-burns-night-and-the-wild-haggis/ Within the Boggart Wood Linktree: https://linktr.ee/withintheboggartwood

As the podcast sneaks into 2024, The Boggart starts the New Year with a report of a ghost in Sunderland in 1786, then moves on to give a rapid tour of some UK-wide and North East ghosts and hauntings associated with World War II, including brief glimpses at The North East Aircraft Museum, Harperley POW Camp and the Grainger Market in Newcastle. The episode is rounded off with a look at some Northern English and Scottish New Year traditions, including first footing and not letting your fire go out... For more information on the project, see https://theboggartwood.uk

Episode 20 marks the Boggart’s 2023 Christmas episode, and the last episode of 2023.  It it, for the Scrooges among you, the episode delves into the non-festive tale of The Hexham Heads, before then plunging into the folklore surrounding this festive season. There’s also a shoutout to two of my favourite podcasts – The Three Ravens and The Whispering Woods. I hope you have a fantastic festive season, and see you all in 2024! For more information on Within the Boggart Wood, including Patreon and social media links, please see: https://theboggartwoood.uk For links mentioned in the episode please see: https://theboggartwood.uk/podcast-episode-20-the-hexham-heads-and-christmas-traditions/

Welcome to Episode 19 of the podcast - and the second international episode.  In this Episode, The Boggart looks at the Alpine tradition of Krampus, the half-goat demon said to punish naughty children on the eve of the 5th December, and how the story has developed in time, becoming a political tool in the first half of the 20th century, and also how Krampus may have influenced the United States cryptid known as the Goatman... For more information on the Within the Boggart Wood project (including Patreon and social media links), please see: https://theboggartwood.uk For more information on the episode please see: https://theboggartwood.uk/podcast-episode-19-youd-better-watch-out-krampus-is-coming-to-town-international-edition/

Episode 18 finds the Boggart telling the tale of the haunting of the Harperley Hotel near Stanley (North East UK) while hosting the Do Business Network (DBN) After Dark Halloween Networking Event.  For more information including photos referenced in the podcast, please see: https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-18-the-curious-case-of-the-harperley-hotel-and-dbn-after-dark/   Timeline 00:00 Introductions 06:55 The Curious Case of the Harperley Hotel 17:07 Q&A session 32:37 DBN member stories Attendees from DBN David Kelly, Gary Scott & John Royal - 'Do Business' Network - connect@dobusinessnetwork.comMelanie & Neve Cant - 'Do Business' Network/Elm Marketing Solutions - melanie@elmmarketingsolutions.co.ukEstelle Spring - Contrary Club of Consett - estellespring@aol.comPaul Sparks - Department of Business and Trade - paul.sparks@businessandtrade.gov.ukTerry Clements - thetick6@hotmail.com

Episode 17 opens with some ghostly tales from Washington Old Hall, Tyne and Wear, ancestral home to the first President of the United States. Then we move northwest to a ghost tale from 1841 in Galashiels, before heading to Yorkshire for the folk tale of the Giant of Penhill. The episode finishes with a strange listener submitted tale about a pair of haunted boots... For more information (including social media and patreon links) please see: https://theboggartwood.uk

Episode 16 sees in the Autumn Equinox in the UK with two dark tales from Northumberland... the grisly fates of William Winter and his murderous accomplices (warning... it ain't pleasant...) and then the ghostly bridal party of Featherstone Castle, said to be seen in nearby Pynkin’s Cleugh on the 17th January every year. As well as this we hear the folk custom of 'breaking rainbows' and also the 'from the archives' account of a poltergeist in Embleton in 1957. As always, for more information on the project and episode, see the main website at: https://theboggartwood.uk https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-16-winters-gibbet-a-poltergeist-in-embleton-in-1957-the-custom-of-breaking-rainbows-and-the-dark-tale-of-the-ghostly-bridal-party-of-featherstone-castle/

Episode 15 starts with the recounting of paranormal investigations at Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum (including some replays of audio anomalies such as a door shutting - when no doors moved - and a female voice saying --- (for you to decide). Then the episode switches to the Within the Boggart Wood 'tell me a story' event at the Land of Oak and Iron Heritage Centre on Sunday 27th August, with folklore and ghost stories surrounding the Derwent Walk, Hollinside Manor and the 9 Arches Viaduct, then the tale of the Burning Man of Ebchester (grisly descriptions, be warned!) before a chat with Andrew Ross, the Ghost Whisperer who tells some cracking tales from County Durham and gives some details on his Walking with the Ghosts of Durham ghost walks. To finish off, we hear the folk tale of hedgehogs stealing the milk from cows...   Within the Boggart Wood https://theboggartwood.uk https://theboggartwood.uk/episode-15-jedburgh-jail-part-2-and-recordings-from-the-land-of-oak-and-iron/ Within the Boggart Wood Jedburgh Jail Youtube episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqXZvxsxECE&t=1404s More information: https://www.liveborders.org.uk/culture/museums/our-museums/jedburgh-castle-jail-and-museum/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/148949935173115 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068140014092 https://landofoakandiron.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/andrew.ross.3785373 https://www.facebook.com/andyrossghostwhisperer

Episode 14 opens with a tale of three ghosts said to haunt the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle on the Northumberland Coast, then we move across to Toft Hill and Etherley for a 'from the archives' tale dating to 1880. The episode then concludes with Part 1 of The Haunting of Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum. In part 1 the podcast examines the history of the jail, including debunking some false history claimed by certain TV shows and paranormal groups - then looks at the phenomena people have experienced within the jail walls. Part 2, detailing an overnight paranormal investigation at the jail will feature in Episode 15! For more information on Within the Boggart Wood, including Patreon and social media links, please see the website at: https://theboggartwood.uk

Slightly later than expected due to audio issues (apologies, the gremlins have been playing funnies with the microphone this week)... Episode 13, aptly numbered in this case, looks at the 18th/19th folklore tale of the Picktree Brag, three ghostly tales from 19th century South Shields, the whimsical tale of the Pickled Parson of Sedgefield Rectory, and finishes with a look at why the number 13 may be classed as unlucky for some... For more information on this episode's content and news, please see: https://theboggartwood.uk/https://landofoakandiron.org.uk/events/within-the-boggart-wood/

Welcome to Episode 12. In this episode, the Boggart tells the tale of the White Lady of Blenkinsopp Castle in Northumberland, said to be the ghost of the wife of Sir Bryan de Blenkinsopp doomed to haunt the castle until her buried and hidden treasure is found... then we follow the Blenkinsopp line to Bellister Castle where an unfortunate minstrel met a grisly death and haunted the Baron til his dying day. This episode's archive story comes from the Berwickshire News and General Advertiser, with a ghost story dated 6th June 1905 recanting the tale of the ghost of Melrose Abbey. The episode finishes with a look at the whimsical superstition of 'The Sign of Life'... For more information on the Within the Boggart Wood project, including written articles and links to Patreon and social media, please see the main website at: https://theboggartwood.uk

Episode 11 delves into the story of the Radiant Boy of Corby Castle in Cumbria, an entity described as a boy with golden hair glowing with golden light: whose appearance spells both good fortune and an untimely death for the viewer. Then we cross over into County Durham for the story of the Witch of Easington, said to shapeshift into a hare when out and about - then we also look at stories from Northumberland that bear striking similarities. Finally, we look into the archives at an article from the local press in 1955 detailing the history of Marsen Grotto near Sunderland, and its resident helpful poltergeist... As always, more information on the Within the Boggart Wood project, including Patreon and social media links can be found at: https://theboggartwood.uk

This is the first of the podcast's 'international episodes' where UK and worldwide folklore will feature, not just stories from the north of England and the Scottish Borders. In Episode 10, the podcast reveals listener stories from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, then delves very briefly into the five thousand years of mermaid folklore, as well as looking at the docufiction production on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel ten years ago that made US watchers definitely afraid to go back in the ocean... Please see the Boggart's website at https://theboggartwood.uk for more information on the Within the Boggart Wood project, including social media and Patreon links. Extra information relating directly to this episode can be found at: Episode web page: https://theboggartwood.uk/podcast-episode-10-mermaids-the-body-definitely-not-found/

Welcome to Episode 9 of the podcast! Thanks for everyone's support so far! This episode looks at the legend of the Derwent Giants: Cor, Ben and Con, then we look at the case of the Grey Lady of the Newcastle upon Tyne Old Assembly Rooms. Following that we have a 19th century description of what a wraith or waff was, concluding with paranormal investigation accounts at The Bay Horse in Stamfordham, Northumberland. Please see the Boggart's website at https://theboggartwood.uk for more information on the Within the Boggart Wood project, including social media and Patreon links. Extra information relating directly to this episode can be found at: Episode web page: https://theboggartwood.uk/podcast-episode-09-giants-a-grey-lady-wraiths-and-a-spiritualist-medium-who-didnt-do-his-homework-properly/