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Haunted HousesYou are in: Lancashire > Spooky > Haunted Houses > My night at a haunted house  My night at a haunted housePhil Stephens spent the night at Chingle Hall with some friends to raise money for charity - this is what happened... Diary of a night spent at Chingle Hall...8.30pm - Arrived, and settled into the great hall 9.30pm - Guided tour of the house and its history 10.00pm - During the tour, one visitor comments that there is somebody else 'stood next to him' at the top of the staircase. Nobody is within two metres. 10.30pm - Wandering round, taking photos and video 11.30pm - Whilst investigating in the back garden, one visitor shrieks as she is 'grabbed around the waist' by somebody... She was standing at least three metres away from anybody else at the time! 1.00am - One visitor returns from upstairs, reporting he was unable to use the toilet as an unknown force was holding the door from the inside. He eventually opens the door to find nobody inside. 1.15am - Whilst sitting around, chatting in Eleanor's room, four of us clearly hear loud women's footsteps on wood, approaching down the corridor... The only two women in the house are present in the room. As we investigated in the corridor, it soon became apparent nobody was there, and the floors are in fact covered in rugs! 2.30am - Again the footsteps are heard, only much fainter this time. Described as possibly that of a child. 3.00am to 7.00am - Fell asleep in Eleanor's room... sorry! 7.30am - One visitor reports a strong smell of incense in the chapel, this is then authenticated by four other visitors. 7.30am - Departed... But not before taking some more eerie photos of Chingle Hall in the dawn light... "We arrived at at the hall at around 8.30pm, and even from outside, the house portrayed a very eerie image in the dimly lit Lancashire countryside. As our guide led us across the bridge and over the moat to the main entrance, it was evident that something was very out of the ordinary... Upon arriving in the Great Hall, our guide for the evening regaled us with the history of the building, and the nature of its current paranormal inhabitants! The first thing that surprised me, was that a family actually lived at Chingle Hall all the time, and they are in theory simply inviting people to spend the evening in their home! Mind you, as the guide explained, the family do have a number of uninvited guests staying in the house full time... it's just that you cant ALWAYS see them... During a brief tour of the house, the guide informed us of the many sightings that had occurred with alarming regularity! Ranging from simple strange noises, to ghostly monks walking the corridors and stairways in the night! He explained that he had stayed at the house on many occasions in the last few years, and it was rare not to witness at least one bizarre occurrence during the night! With my appetite well and truly whetted, I finished off my beer, loaded up the camera, and headed off for what would be my first trip of the evening, round the rooms and corridors of Chingle Hall. Saint John Wall's room is renowned for sightings of the ghostly monks, and regular mechanical noises, as if the chains were still trying to lift the bridge over the moat... At the end of the corridor, I found Eleanor's room... Eleanor's room is well documented as probably the most haunted at Chingle Hall. Legend tells of a young girl held captive for over 12 years in this room, where she was to die at the age of 20. Visitors have reported feeling overwhelming emotion upon entering the room and the sensation of somebody holding their hand or tugging at their clothes. It is also not uncommon to be surrounded by an overwhelming smell of lavender... Travelling back down the stairs, I found myself back in the Great Hall, where all visitors to Chingle Hall congregate for the night. Here we found a ghostly carrier bag. Upon arrival it was full of beer, yet strangely, the following morning, it was completely empty... :) Just next to the great hall, is the chapel... This chapel is blessed by both Catholic and Protestant priests, the chapel has been witness to many ghostly happenings. It is not uncommon for visitors to report an extremely strong incense aroma surrounding the lectern. Chingle Hall really is out of the ordinary, and strange things really DO happen!" Please note: We believe that Chingle Hall is no longer open to visitors.last updated: 30/10/07 Have Your SayAdd your stories of Chingle Hall... luke vaughan s74catilan Karen john Evelynne Gary s mangan robert lockett Alan Nikki sewter The Ghost Busters shelly flynn Mark Gary phil ball michelle Megan Paul rachael knowles natasha craig j s wilkinson H. O'reilly Becky Woods kylie howarth Steve robert hughes Anthony Glanfield June katie kevin morris John lynne kitchen lauren Claire Lamb ( Nee Wilkinson) chrissie w oldham Greg Holloway gaynor riley Gill ashely You are in: Lancashire > Spooky > Haunted Houses > My night at a haunted house |
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