Doom Painting at South Leigh
7 May 2021
St. James the Great Church, Church End, South Leigh
South Leigh church has a great example of a 15th-century doom painting, complete with smiling demons dragging sinners to hell.
The Headless St. Fremund at Cropredy
6 May 2021
St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Cropredy
St. Mary's Church at Cropredy has a link to an 8th-century saint with a particularly macabre backstory.
Ghosts of Holton Park, Wheatley
5 May 2021
Holton Park, Holton
Some say the old house at Holton Park was pulled down because it was too haunted to be inhabited!
Wife Selling and Rough Music in Burford
4 May 2021
Symon Wysdom's House, 1 High Street, Burford
A Burford man who attempted to 'sell' his wife at Chipping Norton market in 1855 got more than he bargained for!
Adultery, Murder and Hauntings at Stanton Harcourt
3 May 2021
Main Road, Stanton Harcourt
The Lady Pool at Stanton Harcourt is believed to house two restless spirits, both of whom met their deaths in connection to adultery.
The 'Royalist Devil' of Blenheim Palace
2 May 2021
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
In Autumn 1649 the Parliamentary forces stationed at Woodstock Manor were subject to a terrifying and prolonged supernatural assault.
A Meteorite Falls to Earth at Launton
1 May 2021
Launton, Bicester
In February 1830 a fireball was seen in the sky and explosions were heard as a meteorite fell to earth at Launton near Bicester.
Spanish Liquor Day in Wychwood Forest
30 April 2021
Cornbury Park, Charlbury
On Palm Sunday it is traditional for villagers to walk into Wychwood forest to collect spring water to mix with liquorice to make 'Spanish Water'.
The Black Diver of Magdalen Bridge
29 April 2021
Magdalen Bridge, High Street, Oxford
Magdalen Bridge is said to be haunted by the ghost of a chimney sweep who was shot while celebrating the 1754 Oxfordshire election results.
Escaped Wolves on the Loose at Kidlington
28 April 2021
Oxford Road, Kidlington
In 1936 three Russian wolves escaped from the Oxford Zoo at Kidlington and terrorised livestock for three days before being shot.