We may have looked have looked at different areas in Wales for haunted places before, now we just look at the place as a whole. we'll have a quick description of where the place is located, unless of course the place calls for more description of the surrounding land. Quite a few castles in this one but thought it'd nice to have a running theme.
So lets now dive into another top 5 haunted places that you can possibly visit or at least read about in wales, part 2:
Any one picture of St Fagans wouldn't do it justice so I've just included here the tea room and gift/supply shops. The area is a massive outdoor museum located on the outskirts of Cardiff.first opening it's doors in the late 1940's it's been open ever since to the public. It is free to enter due it being a historical learning site. Many of the buildings range from 100 or more years old, meaning haunting's and sighting have been abound in the area ever since it's been open.
From civil war ghost being captured in photos to a woman named Polly who has been heard singing in a room in the castle. If you can get there like i said it's free to enter, before the pandemic there was ghost walks in the night for around £15, maybe they will come back at some point.
With over 500 years of history if i did believe in ghosts i'm not surprised something is going on here!
2. Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
This site has literally one of the longest roles in history and so many things have been and gone from here that have held both tragedy and death. In the 1st century Romans built forts on the site, then in the 11th century the Normans built the keep on the hill, that's still there in the picture.
Then in the 15th century pretty much everything else was built as it is today, with the final thing being the Bute Family turning the house into the building it remains in the 19th century.
What a history right?
Doesn't end there though as the walls were used as an air raid shelter in WWII, the place serves as a giant garden to sit and eat or relax on a sunny day these days (when your not on lock-down).
As for haunting, well you can book a tour when covid hasn't messed things up for around £16 at the time of me writing this. On the tour you will learn about the ghostly and ghastly goings on in around the area. Such as the summoning of spirits and the dead by the 3rd marquis of Bute, or you might hear ghostly sounds or even if your particularly unlucky the dark horse and carriage that are said to be the harbingers of death!
3. Oystermouth Castle, Swansea
Oystermouth is in the part of Swansea known as the mumbles, i've always laughed at this name as imagine everyone there just walks around muttering under their breath. In reality I have been there once or twice and despite an old rap for being a 'bad place' I think that was more in older times like late 70s and back. But anyway on with the castle, it's truly ancient from before the 14th century.
As far back as 1106, so you know in the proceeding 900+ years a lot of gruesome and terrifying things have happened in and around it's grounds.
That it has, in it's early years there were many many fights to take, then retake the Gower grounds by the Normans and the welsh people. It's been said that it's been destroyed and rebuilt more than a lot of castles.
Like a lot of places its got it's own white lady and host of spooky sightings of shadow figures and odd noises. It does offer a 30 minute ghost walk, with a hot chocolate afterwards!
4. Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly
Here's one I've actually been too before, quite a while ago now though, like 8+ years. It was a beautiful site and is one of the biggest castles still remaining for it's age. Hailed as one of the most formidable castles of the time, built in the mid 1200's it truly was a fortress. It is second only to Windsor Castle in size.
Unlike most castles this one is home to a 'green' lady, one Princess Alice, who had a secret lover Gruffudd. The man foolishly confided in a monk who went back and told her husband. While she was away in France he did away with the man. Alice apparently dropped dead on hearing the news of the death of her lover, she now supposedly roams the grounds as a green envious spirit.
Though before he was killed Gruffudd did manage to hang the monk from a tree which has become known as 'monks vale' now, before ending up swinging himself!
5. Tredegar House, Newport
Back closer to my neck of the woods again now, with Newport again. Also a place I've been too, strangely enough. A large mansion house with lovely grounds right on the outskirts of Newport, before St. Melons. built in the 17th century, it's now under the national trust as a protected building.
The house and grounds, when Covid isn't about is host to many different ventures, from concerts to St Davids day celebrations. It's frequently used as filming locations and A Christmas Carol story telling in the winters around Christmas, as well as the, you guessed it spooky goings on.
It indeed does have a lady in white, this one is Lady Gwyneth Erica Morgan, she was found dead in London in the river Thames after a trip there. She was not buried back home until her father died. So now her spirit is supposedly haunting the halls restlessly.
There you have it folks another 5 spooky places you've learnt about in wales, will you or would you like to visit any of these places?
See you next time!
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