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
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Photos and information about the Golden Fleece Hotel in York where I stayed in early April 2024
This is where I spent the night as part of my Haunted House challenge when I turned 50! These photos will be a useful reference when listening to the Weird in the Wade podcast episode 15 released on Monday 29th April, which when it's released you can find here. I challenged myself to spend the… Continue reading Photos and information about the Golden Fleece Hotel in York where I stayed in early April 2024
My Haunted House Challenge
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
Episode 11 Show Notes and Transcript: Black Tom, Bedford’s Phantom Highwayman
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
Bonus Episode Photos: A visit to the black magic church
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
Show Notes and Transcript for Episode 10: The Ghosts of St Mary’s Old Church
Show Notes and Links Link to the podcast: https://weirdinthewade.podbean.com/ Old Church Path, leading up to St Mary's Sources used for this episode and further reading Damien O'Dell's book Paranormal Bedfordshire and his other works can be found here: https://damienodell.com/shop/ Kevin Gates book: Black Magic Church: The True Story of Clophill can be found here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/black-magic-church/kevin-gates/9781781550502 Information… Continue reading Show Notes and Transcript for Episode 10: The Ghosts of St Mary’s Old Church
Episode 8: The Most Haunted Pub in Biggleswade
Show notes, links and transcript The Golden Pheasant Pub, October 2023 Show notes and links Here's the website for the Golden Pheasant pub which includes some brilliant old photographs of the pub and Biggleswade high street. Below is an image of the yard at the Pheasant where William Robinson was taken after his accident. You… Continue reading Episode 8: The Most Haunted Pub in Biggleswade
Transcript for Bonus Episode: Updates, New Spooky Story, News about the Podcast, and a trailer for the next episode
Intro over Weird in the Wade Theme Welcome to this bonus update episode of Weird in the Wade! A podcast about all that’s weird, wonderful and a little of kilter in the town of Biggleswade and surrounding area. Today’s bonus episode is a little different. I’m going to be revisiting some of our previous stories… Continue reading Transcript for Bonus Episode: Updates, New Spooky Story, News about the Podcast, and a trailer for the next episode
Photographs for Bonus Update Episode
Below is the latest photograph I took in the lovely coffee shop which is where the old Pound Stretcher offices used to be, a part of the building that was said to be particularly haunted by Aggie the poltergeist. As the wonderful story teller Owen Staton said on Twitter, this must be a much nicer… Continue reading Photographs for Bonus Update Episode
Potton Wood Photographs for episode three
The podcast website has all the links to where to listen here. Photographs taken on my visit to Potton wood on 26th April 2023 I took the photo below just after I set off, it gives a good indication of the elevation of Potton woods. It's just up from the bus stop! View across Bedfordshire… Continue reading Potton Wood Photographs for episode three
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