Isle of Wight Ghost Encounters. Life and Death

Oct
05
Photo image of HMS Victory. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard UK

HMS Victory. Ghosts of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, with Margo Williams

Probably the world's most famous vessel, HMS Victory's ghosts offer perspective on the dangerous world of warship.
8 min read
Nov
03
Photo images of Nick Hammond and Margo Williams

Assistant to a Ghost Hunter

“Want to come and release a ghost?” asked Margo Williams. Most days that’s what she did. She pulled on anorak, grabbed bag stuffed with wads of paper, pencils, sharpener and a thermos. Off out in search of the unlucky dead trapped in a haunting.
6 min read
Oct
22
Photo image of Knighton Gorges gateposts. All that remain of the island's finest house.

Knighton Gorges House. Ghosts of the Isle of Wight, with Margo Williams

Most extraordinary ghost site on the Isle of Wight is Knighton Gorges manor. No such house exists, though sometimes it appears, Brigadoon-like. But not for its famous ghost.
7 min read
Oct
13
Photo image of Carisbrooke Castle battlements

Carisbrooke Castle. Ghosts of the Isle of Wight, with Margo Williams.

A sinister spectral figure sometimes is seen drifting along this battlements walk in Carisbrooke Castle. Guesses gather like mist around the mystery of its identity.
6 min read
Sep
20
Photo image of The Freemantle Gate, Appuldurcombe House

Appuldurcombe House. Ghosts of the Isle of Wight, with Margo Williams.

Last of the Appuldurcombe Worsleys Sir Richard might have said love founded his family's dynasty and brought it crashing down. Most people blame the ghost found haunting the Freemantle Gate.
6 min read