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Check out the article about the Feytin Ape. I loved this story th efirst time I heard it and I only wish it could be true. Everytime I read it I just have to put my cloth cap on and think of home.
Shropshire is one of those counties within Britain that is like a hidden jewel, once you discover it you'll wonder what took you so long, and how soon can you come back! This new book by Andrew Homer on Haunted Hostelries of Shropshire will certainly help you find somewhere to eat, drink and stay, providing you don't mind sharing a room with a spectral guest or two along the way. Read More »
Chanctonbury Ring is a hill on the Sussex Downs some 700 feet above sea level and, until the hurricane, which swept across Southern England, was crowned with beech trees. Excavations at the site showed that the ramparts dated from 300 BC. Remains of several Roman buildings were found during the early digs, along with various items and fragments of pottery. Read More »
I wish I had asked him what rat baiting, pitch and toss, crown and anchor, frog swallowing and cut jumping were at the time. I suspect some of these are dubious too.