Ghost Hunting at Warmsworth Hall, Doncaster, with Simply Ghost Nights 2nd December 2011

Join Simply Ghost Nights as we will be hosting a paranormal investigation at this very popular venue of Warmsworth Hall in Doncaster, which has become a firm favourite with ghost hunters in the UK. It is said some of the staff at the nearby hotel are so afraid to step into the building at night; they simply hand over the keys at the end of their shift, and quickly return to the comfort and safety of the nearby hotel.

On our last visit we were amazed when using one of the Frank boxes (ghost box) while calling out, while at the same time pointing the thermal laser gun at the motion sensor in trying to tempt spirit activity, but what happened next put shivers down the whole group. On calling out "can you see the red light", which was from the thermal laser gun, a disembodied voice came through from the Franks box and said, "Yes it's pretty". The entire group that heard that voice, will never forget what they heard that night.

There was an incident prior to the event beginning that must be mentioned, whilst Rosey was preparing the buffet alone in the room adjoining the main hall, she was suddenly stunned and frightened when the door leading to the kitchen literally slammed shut with such ferocity that Ian and Stuart who were setting up the live streaming equipment at the other end of the building, thought a door near them had in fact been kicked, when they checked to see if anyone had indeed kicked the door they found no one insight. After about ten minutes Rosey walked over to where Ian and Stuart were, with fear in her eyes, and a trembling voice she said that the door that had slammed shut, had actually been closed, on inspection we all noted that this incident could not been caused by the wind, we attempted to replicate the occurrence but try as we might we could not as the door was quite heavy and solid. Could the door have been opened and then slammed forcefully by the invisible hands of some poltergeist.

Initially there was mixed reports from the team leaders regarding spirit communication with some experiencing various levels of activity, some vigils were described as flat, other groups reported the ghostly goings on were on an epic scale such as glass divination, table tipping and some K2 spikes, as we always state it’s not upto us if the spectral side want to entertain or not.

However as the energies heightened during the event so did the paranormal activity on a much larger scale. Michelle a regular paranormal investigator was shocked to feel the bracelet on her ankle ,slip to the floor the floor Michelle said that the bracelet had not been off her ankle in three years, did the unseen hands of a playing spirit child unclip her beloved bracelet. In Steven’s group they were entertained by the spirit child by the name of Holly, when holding a séance, this experience touched the majority of the group such as Jane, Emily, Sally, and Chris. Jane later reflected on the encounter and stated on how it had affected her emotionally, as she had never encountered anything like this before as it was her first ghost hunt, but definitely not her last.

With so much activity how could we miss the opportunity to hold another paranormal investigation at this beautiful location on the 2nd December 2011the Simply Ghost Nights team at Warmsworth, Doncaster, and Yorkshire if you dare.

Ghost Hunting At Drakelow Tunnels, Kidderminster, With Simply Ghost Nights - 26th November 2011.

Drakelow Tunnels where men are said to have been crushed to death during construction, This eerie event will include a workshop to teach those who dare how to increase the sensitivity and skills required to carry out a successful ghost hunt. There will be a mediumship walk-around and ghost-hunting vigils, with refreshments throughout the night.
It is said that by the mid 1930’s the possibility of another world war was becoming evident, forcing the British Government to embark on a major construction plan of building several shadow factories. By 1941 construction at Drakelow was underway. The plan was for a massive four and a half miles of interconnecting tunnels, the work was hazardous and there are stories of several fatal accidents.

One eye witness claims three men were crushed in a roof fall in tunnel one. Other fatal accidents occurred when one of the workers was struck by a dumper truck and on another occasion two men were killed when riding the conveyors. Local rumour suggests that the initials of those who died in the construction process were carved into the sandstone where they died. “Members of Drakelow Preservation Trust have experienced some disturbing incidents from being grabbed in the dark to manifestations actually being caught on camera.”

Following the development of nuclear weapons at the end of World War II, the British Government formed elaborate plans for Drakelow Tunnels to be used as one of Britain’s nuclear bunkers in the event of nuclear attack. Not only is Drakelow a known haunted location but it also offers a fascinating overnight experience in one of the UK’s largest nuclear bunkers.

Unfortunately these tunnels have no electricity and are only lit with candles it is also cold and very dark so please bring a torch and warm clothing with sensible shoes. This location is not for the faint hearted.

These tunnels have been described by many mediums to be the most scary place in the U.K. Dare you join us and see if this claim is true?

Ghost Hunting Event On Bonfire Night At High Melton Hall, Doncaster With Simply Ghost Nights 5th November 2011.

When Simply Ghost Nights first booked this former hall our main concern was would it fizzle out like a damp squib similar to a cheap Catherine wheel or would it explode and cascade with activity very much like a really expensive firework. To be fair our concerns were very much unfounded, all groups reported all manner of activity in the majority of vigil areas.

Firstly Simply Ghost Nights team would like to offer a big thank you to Paul the security guard at High Melton for his help in making the event run so smoothly by his help in regard to the provision of our hot water for the teas and coffees.

After a brief walk around of this vast building and the numerous vigil areas we could go into, it was time to commence the paranormal investigation at High Melton Hall. We began with a group vigil in what we called the board room with splendid marble fireplace and beautiful ornate chandeliers. In this vigil we experienced some wonderful K2 spiking on request and many ghost hunters could see dark shadows movement at the far end of the room. Stuart, Simply Ghost Nights medium picked up on the name Mr. Samuels whom Stuart claimed had worked there as a butler, Stuart also mentioned that he could sense the spirit of little boy, aged approximately ten who was a chimney sweep watching the group intently, and Philip a sensitive mentioned that he wanted to say the name Andrew for some inexplicable reason.

With this in mind the large group vigil separated and we went our separate ways to investigate the ghostly world of High Melton hall. In the board room whilst taking part in a ouija board experiment Mr. Samuels communicated with the group the same Mr. Samuels who Stuart had mentioned earlier, Mr. Samuels described his life at the hall before he had passed over, Stuart spoke of a child chimney sweep stood in the room the child was invited to the table to communicate, however communicate the child did through tapping on the table to the groups questions. This display of extreme tapping on request had first time ghost hunter and major sceptic Stephen absolutely in awe at what he was seeing and listening. Stephen would later admit to have his strong beliefs questioned on the paranormal world and stated that we would be seeing him again on another ghost hunt.

In another vigil in a downstairs room Rosey claimed that the spirit of William communicated with them and spoke with such a foul and degrading mouth, Rosey stated that the rude words made everyone on the table cringe, when he was not using such base language William did inform the group of his life at the hall in the 19^th century.

In a vigil with Mark and Philip using the ouija board a Mr. Mez made ghostly contact and claimed to be from Germany and had worked as a labourer at the hall, he also claimed to have died in 1850 and was seventy two at the time of his death. It was in this vigil that the table began to rock to and fro to the excitement of Jeremy, Sara, Sarah and especially Stephen who had earlier claimed to be a major sceptic.

Another exciting incident occurred was when Philip spotted a huge orb move in the main hall from the vicinity of Stuart and fly straight into the chimney of the fire, could this have been the spirit child returning to the chimney to watch the group yet again.

As the time beat us once again, we thanked all the ghost hunters for joining the Simply Ghost Nights team, and we also thanked the ghostly residents of High Melton Hall for entertaining us all so memorably.

Ghost Hunting At Hyde Town Hall, Manchester With The Simply Ghost Nights Team, 19th Nov 2011.

The haunted Hyde Town hall was built in 1885 by Mr. J W Beaumont and it certainly was built to impress! The building is huge with so many areas to explore each being completely different in its own unique way. Hyde Town Hall even boasts its own war memorial to the great war of 1914-1918.
Paranormal activity is a common feature at the town hall, there are many recorded sightings of oddly dressed people walking around the building, dressed in clothes from a time gone by, and reports of soldiers from the Great War spotted in the building too. We were so excited at the prospect of a ghost hunt at this renowned haunted location.

It didn’t take long after a cup of tea for the activity to commence, in the first vigil in the Registry room of the hall the group were calling out for spirit communication when the flowers that were in the room suddenly began to sway to and fro, we checked for any draughts around the vicinity of the vase holding the flowers, however we did not notice any breeze whatsoever, even when Rosey sat near the flowers there was no other breeze and the flowers never swayed again.

Also in the room Stuart noticed the silhouette of a first world war soldier stood by the fireplace, the group asked out for confirmation and the group heard tapping emanating from the direction of the fireplace. The group asked for further spirit communication and were astounded when the flowers began to sway yet again, Rosey immediately said that there was no breeze near her at all.

The strangest incident of the night was when the group were calling out for ghostly sign when the glass panelled door to the room suddenly opened and a man’s clearly appeared at the glass and then disappeared. We ran straight to the door to investigate and found no one there at all, we then asked the security guard who was watching television if he had left the room recently, he confirmed that he had not left his room all night. The group had all seen this mysterious face look at them, we then described how we all felt and the feeling was that it must have been one of the spectral populous of Hyde Town Hall.

At the end of the night we had gathered more than enough evidence to say that Hyde Town hall definitely needed further investigation at a later date, which is the 19^th of November 2011.