Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
"Strange flickering lights" have been reported here, and a headless White Lady reputedly haunts the caste. There have also been reports of the sounds of a crying child. There are recent accounts of a ghostly Roundhead soldier in the shop stockroom and suggestions that the tea-room is haunted.
Corfe Castle,
Dorset,
BH20 5EZ.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe; Ghosts: Mysterious Tales from the National Trust by Sian Evans; Haunted Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones and Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.
Worbarrow Bay
In the 17th century a smuggler was trapped here by Revenue Men, and instead of being arrested, he was stoned to death. Since then on nights when the moon is waning, people have reported hearing the sounds of the man's cries as he struggles against both his attackers and the water.
For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
Location
Visitor Information
The Isle of Purbeck, not a true island but a peninsula, is in the county of Dorset, England.
It is bordered by the English Channel to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome and Poole Harbour to the north.
Pictured left is Corfe Castle courtesy of Jim Champion. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
