Foxes and Witches in Kirtlington
8 March 2021
Kirtlington
The popular belief that witches could turn themselves into animals is at the centre of this legend about a local Kirtlington woman.
The Despicable Dunsdons of Fulbrook
3 March 2021
Fulbrook, Burford
The Dunsdon brothers were once the most feared criminals in all of Wychwood, but they met their end due to a bungled burglary that resulted in a severed arm!
The Terrible Tanfields at Great Tew
3 March 2021
Great Tew House, Great Tew
The 17th century aristocrats Lord and Lady Tanfield were despised by the people of Burford during their lifetimes, but are also said to haunt their old home in Great Tew.
The Wicked Tanfields of Burford
3 March 2021
Burford Church, Church Lane, Burford
The exploits for Burford's most notorious former residents, Lord and Lady Tanfield, are the stuff of legend, and terrifying ghostly legend at that!
Mysterious Maude of the Manor at Weston on the Green
3 March 2021
The Manor Country House Hotel, Weston on the Green
The ghost of a nun known as Maude is said to haunt 'The Oak Room' at Weston Manor House, the property now known as The Manor Country House Hotel.
Poltergeists at the Plough Inn, Clifton Hampden
3 March 2021
The Plough Inn, Clifton Hampden
Supernatural events reported at this picturesque thatched inn include doors opening by themselves, inexplicable sounds, 'a sort of bluish light' and empty glasses being upturned in the bar.
Highwaymen at Hopcrofts Holt
3 March 2021
The Holt Hotel, Hopcrofts Holt, Steeple Aston
The ghost of the famous 17th century highwayman Claude Duval is said to haunt the Holt Hotel. Even in death Duval is said to have an eye for the ladies!
A Broken Heart at the White Hart, Minster Lovell
3 March 2021
The White Hart, Burford Road, Minster Lovell
This old coaching inn is said to be haunted by the ghost of young Victorian woman who hanged herself in one of the bedrooms after a broken love affair.
Ghosts of the Tear Drop Room, Wallingford
3 March 2021
The George Hotel, High Street, Wallingford
Unusual 'tear drop' wallpaper in one of the bedrooms at the George Hotel tells the ghostly tale of a 17th century suicide.
The Ghost of an American Airman
3 March 2021
Grove, Wantage
The ghost of an American airman who took is own life during the war is said to haunt one of the hangers in what remains of what was once RAF Grove.