Bull in the Thorn - Derbyshire,

Ghosts of The Bull in Thorn

The old coaching house has had many reports of unexplained phenomena which has seen people fleeing in fear and vowing never to return. Poltergeist activity is rife with glasses being thrown from behind the empty bar, in the medieval area unexplained smells, dark shadows and chilling screams have been heard. The sightings of a boy by the fire place in the main lounge is an apparition seen by many.

The ghosts of the Bull in Thorn are not just contained within the walls as roman soldiers have been seen within the grounds and the sound of horses hooves can be heard in the dead of night

History of The Bull in Thorn

The history of the Bull in Thorne dates back many hundreds of years. Standing high and solitary on the old Roman Road between Buxton and Ashbourne, The Bull i\' th\' Thorn has for more than 500 years been a welcoming resting place for travellers by horse or stage-coach.Many centuries ago the Roman Road from Little Chester to Buxton was known as \'The Street\', running through the uplands near Hurdlow and Pomeroy, it it now called the A515

Over 700 years ago there was a farmhouse alongside the Roman Road and marked on the maps of the time. In 1472 it became a hostelry called \'The Bull\'. In 1654 the name changed to \'Hurdlow House\' and various old documents make reference to \'Hurdlow Thorn\' evidently, the name \'Bull \'i th\' Thorn\' is derived from a combination of these past associations.