Dover Castle
Dover Castle is seen as the 'Key of England', with 2000 years of history within it. There has been as castle in the same spot since the defences of an Anglo-Saxon fortress, the castle was then rebuilt in the 1180's under the rein of Henry II, when the construction of the Great Tower started, which is now the largest in Britain. It also has two chapels and endless trails of corridors and staircases.

Henry III was the next to carry out some repair work. Although much of the inner castle is ruinous, many of the intact buildings are from barracks erected in the mid 18th century. During the Middle Ages hidden deep inside the White Cliffs and under Dover Castle, a vast underground network was constructed, and during WWII it was completed with an underground hospital, where the nerve centre for Operation Dynamo was located. Dover castle is still very important today, as there are hundreds of visitors eager to discover the fascinating secrets held within its walls.

Dover Castle has been the site for all sorts of paranormal activity. With stories about a young Drummer Boy who was robbed and beheaded as well as apparitions of Roman soldiers. It is also associated with numerous ghosts and strange sounds. In the King's bedroom, the lower half of a man has been seen walking through the doorway. There has also been a woman dressed in red seen at the west stairway of the Great Tower. The sounds of a creaking doorway, opening and closing where a door used to be, but isn't anymore, has been heard.

Hall Place

700 years ago Hall Place was the residence of one Sir Thomas Atte-Hall. He was killed by a stag in the courtyard, which naturally, upset his beloved wife, Lady Constance, that she flung herself off the tower. It is her ghost that still walks, and has indeed has been seen within the past six months by a schoolteacher on a school outing. There are also good reports of the specter of the Black Prince being seen around the place from time to time, believed to be connected with the pathetic wraith f a maidservant glimpsed running through the building from time to time. The buildings are currently in the hands of Bexley Council and are open to the public at any reasonable time.

Hever Castle Kent

 

The oldest part of the Castle dates back to 1270, it was added to in the early 1500's when the Bullon family lived there and built a Tudor dwelling within the castle walls. It was in this period when Anne Boleyn the most well known resident lived there (later to become Henry VIII second wife). The castle was then bestowed to Henry VIII fourth wife Anne of Cleves after their divorce.From 1557 following Anne’s death a number of different families lived at the castle including the Waldegraves and Meade Waldo family who leased it out to various tenants. The final person to own the castle was American millionaire William Waldorf Astor in 1903 who invested his time and money into fully restoring the castle and creating the gardens and lakes. Since 1983 Broadlands Property Limited as owned the castle and opened it to the public. Anne Boleyn ghost is often seen at the castle and also on the bridge over the river Eden.An unhappy ghost who is not very pleasant also wanders the castle, and in the long gallery a phantom horse as been seen galloping through. As well as the ghost many bumps bangs and groans have been heard. -----------------------------------------------  Oxney Bottom To read more about this tale click HERE Reculver Towers Kent   Reculver Towers is all that remains of a monastery first built in 669AD, the permission to build this was granted by King Egbert, and stood for nearly 300 years before The Vikings almost destroyed it. The church as long since gone but a outline of the building is marked out on the site today of where it once stood, the only surviving part of the church which were two columns were moved to a crypt in Canterbury Cathedral. The Towers which stand today are the remains of the medieval church of St Mary's. The Tide has been slowly corroding the cliffs and the risk was thought so great that the rest of the church was demolished and moved to Hillsborough in 1809. It was sanctioned by Reverend Nailor partly due to the fact that he wanted a new vicarage to be built in Hoath. Records show that alot of the church ended up being used a hardcore for the foundations of Margate pier. A pair of pillars were saved and now stand on a Canterbury Cathederal crypt along side a celtic cross. In 1970 major strenghening construction of the towers were carried out to stem the collapse. The towers are known as the Two Sisters after Frances and Isabela St Calre who were members of the Faversham Abbey. Francess become ill and vowed if she recovered she would take a pilgrimage to a shrine at St Mary's at Bradstowe. This she did with her sister, they set off by boat, but when off Reculver their boat was driven into a sandback Francess was rescued but  Isabella who stayed aboard till light, died of exposure once she was ashore. Frances did continue her trip, but restored the church in Isabellas memory, and had two spires placed on each tower, hence The Two Sisters. The spires were removed at a later dte in about 1880. The towers act as a landmark for shipping, having been saved by Trinity House. The North Sea and the North Wind have continued to prove a real challenge for shipping particular in the days when many things were done by sea, and many boats and ships have been wrecked and many lives have been lost. The Towers are said to be very haunted and a most eerie place to be even in daylight, hooded figures have been seen, strange cries have been heard, and the towers are said to have a sinister feeling about them, also babies skeletal remains have been found which date back to the Roman time, believed to have been killed for ritualistic meaning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roman Lighthouse Dover  This lighthouse is the oldest one in England. According to the locals, from time to time they see the ghost of a Roman soldier. There is also a monk wearing a black robe. Rochester Castle - On Good Friday 1264 Ralph de Capo defended the castle against Simon de Montfort. In the ensuing battle the betrothed of Ralph, Lady Blanch de Warenne was killed, by manner unknown, and it is her pathetic ghost that is seen haunting the Castle on the anniversary of her death. She is most frequently seen with an arrow in her breast. There is also the form of an old man to be seen in and around the moat, and local legend that the man is none other than Charles Dickens who expressed a wish to be buried there. It is interesting to note that the same specter has been seen under the Corn Exchange clock!
Scotney Castle  A water drenched ghost of a revenue officer, is said to haunt the castle. It has been surmised that he was murdered in the area. ---------------------------------- Sissinghurst Castle Kent

 

The land was originally owned by the De Saxingherstes until the family line died out in the 13th century. It was then owned by the De Berham family for more 200 years until Henry De Berham decided to move and sold it to Thomas Baker. It was his grandson John who made the first major developments, John was a evil man who became known as 'bloody baker' for his part in the executions of hundreds of Protestants. With his increase in wealth and power he demolished the medieval house and had built a Tudor Courtyard House , it is known that Queen Mary once stayed there in 1557. This was then replaced by a once splendid mansion which was built in the 16th century for Sir Richard Baker John's son, it was one of the first houses in England to be constructed out of brick. In 1573 Queen Elizabeth I stayed there for three nights. But by 1661 it had become neglected and remained so for the next 100 years. In 1756 the building was leased to the government for use a prison, during 'the seven year war' where the captured French were held. For a few years from 1794 it became a workhouse and not long after parts of the building were demolished leaving fragment of the former house which become barns, stables and cottages which labourers lived in. Over the years Sissinghurst became more run down and if it was not for Vita Sackville West and her husband Harold Nicolson rescuing it in 1930, it would of become a ruin. They brought it for their home and carefully restored the brick buildings and re opened the entrance archway. They also totally transformed the gardens between the old walls and buildings. Harold made the plans for the garden but Vita did all the work. After they both died, Sissinghurst was and still is now after by the National Trust. There are said to be a few ghosts at Sissinghurst including an apparition on the stairs and a peaceful looking monk who roams the gardens also footsteps and clicking noises are heard.

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