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The Great Stone of Lyng

In the dark, dark wood, there’s a dark, dark path and by the dark, dark path there’s a mysterious stone.

Stacia Briggs

Oct 30

The phantom funeral of Croxton

A phantom funeral at Croxton.

Stacia Briggs

Oct 20

The Eccles-on-Sea serpent

It was a peaceful evening as they walked along the sands – until, that is, a sea serpent appeared travelling at incredible speed.

Stacia Briggs

Oct 7

The Sheringham Mermaid

The tale of a mermaid who visited the church at Upper Sheringham

Stacia Briggs

Sep 18

The storm-raising witch

The storm-raising witch who was executed in King's Lynn.

Stacia Briggs

Sep 4

The day the Devil visited King's Lynn

Norfolk used to boast the devil's hoof print in King's Lynn, said to be a remainder of his thwarted attempts to steal souls.

"The shade of the great Robsarts still cherishes Raynsthorpe"

Stacia Briggs

Aug 14

"The shade of the great Robsarts still cherishes Raynsthorpe"

Born on June 7 1532, little is known about her early life but a great deal is known about her death at the tender age of 28

Stacia Briggs

Jul 31

The Faines of Hethersett

One of the most unusual tales associated with Shuck is that of the Faines.

The Lantern Man and Wise Woman of Irstead

Stacia Briggs

Jul 10

The Lantern Man and Wise Woman of Irstead

They are the cold fires waiting on marshy land to lure travellers to a watery grave, the dancing lights that plagued Norfolk and were feared

Ghosts of the past: a Victorian horror that haunted a house of tragedy in Norwich

Stacia Briggs

Jun 26

Ghosts of the past: a Victorian horror that haunted a house of tragedy in Norwich

A Victorian horror that haunted a house of tragedy in Norwich

Dark Echoes of Norwich's Past: The Tragedy of Martha Sheward, Murdered and Dispersed Across the City

Stacia Briggs

Jun 12

Strange History

Dark Echoes of Norwich's Past: The Tragedy of Martha Sheward, Murdered and Dispersed Across the City

A chilling tale echoes through the ages: that of poor Martha Sheward, whose life met a horrific and grisly end in 1836.

Stacia Briggs

May 29

The Spectral Wolf of Southery

Whispers of the supernatural still dance in the Norfolk air in Southery.

The missing stone of Southery which once marked the gateway to hell

Stacia Briggs

May 15

The missing stone of Southery which once marked the gateway to hell

A stone that fell from the sky at Halloween, an erratic parson’s disappearance and naked women looking to be healed.

Norfolk prepares for Anne Boleyn’s visit

Stacia Briggs

May 1

Norfolk prepares for Anne Boleyn’s visit

Born at Blickling,Anne Boleyn is said to return on the anniversary of her execution every year

The ghost of Catherine Gurney who haunts Earlham Hall

Stacia Briggs

Apr 17

The ghost of Catherine Gurney who haunts Earlham Hall

June marks the anniversary of Catherine Gurney’s – sister of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry – death and is said to be when her ghost appears

Stacia Briggs

Apr 3

Norfolk's Wishing Tree

In the wild landscape of the Brecks, close to the lunar craters of Grime’s Graves and the Ice Age pingo holes, is Barnham Cross Common once

The shapeshifting horror of The Hateful Thing in Geldeston

Stacia Briggs

Mar 20

The shapeshifting horror of The Hateful Thing in Geldeston

Stacia Briggs

Mar 10

The Bacton Wood ghost

Tarred and jammed into a human-shaped cage hanging from a post in Norfolk woodland, William Suffolk's penance for a brutal murder.

Stacia Briggs

Mar 6

Strange History

A strange discovery at Wainford

At Wainford Maltings in January 1960, something strange was discovered as building work began: four human skulls.

Stacia Briggs

Feb 21