Do you have what it takes to spend the night inside Beaumanor Hall, a Grade II listed Victorian building where spirits have been seen by many staff and visitors alike? Apparitions have been witnessed in many of the haunted areas including the top attic rooms, on the grand staircase, chilling cellars and the servants quarters where doors slam and footsteps are heard on many occasions.
The cellars are pitch black and easy to get lost in whilst the attic rooms have an intensity about them that sends shivers down your spine. Even the kitchen is a room that makes you feel very uneasy when you are in there. Put this together with the countless dark and sinister servants rooms and the eerie corridors that we have to investigate and this is set to be a very active night in more ways than one.
The first attic is said to be haunted by a malevolent male who clearly does not like visitors as he has been heard to shout at them as they walk past. On the floorboards in the upper attic, heavy footsteps have been heard pacing around by those carrying out a vigil in this area. Dark shadows and doors slamming are a regular occurence and a terrifying feeling of being watched. Others have also heard whispers and felt as if somebody is standing very close to them whilst ghost hunters have encountered batteries and electrical equipment draining as they walk through the Manor.
Perhaps the most famous ghost is that of a specrtal lady who has been seen on too many occasions to discount this as hearsay. She is thought to haunt the stairs and has been seen walking through a closed door to the ladies bedroom. Unseen energies have definitely been experienced here at Beaumanor Hall and during our ghost hunt we intend to discover why they are still there.
We have been given a lot of access to so many areas of Beaumanor Hall that it will be difficult to work in each and every room. Of course we will identify the most active areas on the night and use these for the purpose of your ghost hunt. You will also enjoy free time to ghost hunt alone if you feel brave enough. During the ghost hunt itself you will carry out the following:
Watch and Wait Vigils
Glass Moving
Ouija Boards
Table Tipping
Vigils using Electronic Gadgets
Trigger Objects.
The grounds of Beaumanor Hall can be traced back to the Norman times. The earliest document preserved among the Beaumanor papers is dated 1277. Although as Beaumanor Hall itself, it began its life as a very plain and unpretentious building and over the centuries it has risen to become the magnificent building it is now. During its later existence it was in the posession of the Herrick family for 300 years but in fact prior to this two earlier mansions stood on this site. The Herrick family, notably William Herrick were determined to demonstrate their ample means and ultimately designed a manor fit for a King.
Although those that use the house today speak of its beauty, magnificence and historical importance it also has some fascinating secrets to tell. Importantly during its lifetime Beaumanor Hall was used during the Second World War as home to a military intelligence and became a listening post, deciphering secret messages from the enemy. Evidence of this can still be seen in the cellars, the old servants quarters and its extensive grounds.
William Herrick himself died in Beaumanor Hall and we are able to show you the vry spot in the room where he drew his last breath.
