Wales has the highest castle-to-person ratio in the world -- 641 castles to 3 million people -- and a long and turbulent history of hangings, riots and rebellions. VisitWales is putting the ghosts of Wales to work with a list of haunted places for those seeking a spiritual journey in Wales.
Lady Gray is the resident ghost of North Wales' Ruthin Castle Hotel, executed for murdering her husb
and's lover. She is often seen roaming the castle grounds and battlements. Ruthin is hosting a Mediaeval Banquet Murder Mystery (£44 or $69 per person) on Halloween eve, Saturday, Oct. 30, and offers murder mystery dinners and guided tours of the castle walls and dungeon year-round. For more information, visit www.ruthincastle.co.uk.
Overlooking the Snowdonia National Park, Hotel Maes-y-Neuadd (Mansion in the Meadow), which dates back to the 14th century, has a haunted bedroom called the Morfa suite where a female phantom of goodly intentions thought to be the ghost of a former children's nursemaid has been known to calmly lull guests into a deep and restful slumber. For more information, visit www.neuadd.com.
Llancaiaich Fawr Manor, the living history museum of the year 1645, voted one of Britain's 10 most-haunted buildings, has no less than eight resident ghosts including prank-playing children, soldiers and a maid. Ghost tours run from October through March. For more information, visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/llancaiachfawr. Close by, Caerphilly Castle is said to be home of the "Green Lady of Caerphilly." While the castle is fairytale like, the story of the green lady is tragic. She is thought to be the spirit of Alice, a star-crossed lover who died tragically.
Caernarfon Castle, begun in 1283 as a military stronghold, seat of government and a royal palace by King Edward I, is said to be haunted by the ghosts of English soldiers who are on vigil defending the castle against the native Welsh. For more information, visit www.visitwales.com/ghosts or www.visitwales.com.
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