St. Helens. Did a Roman Emperor Live on the Isle of Wight?
Tall tales of ghosts and legends accrue like mist to this old church tower in St. Helens. A whopper of an untold story features an A-List celebrity Roman resident.
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The Belgae & the Brighstone Triangle
Old maps identify an area of the island as definitively Celtic. Chances are a rich DNA vein runs through its residents to whom we owe not only our belief in ghosts, but acceptance of religion.
Knighton Gorges House. The Ghost House
Most extraordinary ghost site on the Isle of Wight is Knighton Gorges manor. No such house exists, though sometimes it appears, Brigadoon-like. But not for its famous ghost.
Carisbrooke Castle. Monarchy, Melancholy and Memory.
A spectral figure sometimes is seen drifting along the battlements of Carisbrooke Castle. Guesses gather like mist around the mystery of its identity.
Newport. The Church Litten Ghost
A bonnet-wearing ghost sometimes is seen wafting the paths of Church Litten park. A fashion accessory which dates her as a late addition to the old burial ground below.
Brading. Old Rectory Mansion Mysteries
Perhaps the island's oldest town, Brading boasts three very dark events, but from which of these comes the Old Rectory Mansion's notorious ghost?
Ventnor Botanic Garden. Ghosts & Paradise
Ventnor's Botanic Garden is one of the Isle of Wight’s most enduring paranormal locations, blending genuine Victorian tragedy with decades of ghost lore. Its hidden memory is the old Royal National Hospital.