Blythburgh, Suffolk, England

The White Hart Inn

The White Hart Inn

The White Hart Inn (pictured above) dates back to the Middle Ages when it was a courthouse. The building is famous for its large expanse of carved oak beams throughout the bar area. A little old man, believed by some to be a monk, haunts it.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

The Heath

The Heath around Blythburgh is said to be haunted by a phantom hearse drawn by four black horses complete with its own ghostly passenger - that of the spirit of Tobias Gill. In 1750, he got into a drunken state then raped and murdered a woman named Anne Blakemore. He was found guilty of the crime then hung in chains from a gibbet at the crossroads. Since that time, the ghostly hearse and Gill have been reported on the Heath.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

The Church

The ghost of Tobias Gill has also been reported at the church.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

Westwood Lodge

Westwood Lodge dates back to the sixteenth century and is a Grade II Listed Building. A lady wearing a “long silver dress” reputedly haunts it. According to Coxe in Haunted Britain, three police officers spent time there in 1972 and experienced audible phenomena and sudden temperature drops.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

Location

Visitor Information

Blythburgh is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England.

It is situated 4 miles west of Southwold and 5 miles southeast of Halesworth and lies on the River Blyth.

Pictured left is the White Hart Inn courtesy of Adrian Cable. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.