Wales is old, it's got rich history and we still have a lot of old places scattered around, especially in Newport we even have a crumbling old castle here in this very city. Not only that we even have ancient roman ruins in an old part of the city too.
Today though we are looking at 5 of the most 'supposedly' haunted places in the southern part of the country. I am super skeptical, I DO NOT BELIEVE 99% of what I see from videos to photographs I just believe it's far to easy to scam. I have had experiences myself that I can't explain but I still remain skeptical but I would LOVE to see something myself.
These places aren't in specific order of how haunted they are this is just 5 of the possibly most creepy places in this area.
1. Newport Castle
Strangely a lot of the most haunted in south wales are in little old Newport, also here is something i mentioned too. The Newport Castle is a centuries old castle located on the River Usk right by a bring that goes over the river that many use to enter 'the city centre'.
The city centre is the main shopping area for Newport, back to the castle. This place has changed SO much in my 38 years of life, living in this city. From being open to walk through to being limited areas, to now it's totally fenced off. Back in the late 1800's it was partly converted into a factory and/or work place.
Not 100% sure but this is around 1950's I think:
That's not long after the factory/workhouse bits were ripped from the castle, it was fenced off here because at this time there was no roundabout as you come off the bridge. Crossing was done on the main road not below on walkways.
Now this is how I remember it for most of my life:
Here you could inside and walk through the bottom to get to the other side of the railway bridge, Here is where a lot of haunting and sightings of things were mostly seen. From the main room up the stairs to wailing's and moaning from the lower parts.
Here's how it looks these days:
Now onto one of the most commonly seen ghosts of the castle. One Norman Fitzhamon who was apparently a large stature man seen in the furthest towers windows. Chilling huh?
2. Castell Coch
Castell Coch is a smallish castle in the hills near Cardiff, it is 19th century and has fallen into disrepair a few times in that time but has been renovated. It is a place you can go and visit which now looks like this:
If your driving past on the road into the Cardiff you may see this scene up in the hills to the right:
I've never been there myself but i'd like to go one day and take a look around, now for the scary bits.
Many servants who have worked here under residents of the estate have claimed to see a ghostly cavalier at the end of their bed just watching them in the night.
Another spirit seen is one Ifor Bach who owned the original castle in the spot, one spooky story associated with him too is that he used witchcraft. In specifics he used said witchery to use two bewitched stone eagles to catch two thieves!
No one has ever seen or found Ifor's treasure, some people believe it's still hidden on site somewhere.
3. Llancaiach Fawr
A small town house from 1645, supposedly one of the most haunted places in wales, it is on the cusp of south wales, almost west to mid. here it is from outside:
It doesn't look much but many paranormal investigators have recorded many, many EVP (Electric Voice Phenomena) and even smelled lavender when no ones been around. One of the most scary and frequently recorded spooks are one nineteenth century housekeeper Mattie.
She died in the bed chamber, people claim to hear the rustle of her petticoats as she rushes around. Another is the ghost of a young boy whom fell to his death from an upper window.
One thing you can do here also is have actors show you how people lived here in an 'living history' type of tour.
Like this:
4. The Skirrid Mountain Inn
This Inn is again one of the most haunted places in ALL of the UK coming in at 8th place!
Near Abergavenny it is a very old Inn/pub coach stop of old, 900+ years of history in fact. So has numerous stories of people being murdered or dying in or around the old house. The inside is still very old in it's decor too, does this mean the spirits are echoes or recordings embedded in the old wood etc?
Especially the infamous 'hanging beam' where people were hung ending their lives.
There are four very prominent spirits that a lot of people have said to encountered while staying or working in this place. Glasses flaying across the room, dark shadows in the bedrooms and ghostly noises all over the place. Your able to stay on certain nights in ghost hunting parties, whether this has changed in the current situation who knows.
5. The Miskin Manor Hotel
This is another giant house near Cardiff turned into something, a hotel this time. Originally built in 1857 here it is now:
In it's time it has survived TWO, count them TWO fires that have seriously damaged the place. 1922 and 1952, destroyed a LOT of the insides of the house, apparently leaving only the exterior walls. rebuilt as said hotel in 1985 it's still open these days, Room view:
It's very expensive and fancy, this doesn't however stop it from being haunted or spooked by things in the night. Some of these haunting's are the ghost of a lady who appears often in the bar area of the hotel. She is supposedly appears on cue in between 12am and 1am but is a peaceable spirit who causes no other trouble. She is believed to be a resident who follows a path she used in life as the layout was different then.
So that's 5 haunted places from around my area, did you like learning about them?
Like I said let me know and i'll do one of these like once a month or something, probably do North Wales next time, thanks!
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