'Death by misadventure' at RAF Abingdon
5 June 2021
RAF Abingdon
On 5 April 1939 Pilot Officer paid the ultimate price for his inadequate flight suit during bombing practice over Abingdon Airfield.
Hoar Stones and Burial Mounds at Barton Park
4 June 2021
Barton Park, A4260
In the grounds of Barton Park can be found the remains of a long barrow marked by a group of stones. Move these stones at your peril!
Fair Rosamund's Ghost at the Trout Inn
1 June 2021
The Trout Inn, Godstow Road, Wolvercote
The ghost of 'Fair Rosamund' Clifford, mistress to Henry II, is said to haunt the scene of their secret trysts at the Trout Inn at Godstow.
Bullingdon Club in 'Orgy of Destruction' at Christ Church
31 May 2021
Christ Church College, St Aldates, Oxford
After a drunken dinner party, members of the exclusive Bullingdon Club smashed all 468 windows in the main quad at Christ Church College.
Saints, Snakes and Bones at Dorchester Abbey
30 May 2021
Dorchester Abbey, High St, Dorchester
After St Birinus was killed by a snake bite, a local legend states that no snake can live within earshot of the bell at Dorchester Abbey.
Phantom Hitch-hiker at Asthall
29 May 2021
Asthall Manor, Asthall
Asthall has its own variant on the classic phantom hitch-hiker urban legend concerning a vanishing 'gypsy-like' girl.
Troy Maze at Somerton
28 May 2021
Troy Farm, Somerton
The Troy Maze at Somerton is a rare example of a genuine post-medieval turf maze in England.
Ghostly Morris 1000 Traveller at Souldern
27 May 2021
B4100 near Souldern
The B4100 Bicester to Banbury road near Souldern is the site of a curious haunting involving a disappearing car!
Sandford Lasher: Oxfordshire's Most Deadly Water?
26 May 2021
Sandford Lock, Sandford-on-Thames, Oxford
The weir known as Sandford Lasher has a terrible reputation for taking the lives of unwary swimmers, including the boy who inspired 'Peter Pan'.
Highwaymen of Shotover
25 May 2021
Old Road, Shotover Country Park
The old road through Shotover Forest was in the past notorious as a haunt of highwaymen looking to steal from unwary travellers.