Rob Kirkup's Ghosts of the North East

Welcome to Ghosts of the North East and come with me, Rob Kirkup, and join me on my adventures into the unknown.

Since 2002, this site has had over 300,000 visitors from all over the world. We've investigated some amazing locations, some world famous and some which have never been investigated before, often with staggering results. At Hallowe'en 2002 GOTNE carried out an investigation for the legendary Alan Robson's Night Owls on Metro Radio. Later that very year I was interviewed live in the studio for BBC Radio Newcastle's drive time show.

A well known local paranormal investigation team asked me to join their group as an expert on local haunted locations. A large American paranormal society asked me to be the Chief Executive for their North of England branch. I turned both of these down and decided to go it in search of the truth on my own.

Rob's first book, Ghostly Northumberland, was published in August 2008 by the largest publisher of local history books in the UK. The 'Ghostly' range doubled in size when Ghostly Tyne and Wear was released the following summer. Ghostly County Durham is the third book in the series and was released in spring 2010. I am currently writing Ghostly Cumbria and it will go on sale next year. The books can be purchased from The History Press and from all good book shops NOW! (order at Amazon.co.uk).

Turn off the lights, get comfortable and read some horrific stories of what have happened at these locations and the stories of the ghosts said to haunt them. Find out what we will encouter as I visit these places in the dead of night, sometimes alone. Often hilarious, always terrifying. Let me take you on a journey to some of the most haunted places in our region.

Investigations to date in Newcastle, Northumberland, Sunderland, County Durham and the Borders: Chillingham Castle, Castle Keep, Walkworth Castle, Talkin Tarn, Winter's Gibbet, Bolam Lake, Dunstanburgh Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Edlingham Castle, Cresswell Tower, Otterburn Battle Field, Woodhorn Church, St. John's Church, Flodden Field, Egglestone Abbey, Bowes Castle, Hylton Castle, Easby Abbey, Cooks Wood, Gisborough Abbey, Elite Hair Design.

Last Updated: 18th May 2010