A Shropshire town has been named as one of Britain’s scariest holiday destinations, according to a lifestyle magazine.Some past residents of Ludlow’s Feathers Hotel, which dates back to 1618, will not be surprised to hear that the town has been declared so scary in a feature in After Hours.
The magazine for business people reviewed 10 of the most frightening luxury hotels or destinations around the world for its next issue, due out next week.
It concluded that Ludlow, especially the Feathers Hotel, should not be missed by ghost seekers.
It is alleged the wives of couples staying in room 211 will be harassed by a jealous woman spirit - one guest apparently had her hair pulled so hard she was dragged from her bed.
But her partner felt only a gentle hand stroking his face.
The general manager of The Feathers, Ian Taylor, said he wasn’t surprised Ludlow or the hotel had made it on to the list.
“Most of the sightings have been in room 211,” he said.
“We have paranormal groups here occasionally carrying out investigations. I haven’t personally seen anything ghostly, but various people have.
“We took a picture of room 145 yesterday for our brochure and you can clearly see light orbs above the bed. We don’t know what they are.”
Haunting Breaks holiday company visits the hotel regularly.
According to its website, other sightings include a gentleman in Victorian dress accompanied by a dog walking through room 232 into room 233; and a gentleman spirit from the James I period who searches for someone by the name of Richard in the writing room.
It also tells the tale of a commercial traveller who had an appointment at hotel but was late.
When he found a parking space, he grabbed his brief case and was halfway across the pavement when he realised he had forgotten some papers.
He turned to retrieve them and saw the figure of a girl aged about 16 wearing a see-through blouse and a mini skirt walk straight through his car, glide on to the pavement and vanish.
Astounded and hardly believing what he had seen, he ran to the bar of the hotel to gasp out his story to the barman who said: “Good afternoon, sir, it’s alright, I know what you’ve seen, a young girl walk through your car.
“Here’s the brandy - on the house. You are the sixth person to have experienced her this year.”
By Catherine Roche
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Legend has it that Tontine Hotel in Ironbridge is haunted. It is a 200 year old Hotel, and is said to be haunted by a murderer. Never stay in room number 5 as a man haunts that room. He is nicknamed Fred.He got arrested many years ago for murdering a landlady in Ketley. he hid in this hotel to hide from the police. but he got found and arrested. he eventually hung himself in room number 5. and still haunts there till this day. legend has it that your watch and clocks will run backwards if you stay in this room. and you will go stone cold and start hearing things and feel his presence with you in the room. even the lights will switch on and off on there own accord. from the window you may also get to see the ghost who floats along the river severn, and the ghostly boatman ferrying his deadly cargo of bodies along the river severn. So never ask to stay in room number 5.not unless you wish to have an extra guest with you.
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Nonsense - I have been blind drunk in the Tontine Hotel loads of times and I’ve never seen anything!
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Yes, the Tontine and the Feathers are just 2 of many haunted places in Shropshire though. Go up on to the Burway over on the Long Mynd to see Wild Edric on horseback making his way to the Stiperstones. Wenlock Edge has its’ ghosts too….
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The Madley Court must also be remembered. There are more ghosts stories to do with that place than i have space for on here. The stories about the Mill, monks and gables are all well known
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i,d pa good money to see a ghost iv,e never seen one but i have have experienced things i still can,t explain to this day but i wouldn,t say they were ghosts.
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I wish my house was haunted by a girl in see-theough cloths.
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I reckon your spell checker’s haunted though!
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I dont know if i believe in Ghosts but twenty years ago i rented a house on church hill Ironbridge and i saw somthing like a smokey cigar shaped film hovering in an upstairs room the heating was on full and the room was stone cold i have never seen anything else before or after.
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