Haunted Places in Norfolk

Anne Boleyn’s ghost is said to return to Blickling each 19 May, arriving in a spectral coach before wandering the hall until daylight.

Local accounts describe strange lights, mysterious figures and a strong sense of unseen company on the exposed hill around dusk.

English Heritage staff reported seeing a solitary boot apparently move by itself from the bakehouse door and into the fireplace during end-of-day cashing up.

Witnesses describe footsteps on empty platforms and a period railway worker-like figure reportedly appearing near the tracks before vanishing.

The site is associated with voices and footsteps around the station and a phantom crewman reportedly appearing briefly on the slipway.

Reports include backstage footsteps, opening doors, dressing-room noises and the feeling of being watched after performances.

Staff and visitors report unexplained lights, shadowy figures among the graves and a strong feeling of being watched around the church.

The site is associated with a shadowy man reportedly appearing before a disturbing vision of a hanging body.

Witnesses describe a ghostly child identified in folklore as Lord Dacre, reportedly riding a headless wooden horse.

Reports include a candle-carrying Betty Radcliffe, a young girl, a ghostly dog and a black-robed monk carrying keys.

Staff and visitors report monastic chanting, a phantom staircase and the sound of keys moving through the ruined priory.

Local accounts describe a faceless blue-clothed figure, terrifying screams and reports of a red-eyed rabbit-like apparition.