Ghosts at the Highway Inn, Burford
9 June 2023
117 High St, Burford
This historic Burford pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young Victorian woman in a frilly white apron.
Horace Wright, Oxfordshire's least successful highwayman
18 April 2023
Near Henley-on-Thames
Highwayman-obsessed Horace Wright was described by some as 'the modern Dick Turpin', but by others as 'a candidate for an asylum'!
The Highwaymen of Swinbrook Manor
13 January 2023
Swinbrook Manor, Swinbrook
In 1806 Swinbrook locals started to believe there was something decidedly odd about the new tenants for Swinbrook Manor...
Ghosts and Highwaymen at The Crooked Billet, Stoke Row
9 September 2022
Crooked Billet, Stoke Row, Henley-on-Thames
The Crooked Billet pub in Stoke Row is said to be haunted by the foul-mouthed ghost of a previous landlord!
Ghosts at the Former George Inn, Burford
7 June 2022
Antiques @ the George, High Street, Burford
Notorious 18th-century criminals Tom and Harry Dunsdon are said to still haunt the pub that their bodies paid a visit to in between their execution and gibbeting!
John Clavell: Scholar, Poet, Highwayman
17 December 2021
Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square
John Clavell became famous in the 1620s for the repentant poetry he wrote while in prison awaiting trial for highway robbery.
A Ghostly Highwayman on the B4047
5 August 2021
B4047, between Witney and Burford.
The old Witney-Burford road is haunted by a black-clad highwayman in the garb of the 18th century.
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.
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. And if you are female, watch out! Even in death Duval is said to have an eye for the ladies!