The Paranormal Database

Coloured Women

Location: Abergele - Gwrych Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1950s
Further Comments: This castle is haunted by both a white woman and a lady in red, the latter thought to have been killed during a fox hunt, while the former returned after being buried in unconsecrated ground. Another story says that the white woman was the former owner of the castle (Winifred Cochrane, Countess of Dundonald) who returned after her bitter husband, written out of her will, purchased the site and destroyed the contents.

Gwennon Gorn

Location: Abergele - Sea off the coast
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Summer, 1967 or 1968
Further Comments: One legend says a phantom vessel, the boat of Prince Madoc, has been sighted just off the coast, vanishing just as quickly as it materialised. One witness said that she spotted the vessel one summer; a ship containing several men, not dissimilar to Vikings, disappeared moments after being seen.

Man in Leather

Location: Abergele - The Bull Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The man who appears dressed in leather is said to be a resident who died in a motorbike accident. A phantom monk and ghostly woman are also said to haunt the site.

White Lady

Location: Babell - Black Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2013
Further Comments: Some people believe that the white lady is a former landlady who died a couple of hundred years ago. The entity was blamed for mild poltergeist pranks, such as turning up the volume on the radio or removing items nailed to walls.

Woman in Cape

Location: Betws y Coed - Anna Davies countrywear store
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1960s-2010s
Further Comments: Poltergeist activity was said to have started by in the 1960s, with a ghostly woman wearing a cape manifesting some twenty years later. In 2011, one of the owners claimed that a shoe landed in front of him after being launched from a display stand.

An old postcard showing Betws y Coed in Wales.

Wybrant Gwiber

Location: Betws y Coed - General area
Type: Dragon
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A bandit from a nearby village tried to kill the Wybrant Gwiber but failed. The bandit's throat was torn out and his body thrown into the river. What happened to the dragon is not known.

A photograph of the rushing waters of Swallow Falls.

Sir John Wynn of Gwydir

Location: Betws y Coed - Rhaeadr Ewynnol (aka Swallow Falls) Waterfall
Type: Other
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Sir John was said to have oppressed anyone who stood in his way. After he died, his spirit was said to have been sent to stand under the waterfall to be punished and purified.

Whispering Shadow

Location: Betws y Coed - Royal Oak Hotel
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Circa 2012
Further Comments: A shadow has been seen moving and a voice heard whispering 'where' or 'why'. A visiting medium observed a nun sitting outside one room.

Coach and Horse

Location: Betws y Coed - Waterloo Bridge
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This bridge and the surrounding area are said to be frequented by a phantom horse and coach.

Victorian Lady

Location: Bodelwyddan - Bodelwyddan Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century
Further Comments: Several dead people still appear to be trapped within this building, including a woman dressed in Victorian garb, a soldier (likely to be from the First World War, when the castle doubled as a recuperation hospital), and an unknown shadowy figure who lurks in the corridors.

Friendly Spirits

Location: Bodelwyddan - Glan Clwyd Hospital
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: 2008
Further Comments: The hospital was criticised by a watchdog after a patient recovering from an operation complained that a nurse had run down the corridor claiming to have seen a ghost. The nurse had then explained that she was psychic, and only saw 'friendly spirits'.

Woman in Sweeping Black Dress

Location: Bodfari - Dinorben public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: Many staff and patrons have reported this spooky woman with long dark hair over the years, which is normally seen moving around the upper part of the building.

Clergyman

Location: Broughton - Old Warren - a dead-end road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Twentieth century?
Further Comments: This black clad preacher man is said to pear into any car parked along the road, unnerving the occupants.

Golden Knight

Location: Bryn yr Ellyon - Barrow (no longer present)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre-1832
Further Comments: This area was once said to be haunted by a large man in golden armour. When the hill was dug up, the same set of armour was discovered beneath, complete with skeleton contained within.

Cow

Location: Buckholt - Farm off the old Abergavenny road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Mid twentieth century?
Further Comments: One witness claimed to have tried to slap a cow to waken it - her hand passed straight through the creature before it vanished. The farmhouse itself was said to be the home of a poltergeist which would open and close doors and flick light switches.

Dark Lady

Location: Caergwrle - Caergwrle Castle
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Late twentieth century
Further Comments: This female form has been seen slowly moving around the grounds of the old castle; her feet several centimetres clear of the soft earth below.

Misty Figure

Location: Caergwrle - Packhorse Bridge
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 2000s
Further Comments: A team from the Cheshire Paranormal Society photographed a strange white figure crossing this footbridge late at night during one of their vigils. It is said a total of three spirits haunt the bridge, a young girl and two older women.

An old postcard showing Capel Curig in Wales.

Travellers' Rest

Location: Capel Curig - Devil's Kitchen
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The Devil sometimes beckons road weary travellers into his kitchen - it is not known what happens to them once inside.

Shaking Door

Location: Cerrigydrudion - Brynaber Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1920s
Further Comments: Haunted by a dead servant, events here included doors being violently shaken, chains being rattled, and the family pets being scared by an invisible presence.

Transparent Figure

Location: Chirk - Chirk Castle
Type: Other
Date / Time: May 2008
Further Comments: A photographer experimenting with long shutter speeds with his digital camera caught a semi-transparent female form outside the chapel. Unfortunately, as long shutter speeds can quite easily make people look semi-transparent, the chances of this being any form of apparition is pretty remote.

Banging

Location: Chirk - Unidentified council house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: December 1955
Further Comments: After the local council acted on neighbour's complaints about the noise level at Mrs Verschuren's house, the lady claimed ghosts were responsible for the bangs. Verschuren and her two brothers said they had seen the phantoms of a nurse, a nun, a blind man with a stick, and a bishop. A local priest blessed the site but the noise continued.

Dancing Pixies

Location: Clocaenog Forest - General area, & Craig Bron Bannog hill
Type: Fairy
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The little people have been seen in this area for many years now, often dancing the night (and day) away.

Slim Man in Evening Wear

Location: Colwyn Bay - Jeff's Discount Store, Abergele Road
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1973
Further Comments: The manager of the building saw a tall, thin man at the top of the stairs dressed in formal evening wear. The ghost was mistaken for a customer, until he disappeared. Footsteps have also been heard in unpopulated areas, and several people have seen items from the shelves float through the air.

Projectionist

Location: Colwyn Bay - Princess Cinema (no longer operational)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This cinema was said to have been haunted by a projectionist who died in a flash fire in the booth.

Stanley Ravenscroft

Location: Colwyn Bay - Theatre Colwyn
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Ravenscroft, a former manager at the theatre, is held accountable when items are moved by an unseen hand or footsteps are heard in empty parts of the building.