The Old Cowes Ghost Trail

The Old Cowes Ghost Trail gathers reported ghost stories and haunting traditions associated with Old Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. Its tightly local focus places the book within the island’s wider tradition of collecting accounts connected with particular streets, buildings and historic places, while the word “trail” points to a location-based approach rather than a general survey of paranormal belief.

Gay Baldwin’s title sits alongside her separate work on the ghosts of the Isle of Wight, suggesting an interest in recording local supernatural lore town by town. The book offers a concise reference for anyone investigating Cowes through its reported apparitions, remembered hauntings and the stories attached to its older urban landscape.