A podcast and blog about all that's weird, wonderful and a little off kilter in the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, UK.
If this photograph of a garden near Leith Hill in Surrey doesn't scream May, I don't know what does! Bedfordshire May Carols Do you remember the episode of the podcast on the most haunted pub in Biggleswade? If you've missed it you can find it here. In that episode ghostly singing is heard coming from… Continue reading May! Bedfordshire May Carols and what’s happening on the podcast in May.
Top bar at the Golden Fleece The Golden Fleece Find out more about the Golden Fleece's many ghost stories here: https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/product/the-golden-fleece-pub-york An article about a journalist from the Metro who stayed the night at Golden Fleece. https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/24/a-chilling-check-in-i-spent-the-night-in-britains-most-haunted-pub-18991929/ This YouTube video from nearly 20 years ago by Most Haunted's Richard Felix includes a big section on… Continue reading Show Notes and further reading for episode 15. Weird Wanders Two: My night spent in York’s most haunted pub
The Shambles by David Oxtaby, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons I turned 50 this week I think it's a real privilege to reach half a century; I have friends and family who weren't so lucky. With it being a milestone birthday I wanted to mark it in an unusual way. So back last… Continue reading My Haunted House Challenge
Listen to Weird in the Wade here. The view towards the murder bridge on Biggleswade common Murder Bridge Very little is written online about the Murder Bridge story. But here's some information from the We Love Potton facebook group. There is a website about the three counties asylum. Murder bridge Thomas Dun Here's a link… Continue reading Show Notes, photos and further reading for episode 12 Ghostly Crime
Show Notes and Sources The roundabout known as Black Tom's Grave in Bedford Bedford Ghost stories including Black Tom Here is some recommended reading for Black Tom and other Bedfordshire ghost stories. Bedfordshire Libraries ghost pamphlet: Download the booklet here. Damien O'Dell's books about paranormal Bedfordshire are a great source for stories including Black Tom.… Continue reading Episode 11 Show Notes and Transcript: Black Tom, Bedford’s Phantom Highwayman
Clophill Old Church surrounded by winter trees The photos shared on this blog follow the content of the New Years Day bonus episode of Weird in the Wade which you can listen to here. View across the fields The photograph above is of my view from where I sat on the church step looking out… Continue reading Bonus Episode Photos: A visit to the black magic church
Lithograph by Anton Seder 1890, blackberries, raspberries and gold finch A few weeks back when visiting the secret sunflower field in Biggleswade I tasted one of the wild blackberries growing on surrounding bushes. At that point in the summer we'd had a lot of rain and I suspected that the blackberry would taste quite insipid… Continue reading A ramble through bramble folklore
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