Within the Boggart Wood Paranormal Podcast

Welcome to Within the Boggart Wood, a northern counties paranormal, folklore and history podcast. Within the Boggart Wood is based in County Durham, UK and aims to delve into the rich folklore, ghostlore, archaeology and history of the north of England and the Scottish Borders. As well as historical tales, the podcast also features peoples’ real experiences with ghosts and the paranormal, adding a real life ghost story element to the project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Within the Boggart Wood Paranormal Podcast is a history podcast hosted by Within the Boggart Wood, with 35 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Within the Boggart Wood hosts Within the Boggart Wood Paranormal Podcast, a history show with 35 episodes published.

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  Episode #37

  Episode 37. Silky and her sisters: the Silkies of the North

  Mar 4, 202622 minS4

  Welcome to Episode 37 of the Within the Boggart Wood podcast. We open with a listener story by Melanie who tells us of her ghostly experiences at Trewhitt Road in Heaton, Newcastle. Then I move on to an in-depth look at the 'Silky' phenomenon in the north, with am amble by Black Heaton, Denton Hall, Houndwood Hall and a few others. The episode closes with an article from the Gloucester Journal, 1730. Note that this article is a little graphic (murder detail) so discretion may be advised... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #36

  Episode 36. The Lady's Well and Basque Abbey

  Oct 30, 202529 minS3

  The Within the Boggart Wood podcast is back with Episode 36. In it, I delve into the history of the Lady's Well at Holystone in Northumberland, before looking at a peculiar 'real ghost story' reported in 1911 belonging to Basque Abbey near Durham - a location that doesn't appear to have existed: unless you know anything on that matter that I don't? Please get in touch if you have any info... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  Episode #35

  Episode 35. The Murder of Anne Walker

  Apr 24, 202544 minS3

  <p>Welcome to Episode 35 of the podcast, and the first episode of Year 3...</p><br><p>In the year 1632, two men were convicted of the murder of Ann Walker at the Durham Assizes. One of the men was her uncle, a wealthy Yeoman named John Walker who also stood accused of making her pregnant, and the other was a friend of his, Mark Sharp, a miner originally from Lancashire. So why, in a time of murder, superstition and witchcraft, does the execution of Walker and Sharp stand out? Basically, its because both men were convicted on the testimony given by a...

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  Episode #34

  Episode 34. The Sockburn Falchion

  Mar 4, 202530 minS2

  <h3>Welcome to Episode 34 of the Podcast, and the final episode of Year 2.</h3><p><br></p><p>Launching into the podcast, I first of all deal with some project housekeeping, then delve into the County Durham tale of the Sockburn Worm/Sockburn Falchion - perhaps the oldest of the 'dragon' tales from North East England. After that, I tell Brockie's 1886 tale of the ghosts of Nicky Nack Field, then turn to a 'real ghost story' told in the Saturday 27th September 1902 edition of the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - I apologise in advance to the residents of Sh...

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  Episode #33

  Episode 33. The Laidley Worm and the Ghosts of Bamburgh Castle

  Jan 13, 202544 minS2

  <p>Welcome to Episode 33 of the podcast - the first episode of 2025!</p><p>In this episode we explore the ghostlore and folklore of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, and the ghost sightings at the Lying-in Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The episode also details two ghostly tales from the 20th May 1893 edition of the Newcastle Courant.</p><p> </p><p>Chapter markers</p><p>00:00:00 Outro</p><p>00:02:40 The folklore and ghostlore of Bamburgh Castle</p><p>00:22:35 From the archives: "Saved by a Ghost", 1893</p><p>00:24:18 Ghosts of the Lying-in Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne</p><p>00:28:01 From the archives: "A tale...

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