Published 20 September 2022
Sat 24/9 Haunted Heritage Night
A night of history, heritage and haunting
A chilly welcome to Michele Smith and Gillian Hibbert for a night of HAUNTED HERITAGE at Southwick.
Passionate about history, the region’s heritage and – “most importantly”, in their own words – hauntings, Michele, Gillian and their team are also experienced investigators of paranormal activity. Using their individual skills, faculties and equipment, they lead their groups through sessions aimed at sensing and connecting with the paranormal.
Three areas of Southwick Hall have been identified by them as particularly rich in paranormal presence, and this is where they will be focusing on the night, unrushed, in small groups.
At Southwick, of course, we hardly bat an eyelid when witnessing something out of the ordinary, perhaps because our spooks are invariably friendly phantoms – if at times mischievous. (Our staff, more than once, have been locked in the medieval lavatory quite inexplicably, with no key to be seen; but then they've also been "nudged" towards some unlikely discoveries, such as graffiti from Southwick's Tudor residents.)
But will more spirits come out of the woodwork this time – a cast of strong characters spanning 700 years – with their stories of love, laughter and pain? Or will the medieval "Witches' Daisy" carved in the Crypt continue to ward off the darker demons?
And could they yield the defining clue telling us where the infamous Execution Warrant of Mary Queen of Scots is hidden?
(We have a rough idea where it was walled in, back in 1587; but . . . )
Saturday 24 September 20.00-01.00
This HAUNTED HERITAGE event is sold out but we hope to offer further dates very soon.
A chilly welcome to Michele Smith and Gillian Hibbert for a night of HAUNTED HERITAGE at Southwick.
Passionate about history, the region’s heritage and – “most importantly”, in their own words – hauntings, Michele, Gillian and their team are also experienced investigators of paranormal activity. Using their individual skills, faculties and equipment, they lead their groups through sessions aimed at sensing and connecting with the paranormal.
Three areas of Southwick Hall have been identified by them as particularly rich in paranormal presence, and this is where they will be focusing on the night, unrushed, in small groups.
At Southwick, of course, we hardly bat an eyelid when witnessing something out of the ordinary, perhaps because our spooks are invariably friendly phantoms – if at times mischievous. (Our staff, more than once, have been locked in the medieval lavatory quite inexplicably, with no key to be seen; but then they've also been "nudged" towards some unlikely discoveries, such as graffiti from Southwick's Tudor residents.)
But will more spirits come out of the woodwork this time – a cast of strong characters spanning 700 years – with their stories of love, laughter and pain? Or will the medieval "Witches' Daisy" carved in the Crypt continue to ward off the darker demons?
And could they yield the defining clue telling us where the infamous Execution Warrant of Mary Queen of Scots is hidden?
(We have a rough idea where it was walled in, back in 1587; but . . . )
Saturday 24 September 20.00-01.00
This HAUNTED HERITAGE event is sold out but we hope to offer further dates very soon.
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