The St. Brice's Day Massacre at Oxford
28 October 2023
St. Giles, Oxford
In 1002, King Æthelred ordered the murder of all the Danes in Oxford. Over 1000 years later, their bodies were discovered below St. John's College.
The Devil's Punchbowl, Childrey
25 October 2023
Childrey Parish, Vale of the White Horse
How this smooth-sided Oxfordshire valley close to the Ridgeway got its devilish name is somewhat mysterious.
Ghost of a Sailor at The Perch, Oxford
23 October 2023
Binsey Lane, Oxford
Holding a claim to be Oxford's oldest pub, The Perch at Binsey is said to be haunted by the ghost of a sailor who drowned himself in the nearby river.
The Devil's Churchyard at Checkendon
22 October 2023
Woodland Northeast of Checkendon, South Oxfordshire
Buried in woodland in South Oxfordshire is a heart-shaped earthwork enclosure that for hundreds of years has been known as the Devil's Churchyard.
The Goring tragedy that inspired Jerome K. Jerome
17 October 2023
Hartslock Woods, Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A memorable and moving incident from Jerome K. Jerome's novel Three Men in a Boat was inspired by a real-life tragedy at Goring-on-Thames that was reported in newspapers nationwide.
The Haunted Cellars of the Tite Inn, Chadlington
3 October 2023
Mill End, Chadlington
The Tite Inn in Chadlington is haunted by an elderly lady, who may be connected to the Battle of Edgehill.
UFO encounter near Stanford in the Vale
29 September 2023
A417 near Stanford in the Vale
In June 1978, the Mann family from Gloucestershire claimed to have encountered a UFO while driving late one night near the Oxfordshire village of Stanford in the Vale.
Ralph Hamsterley's skeleton brass at Oddington church
26 September 2023
St. Andrew's Church, Oddington
The Cadaver Monument of John Golafre at Fyfield
21 September 2023
St. Nicholas's church, Fyfield
Visitors to the tomb of John Golafre at Fyfield will be confronted by a gruesome statue of his hollow-eyed corpse.
Ghost of a suicide at Mill Bridge, East Hanney
3 September 2023
Mill Orchard, East Hanney, Wantage
This spot near Dandridge's Mill has been the site of tragedies, hauntings and more.