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long the coast at Herne Bay, weird things have happened at the May Lodge Club. Some staff reported smashed light bulbs and rolling beer barrels. Barmaid Gemma Marshall said: “I just ran out of the room and locked the door. The barrel was actually full so there was no way it just fell over by itself.”
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Most frightening was the appearance of ghostly-white woman. Everyone was at a loss to explain what was happening, but Club Chairman Dick
Eldridge thought the woman might be May, the fi rst owner of the building who lived and died upstairs sometime in the 19th century.
A 1990s report in the
Sunday Telegraph claimed that Faversham was the most haunted town in Britain. From footsteps in empty apartments to terrifying poltergeists, Faversham apparently has an abundance of stories. One such is that of
The Shipwright’s Arms at Hollowshore, near Faversham, where there are reports of sightings of an old sailor accompanied by the smell of rum and tobacco. It is said that one Christmas Eve sometime during the 19th century, the sole survivor of a ship wreck managed to crawl to the pub. It was well after closing time so the landlord ignored the tapping at the door. In the morning he found the sailor’s body propped up outside. As can be seen, the
Canterbury locale certainly has a murky history, with murder and misadventure aplenty. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, they certainly make for interesting reading. With Halloween coming up, perhaps you could spice up the night with your own round of creepy story-telling. After all, that’s how we got Frankenstein!
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Canterbury Ghost Tour Turn up at Alberrys Wine Bar, St Margaret’s Street on Friday or
Saturday at 8pm. Also available is an evening tour with three- course meal for pre-booked groups of 15 or more and daytime tours between 10am to 5pm pre-booked groups only. Call 0845 5190267 or email
bookings@canterburyghosttour.com. There is a Halloween Special on Monday 31 October at 9.30pm, which must be pre-booked.
Whitstable Ghost Tour Sundays only, tour the strangely named alleyways and lanes and
hear stories of smuggling, murder, and death by misadventure. Pre-booked groups of 15 or more only. Call 0845 5190267 or email
bookings@canterburyghosttour.com.
Haunted River Tours] Take an Edwardian-style punt on a candlelit ghost hunting
trip through the historic centre of Canterbury. With your traditionally dressed chauffeur, sit comfortably on a spacious, cushioned seat and wrap up warm (or hide!) in cosy tartan blankets. Call: 07786 332666 or email:
info@canterburypunting.co.uk to book.
Ghost Tours at Shepherd Neame
Reculver Towers This English Heritage property is open for free during daylight
hours. For more details see
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Brewery, Faversham On Saturday 29 October and Sunday 30 you can fi nd out about unexplained happenings and sightings as actors bring some of the ghostly tales to life. Call: 01795 542285.
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