Wayne Hargate, 55, described it as "just a quiet village" with useful links to the A1, M18 and Doncaster Airport. Whether or not it is "haunted", the village is a hidden gem in the heart of Yorkshire. It felt like there was something near the door." I turned around and had to do a double look. The 23-year-old added: "I felt like there was somebody watching me. Jayden Barnes, who is working on the renovation of the Earl of Strafford had not heard the ghost stories, but said he felt uneasy while carrying out the refurbishment. Conisborough Castle and Thrybergh Country Park are on the doorstep and the only downside is the busy Doncaster Road, which cuts the village in two. She says, however, that the characterful village is a lovely place to live.
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Huge whale spotted on M62 motorway – to surprise of drivers.Watch spooky video of chair moving by itself in haunted hotel bedroom.It has been closed for a couple of weeks." Read More Related Articles The pub used to be a house and has been a pub for 20 odd years. "She hanged herself after she was crossed in love. Pat Eames, another resident of the village, close to Rotherham, tells a tale of a woman whose ghost is said to haunt The Earl of Strafford pub. I turned my back and it flew across and skimmed past me. "I found the mirror on the floor so put it on a worktop. I believe in it," he said.įor Charlie, one of the most frightening episodes was when a hand mirror was 'thrown' at him inside the house when nobody else was present. A spiritual woman said there was a man sitting there smoking a cigar. "When I first bought it (the house) I used to smell cigar smoke. Since being blessed, the strange happenings have died down. Jayden Barnes says he felt an eerie presence while working inside the Earl of Strafford pub A popular spot with motorhome uses and campers, it hosts events including a big meet-up for VW enthusiasts called Dub Odyssey, taking place on July 15-17, 2022. It boasts a huge camping field, children's play area, an outdoor bar, and even fairground rides. He has invested £500,000 in the Hooton Lodge Farm campsite since taking over in 2012. She closed the bad one and left the other open," he added. The woman (who blessed it) said there were two portals to the other side. "I have had stuff happen and had to have it blessed.
Read more: I live in an axe murderer's house haunted by two ghosts Campsite owner Charlie Schofield told our sister site Yorkshire Live that a girl had been "possessed" after an "imaginary friend" turned out to be a malevolent "male spirit". One man, who lives in an 18th-century house, says matter-of-factly, that the home is haunted and he had to have it blessed. The compact community of a little over 200 people has several ancient buildings, including a 12th-century church and a manor house which is now home to the Earl of Strafford pub. It may sound like something straight out of fiction – a Yorkshire take on Stranger Things, perhaps – but at Hooton Roberts, locals tell first-hand tales of strange goings-on. From a girl "possessed be an evil spirit", to a cigar-smoking ghost, a tiny Yorkshire village is said to have not one, but two, "portals" to the other side.