Prestige are proud to go to Clitheroe Castle and with it being situated at the base of Pendle Hill, this place will come into its own with the Pendle Witches around and on the 400 year anniversary too!
The Castle Keep - Built in 1186 by Robert de Lacy, The Norman keep of Clitheroe Castle is said to be the second smallest keep in England. The keep was damaged after its capture by Parliamentary forces during the civil war, but was repaired in 1848 with the smooth limestone blocks now clearly visible. There is a legend that the Devil threw a boulder from Pendle Hill and hit the castle creating the hole you can see today.
It's not just what is inside the museum that tells a story, the building itself is part of the long and fascinating history of the castle.
This was the Steward's House and parts of the building date from at least 1720. It was built as accommodation for the Steward and his household. During the 1700's it was used as a prison and courthouse.
The Steward was the official who looked after the manor or Honor Of Clitheroe's business all the legal and financial affairs to do with the castle and its wider property. The Steward's House, like the castle keep and the surrounding parkland came into public ownership as part of Clitheroe's war memorial after the First World War.
So when you walk through the museum you are exploring part of the early history of the region that goes right back to the origins of the castle after William the Conqueror.
In 1612 a law was passed which forbid any act of “making a covenant with an evil spirit, hurting life or limb, injuring live stock by means of charms or procuring love". All acts were subject to the death penalty. By order of James I. During the Pendle which trials Margaret Pearson was pilloried at Clitheroe Castle, head and hands locked in a wooden framework on a post to be exposed to public scorn as punishment. She was also pilloried at Padiham, Whalley and Lancaster, followed by a year of imprisonment at Lancaster Castle.
Ghosts of a man a woman and a child have been seen and have been thought to have all come from the same family.
The ghost of a young servant girl and a man in uniform also have been reported here. Light anomalies have been captured and loud moans and audibles have been heard. And of course the obvious pendle hill witches especially Margeret. A shadowy figure has also been seen from the window and including a white lady.
Clitheroe castle is very close to Pendle Hill, famous for the Pendle Hill Witches, Its history dates back to William the Conqueror and the Norman
conquest. With an impressive back drop of Pendle Hill, just the drive there is enough to scare most people. With Pendle hill in the distance and the infamous witches that have been known to have murdered 17 people in the 1600's, it comes to no surprise that this area is full of activity and history and emotions. Are you brave enough to spend the night?
Your event will include
* An overnight investigation with the Prestige Paranormal investigation team
* Welcome meeting
* Refreshments and snacks during the night- which includes, tea coffee juices, hot chocolate, flapjacks, brownies, muffins, chocolate bars and sausage rolls.
* Mediumship /Historical walkaround
* Mediumship vigil- Dowsing rods, pendulums, psychometry experiments, singapore experiment using music/sounds from days gone by.
* Victoriana vigil- Ouija Board (optional) glass divination, table tipping.
* Equipment vigil - emf (k2) meters, laser thermometers, laser grid pens, motion sensors, super hearing enhancers, franks box, light intensity meter.
* Lone vigils, some locations allow lone vigils, where you can go off on your own with our equipment and explore.
* Group vigil, If no lone vigil is allowed, we will hold a mass group vigil at the end. Or we could hold both lone and group depending on time.
* Debriefing session at the end.
visit www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk to see details and photos and to book ticketswww.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Where in the UK would you do a ghost hunt?
The UK has various places to explore and we love to go round different places, haunted castles, forts, mansions, prisons, theatres, museum, inns and many more.
If you was to do a ghost hunt, what would be your top places that you would do?
Your answers will give us insight as to future ghost hunting locations and we will be checking them out :D
Prestiges Has a top ten places they have visited in the past that are well worth the visit.....and we have videos of all of these on you tube!
10. Bull i' th' thorn in Derbyshire . Great food and great activity. Marshall touches the ladies he likes everytime weve been here and also the haunted clock which changes its ticks when you ask for it and also the spirit of the girl who broke our table on the table tipping session and then slamming the toilet door as she was scared and making the lights flicker and two ladies scream when it happened lol we are here with a christmas 3 course dinner 15th dcember 2012, and also for a 2 course dinner 9th of february 2013
9. Drakelow Tunnels in Kidderminster Worcestershire. Drakelow has 3 miles of tunnels and rooms to explore. Its very very cold, and very vry dark, so dark you cant see you had infront of you, and we had moans and groans and stones being thrown back to us when we threw them first. Also being touched by walter the caretaker.....hes lovely lol .we are here friday 23rd of november and february 2013
8. Guys Cliffe House Warwickshire Guys cliffe is violent. A guest got pushed down 6 steps into the game larder, a full apparition of a french soldier was seen there by one of our guests, an investigator friend of ours got poked in the eye by johnathan the rapist, moans and groans are heard and a partial apparition in the coach house. As well as an audible whistle. will be hre again in march 2013
7. Woodchester Mansion Gloucestershire. Emf Meters dont stand a chance here, been three times already and they dont go off, but the light intensity meter does detecting the shadow in the attic. There is a demon in the attic which gives it its number seven, its attacked me and thrown stones at me so thats why its in the top ten. Not to mention the elemental in the cellar which made a few of us dance for no reason lol will be here again in april 2013
6. Lion and swan in Congleton cheshire. Great meal location great emfs in the room 20, but the cellar is what gives it its number 6. The poltergeist activity is immense. Everytime we got close to a painting there, things would be thrown such as a sealant cap, light fitting, a paintbrush and also a toy train which was nearly a foot long! will be visiting here saturday 17th november 2012
5. Keilder Castle Northumberland. Sleepover location. Yes we slept in sleeping bags here and you can as well, were going in may so for more information and any other events go to the website www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk Knocking in response to questions by emma in attic 1. Shadows being detected in attic 2 of a little boy. an im not talking tiny attics, there huge with 5 or 6 rooms in! Then in Maries room her shadow blocked out the light eminating from the glow in the dark dowsing rods and the psychometry was brilliant with both parties picking up on her energy. Then there was the stone throwing and emfs going off, not to mention the big ball of light the size of a beach ball in the base room and where it is, theres no outside light source...weird lol
will be here in may 2013 sorry no winters here as its too too cold to sleep in and very remote!
4. Avenue House London,. Great location, 86 rooms! the cellar was great with the bouncy ball being heard, emf meters going in response to questions, as well as the shadow meter detecting spirits. Bell tower we heard footsteps coming in the stairs and in the labatory there were tapping noises and lights being seen with the naked eye.On the second floor in one of the many rooms, there was a spirit who died of a broken heart and she tapped realy loudly in response to questions. will be returning here february 2013
3.Whittington Castle Shropshire. Table tippng was fantastic :D thanks to mathilda the spirit for that one. Also the ouija board went wennt and some guests felt blowing in their ear by a spirit called francis, the gate keeper. In the guards room there were shadows being picked up on the meter and also the k2s were going off in response by a little boy in the tower. will be returning here in april 2013
2. Ancient Ram Inn Gloucestershire. Psychological nightmare this one. Arriving and having a look around you feel like your being watched constantly. Dragging noises above whilst on a break in the bishops room upstairs. Also being locked out of the bishops room too!. Best ouija session here as both teams had the same information , including the year the priest murdered his illigimate daughter.
Then in the barn we saw his partial apparition of his hand and his cuff. In the attic the door below opened and closed on its own. we going there jan 19th (sorry november 2012 has sold out!)
1. Margam Castle South wales. Active from set up to finish! footsteps to start off with when fetching the water for the tea urn. 12 foot board which was up against the wall was pushed over from the top down onto the floor and was witnessed by guests. The door slamming in the servants staircase. Emf meters going crazy in pollingtons room. shadows being seen in the tapestry room, knocking on the table in one of the bedrooms, chairs being dragged, orbs captured in the library, as well as a light anomalie leaving my sceptical husbands back when he was suffering from a crippling bad back and i took the spirit away from him. Then the emfs going on the stairs when i said that robert the gamekeeper was there on one particular step. the k2's went right up to red where i said he was:D
Halloween sun 28th october is sold out now, but will be returning end of feb or end of march 2013.
So what are your top places you have been to?www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
If you was to do a ghost hunt, what would be your top places that you would do?
Your answers will give us insight as to future ghost hunting locations and we will be checking them out :D
Prestiges Has a top ten places they have visited in the past that are well worth the visit.....and we have videos of all of these on you tube!
10. Bull i' th' thorn in Derbyshire . Great food and great activity. Marshall touches the ladies he likes everytime weve been here and also the haunted clock which changes its ticks when you ask for it and also the spirit of the girl who broke our table on the table tipping session and then slamming the toilet door as she was scared and making the lights flicker and two ladies scream when it happened lol we are here with a christmas 3 course dinner 15th dcember 2012, and also for a 2 course dinner 9th of february 2013
9. Drakelow Tunnels in Kidderminster Worcestershire. Drakelow has 3 miles of tunnels and rooms to explore. Its very very cold, and very vry dark, so dark you cant see you had infront of you, and we had moans and groans and stones being thrown back to us when we threw them first. Also being touched by walter the caretaker.....hes lovely lol .we are here friday 23rd of november and february 2013
8. Guys Cliffe House Warwickshire Guys cliffe is violent. A guest got pushed down 6 steps into the game larder, a full apparition of a french soldier was seen there by one of our guests, an investigator friend of ours got poked in the eye by johnathan the rapist, moans and groans are heard and a partial apparition in the coach house. As well as an audible whistle. will be hre again in march 2013
7. Woodchester Mansion Gloucestershire. Emf Meters dont stand a chance here, been three times already and they dont go off, but the light intensity meter does detecting the shadow in the attic. There is a demon in the attic which gives it its number seven, its attacked me and thrown stones at me so thats why its in the top ten. Not to mention the elemental in the cellar which made a few of us dance for no reason lol will be here again in april 2013
6. Lion and swan in Congleton cheshire. Great meal location great emfs in the room 20, but the cellar is what gives it its number 6. The poltergeist activity is immense. Everytime we got close to a painting there, things would be thrown such as a sealant cap, light fitting, a paintbrush and also a toy train which was nearly a foot long! will be visiting here saturday 17th november 2012
5. Keilder Castle Northumberland. Sleepover location. Yes we slept in sleeping bags here and you can as well, were going in may so for more information and any other events go to the website www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk Knocking in response to questions by emma in attic 1. Shadows being detected in attic 2 of a little boy. an im not talking tiny attics, there huge with 5 or 6 rooms in! Then in Maries room her shadow blocked out the light eminating from the glow in the dark dowsing rods and the psychometry was brilliant with both parties picking up on her energy. Then there was the stone throwing and emfs going off, not to mention the big ball of light the size of a beach ball in the base room and where it is, theres no outside light source...weird lol
will be here in may 2013 sorry no winters here as its too too cold to sleep in and very remote!
4. Avenue House London,. Great location, 86 rooms! the cellar was great with the bouncy ball being heard, emf meters going in response to questions, as well as the shadow meter detecting spirits. Bell tower we heard footsteps coming in the stairs and in the labatory there were tapping noises and lights being seen with the naked eye.On the second floor in one of the many rooms, there was a spirit who died of a broken heart and she tapped realy loudly in response to questions. will be returning here february 2013
3.Whittington Castle Shropshire. Table tippng was fantastic :D thanks to mathilda the spirit for that one. Also the ouija board went wennt and some guests felt blowing in their ear by a spirit called francis, the gate keeper. In the guards room there were shadows being picked up on the meter and also the k2s were going off in response by a little boy in the tower. will be returning here in april 2013
2. Ancient Ram Inn Gloucestershire. Psychological nightmare this one. Arriving and having a look around you feel like your being watched constantly. Dragging noises above whilst on a break in the bishops room upstairs. Also being locked out of the bishops room too!. Best ouija session here as both teams had the same information , including the year the priest murdered his illigimate daughter.
Then in the barn we saw his partial apparition of his hand and his cuff. In the attic the door below opened and closed on its own. we going there jan 19th (sorry november 2012 has sold out!)
1. Margam Castle South wales. Active from set up to finish! footsteps to start off with when fetching the water for the tea urn. 12 foot board which was up against the wall was pushed over from the top down onto the floor and was witnessed by guests. The door slamming in the servants staircase. Emf meters going crazy in pollingtons room. shadows being seen in the tapestry room, knocking on the table in one of the bedrooms, chairs being dragged, orbs captured in the library, as well as a light anomalie leaving my sceptical husbands back when he was suffering from a crippling bad back and i took the spirit away from him. Then the emfs going on the stairs when i said that robert the gamekeeper was there on one particular step. the k2's went right up to red where i said he was:D
Halloween sun 28th october is sold out now, but will be returning end of feb or end of march 2013.
So what are your top places you have been to?www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
Which ghost hunting experience would you prefer?
We love to know from all our readers as to which type of activity do you prefer, when going on a ghost hunt. We all know that full on apparitions are very very rare and although that is one of the ultimate goals of going on a ghost hunt, other things happen as well...
*Seeing light anomalies with the naked eye
*Partial Apparitions
*K2 Meters going off in response to questionss
*Thermometers detecting cold spots
*Projectiles being thrown
*Trigger Objects being moved
*Shadows
*Tapping in response to questions
*Dowsing Rods and Pendulums Moving
*Hearing wails and Moans
*Hearing voices
*Being touched and stroked
*Being Pushed and poked
*Doors opening and closing
*Motion sensors going off
*Franks box communication
*Laser grid pens being blocked out by ghosts/spirits
*Table tipping going crazy
*Ouija board messages
*Glass divination
*Dragging Noises
*Marbles being thrown back
*Mists
*Apports
We have experienced all of these at various locations, If you had to choose your top five and feel free to add your own answers, what would be the top 5 pieces of activity that impresses you the most?www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
*Seeing light anomalies with the naked eye
*Partial Apparitions
*K2 Meters going off in response to questionss
*Thermometers detecting cold spots
*Projectiles being thrown
*Trigger Objects being moved
*Shadows
*Tapping in response to questions
*Dowsing Rods and Pendulums Moving
*Hearing wails and Moans
*Hearing voices
*Being touched and stroked
*Being Pushed and poked
*Doors opening and closing
*Motion sensors going off
*Franks box communication
*Laser grid pens being blocked out by ghosts/spirits
*Table tipping going crazy
*Ouija board messages
*Glass divination
*Dragging Noises
*Marbles being thrown back
*Mists
*Apports
We have experienced all of these at various locations, If you had to choose your top five and feel free to add your own answers, what would be the top 5 pieces of activity that impresses you the most?www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Bolling Halls Terror with the tempests ghost hunt bradford yorkshire
Brilliant times from our last two ghost hunts. Gemma got shoved in the back, bangs and being touched, torches going off in response to questions, and doors opening, see video :D
we do videos of every ghost hunt we do with guests, so if you want to come join us at bolling hall on saturday 8th of december, and meet mr tempest, who doesnt like visitors, or elizabeth tempest who makes her prescence known in the blue room then visit www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.ukwww.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
harwich redoubt fort ghost hunt sat 13th october essex and previous video
Visit www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
We do videos on you tube for every ghost hunt that we do with our guests, so you have a momento when you get home of the night and you can show your family and friends, we dont know anyone else that does videos of every single ghost hunt week in and week out, if you do, let us know because good on them! the more footage of ghost hunts the better :Dwww.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
The team at prestige Paranormal Ghost Hunts
Samantha Coupe, Has been ghost huntng for many years and she became a medium in 2009 after going to open circles to develop. Since then she was on many ghost hunts as a guest, before her and her husband started up prestige paranormal in may 2011. She is involved in the mediumship walkaround, and also the mediumship vigil. The mediumship vigil entails dowsing rods, pendulums, scrying mirror, and singapore experiment, as well as hand held vigils.
Andrew Coupe, He has been ghost hunting with sam and hes the sceptical one of the group, it makes very good conversations with his wife sam who is the medium and the debates can go on for hours at thier house lol. Hes in charge of the equipment vigil at the ghost hunts. His favorite phrase is '' what cant speak, cant lie'' and deals with k2 meters, laser thermometers, light intensity meter, franks box, motion sensors, ssuper sound hearing enhancers, laser grid pens and many more.
Wayne, is Gemma Ropers fiance and has been ghost hunting with sam and andy and gemma since the start. He too went on to develop his mediumship with sam and together they do the mediumship walkaround. Wayne deals with the victoriana vigil which entails the ouija board (which is optional, we never force, and yes it is very protected!), glass work and table tipping.
Gemma Roper, shes on the fence when it comes to the paranormal, She does mainly the equipment vigil, but participate in all three when theres quite a few members of staff around.
Pete Morris, what can we say about pete! he was a guest on our first ghost hunt as a company to the leicester guildhall, and he went on a few events, and at the galleries, he dressed as a udge on the mediumship walkaround and we knew we just had to have him as staff!. Hes very much on the fence, would love nothing more than a personal experience to happen to him. Hes very entertaining and quite often produces some very funny footage for our outake videos on you tube.
So you have mediumship vigil, victoriana vigil and equipment vigil, various things throughout the night so your guys dont get bored! Plas lone vigils and group vigils at the end, and also refreshment breaks throughout inc tea coffee juices, hot chocolate, mini brownies, sausage rolls, chocolate bars, mini flapjacks, dunking buscuits.
If you want to join us and be a part of the ghost hunting experience with our mad lot, then join us at www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
Ps were in nottingham so if theres any experienced ghost hunters who want to be a part of the crew from time to time on our busy times of the year, visit the website and message us. Sorry local please derbyshire or nottinghamshire so we can give you a lift :D often found its adds well over an hour to the travelling time if its too far and driving in the wee small hours, not very good for saftey and sleepyheads lol.
Andrew Coupe, He has been ghost hunting with sam and hes the sceptical one of the group, it makes very good conversations with his wife sam who is the medium and the debates can go on for hours at thier house lol. Hes in charge of the equipment vigil at the ghost hunts. His favorite phrase is '' what cant speak, cant lie'' and deals with k2 meters, laser thermometers, light intensity meter, franks box, motion sensors, ssuper sound hearing enhancers, laser grid pens and many more.
Wayne, is Gemma Ropers fiance and has been ghost hunting with sam and andy and gemma since the start. He too went on to develop his mediumship with sam and together they do the mediumship walkaround. Wayne deals with the victoriana vigil which entails the ouija board (which is optional, we never force, and yes it is very protected!), glass work and table tipping.
Gemma Roper, shes on the fence when it comes to the paranormal, She does mainly the equipment vigil, but participate in all three when theres quite a few members of staff around.
Pete Morris, what can we say about pete! he was a guest on our first ghost hunt as a company to the leicester guildhall, and he went on a few events, and at the galleries, he dressed as a udge on the mediumship walkaround and we knew we just had to have him as staff!. Hes very much on the fence, would love nothing more than a personal experience to happen to him. Hes very entertaining and quite often produces some very funny footage for our outake videos on you tube.
If you want to join us and be a part of the ghost hunting experience with our mad lot, then join us at www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk
Ps were in nottingham so if theres any experienced ghost hunters who want to be a part of the crew from time to time on our busy times of the year, visit the website and message us. Sorry local please derbyshire or nottinghamshire so we can give you a lift :D often found its adds well over an hour to the travelling time if its too far and driving in the wee small hours, not very good for saftey and sleepyheads lol.
Prestige Paranormal Ghost Hunts Starts Blogging
Prestige Paranormal has only just realised that we have a great blog site here. We cant wait to get started :D For people wondering who we are, we are a ghost hunting events company in the uk, who like nothing more than to go round haunted historical buildings with our guests and find the paranormal.
Currently halloween is coming right up and we know that its the start of the ghost hunting season and tickets have been going fast. Although Halloween is great for a ghost hunt, we have found over the years that anytime is a good time for ghost hunting, for example we went to margam castle in february and it was active start to finish, or in may when the sunset was rather late in the evenings, at 7.30pm when it was still light, we saw a full apparition at stanley palace in chester.
We have seen good places to ghost hunt and also bad places. Ones that havent been so bright are pubs that claim they haunted, but were simply drunken stories over the bar that have been distorted over the years. However, there are some right little gems such as the bull i th thorn on derbyshire, or the lion and swan in cheshire, and the feathers hotel in shropshire. If we come across anymore great inns, we will be posting up on the blog.
Some places we have been to have been the most frightening, ancient ram in in gloucestershire, drakelow tunnels in worcestershire, and also bolling hall in bradford. We have yet to go to clitheroe castle in lancashire at the base of pendle hill, however were visiting the on october the 20th so will keep everyne informed as to how it goes. Were looking forward to that one as its haunted in its own right, as well as doncaster air museum, weve yet to visit a museum which houses various planes and will be excited to do the psychometry experiment there.
We have various places leading up to christmas, so if you want to come join us, visit www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk and on there is a list of our upcoming events all across the country.
Currently halloween is coming right up and we know that its the start of the ghost hunting season and tickets have been going fast. Although Halloween is great for a ghost hunt, we have found over the years that anytime is a good time for ghost hunting, for example we went to margam castle in february and it was active start to finish, or in may when the sunset was rather late in the evenings, at 7.30pm when it was still light, we saw a full apparition at stanley palace in chester.
We have seen good places to ghost hunt and also bad places. Ones that havent been so bright are pubs that claim they haunted, but were simply drunken stories over the bar that have been distorted over the years. However, there are some right little gems such as the bull i th thorn on derbyshire, or the lion and swan in cheshire, and the feathers hotel in shropshire. If we come across anymore great inns, we will be posting up on the blog.
Some places we have been to have been the most frightening, ancient ram in in gloucestershire, drakelow tunnels in worcestershire, and also bolling hall in bradford. We have yet to go to clitheroe castle in lancashire at the base of pendle hill, however were visiting the on october the 20th so will keep everyne informed as to how it goes. Were looking forward to that one as its haunted in its own right, as well as doncaster air museum, weve yet to visit a museum which houses various planes and will be excited to do the psychometry experiment there.
We have various places leading up to christmas, so if you want to come join us, visit www.prestigeparanormalevents.co.uk and on there is a list of our upcoming events all across the country.
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