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Investigations

In Chronological Order

Chillingham Castle by Day

Ghosts of the North East is born. In the summer of 2002 Rob and Andy take the short drive north into the heart of Northumberland in search of spooks during the castle's normal opening hours at one of the most haunted castles on Planet Earth.

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Castle Keep by Day

The Castle Keep in the centre of Newcastle is the oldest building in the city. Back in 2002 it was barely linked with ghosts at all, whereas nowadays there are investigations there almost weekly. Andy and I spoke with the staff who told us about the mythical Poppy Girl, a tall male figure seen crossing the Great Hall wearing a top hat, and screams echoing from the eerie Gallery.

Find out how our daytime visit went by clicking here........

Walkworth Castle by Day

Walkworth Castle has seen literally thousands of people killed and tortured here, so you'd expect it to have its fair share of ghosts.

With the castle being out of bounds after dark, Andy and I decided to have a daytime visit, click here to find out more.......

Talkin Tarn at Halloween 2002

Our first ever ghost hunt after dark. In conjunction with Alan Robson's Night Owls on Metro Radio. We headed to Talkin Tarn in the dead of night on the scariest night of the year - Halloween. Only weeks before a bloody apparition was witnessed walking from the murky depths in broad daylight.

Would we encounter the same phantom on this night upon which the veil between this world and the next is at its thinnest? Find out here.......

The Castle Keep

After our initial visit to the Castle Keep during daylight hours, the castle undoubtedly had more to offer and I was itching to get inside those ancient walls after dark. After months of planning that night is finally here, and alongside Andy and John, we would conduct one of the first ever investigations at the Castle Keep.

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Winter's Gibbet

Winter's Gibbet in Northumberland is an awesome sight, standing over 15 foot tall, it's a permanent reminder of a grisly incident here just over 200 years ago. An innocent old lady was killed for her belongings, and the brutal punishment dealt out to her killer William Winter. His ghost is often seen here, but would we see him tonight?

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The Beast of Bolam Lake

Not strictly a ghost hunt as such, the team is off on a monster hunt! Over the previous 18 months there have been dozens of sightings of a huge hairy bigfoot type creature at Bolam Lake County Park. A team of professional monster hunters spent a week here and saw it for themselves. The chance of coming face to face with the beast described by witnesses as being ten foot tall with red glowing eyes and teeth like barn doors filled us all with fear, but none the less, Bolam Lake here we come.

Did we all survive the ordeal to tell the tale, find out here...........

Dunstanburgh Castle

The largest castle in the county of Northumberland, Dunstanburgh Castle has seen more than its fair share of death. It position is so remote thats its over a mile from the safety and comfort of a car park, streetlights or houses. It it a location with a rich history of ghostly tales and the GOTNE boys couldn't wait to see what it had to offer.

We spent two nights there and shared an experience that none of us will ever forget, especially Ryan! Read all about it here......

Bamburgh Castle Beach

Bamburgh Castle is world famous and experts believe that it may once have been home of Sir Lancelot. It has a history drenched in blood, as well as countless paranormal sightings. Sadly Bamburgh Castle forbid ghost hunts, lucky for us that the beach and dunes that the magnificent castle overlooks are said to be just as haunted, if not more so.

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Edlingham Castle

Little is known of the hauntings at Edlingham Castle, in fact it's never been investigated properly before. We went there with low expectations, but we were foolish to do so, what we experienced will stay with us for our lifetime.

Read all about the 'dragon' and what followed here.......

Cresswell Tower

Cresswell Tower, sadly a sorry sight these days, once the home of royalty. The tower is a now an overgrown, ruin, forgotten at the back of a caravan park which bears the tower's name. This downturn in fortune hasn't put the ghosts off, as a young lady is seen throwing herself from the top of the tower, and the surrounding woodland is said to be home to the ghosts of Vikings.

Read about our night at the tower here.......

Return to Edlingham Castle

With memories still fresh of the happenings at Edlingham Castle only a few nights earlier, we were drawn back for a second visit to try and reveal more of just what is happening at Edlingham. Understandably Harry took some persuading to come along for the return journey.

Would it be as eventful as our first visit? Find out here.........

Otterburn Battlefield

Battlefields are a massively overlooked location by almost all paranormal investigators. When you try to imagine the bloodshed, the agony, the horror, how many thousands of people died here? You would imagine if there are such things as ghosts we may well find them at Otterburn Battle Site.

Find out here what happened when Rob and the boys visited on a freezing cold, wet October night.

Woodhorn Church

The oldest church in Northumberland, Woodhorn Church is home to some fantastic ghost stories, but no recent reported sightings. This was abour to change when we came to visit. An amazing night and one which made even Ryan, a hardened sceptic, admit that it's just possible that ghosts do exist. Read what happened here..........

Edlingham Castle at Halloween

Edlingham Castle is without a doubt an incredibly active location, in our opinion anyway. We've had amazing success on our two previous investigations, so where better to be as the clock strikes midnight on the night of the 30th October and we enter Halloween. Rob and Harry return to Edlingham Castle. Read about it here.........

St John's Church at Halloween 2004

Halloween, the night of the year where it's believed the dead are said to return and wander the Earth once again, amongst the living. Where better then to spend the night in a haunted graveyard with a couple of hundred dead souls as my only company, as tonight Rob will be spending the night in St John's Graveyard alone.

What happened? Find out here..........

Flodden Field

Flodden Field is the infamous battle where just shy of 500 years ago 14,00 English and Scottish men were killed in battle, the bloodiest battle ever on British soil. To this very day ghost battles are seen re-entacted at the battle site, locals hear the sounds of battle, the unmistakable sounds of clashing swords, so common that it's almost accepted as the norm.

Would we be lucky enough to experience this for ourselves? Find out how our first investigation of 2005 went here........

Egglestone Abbey

Egglestone Abbey was a locations brought to my attention by an investigator who lives near to the Abbey and has witnessed some unusual happenings there first hand. He'd also captured some amazing EVPs; crystal clear voices, sometimes threatening. GOTNE, with a new member of the team along for the ride, went to check it out for ourselves. Were we threatened? Find out here..........

Bowes Castle

The site upon which the ruin of Bowes Castle stands has been occupied for almost 2000 years. Sightings of Roman soldiers have been commonly reported at the castle for the last 100 years. However, a legend states that anyone who sees these ghostly warriors will die shortly afterwards. Were we putting our lives on the line by visiting Bowes Castle after dark? Find out here.......

Hylton Castle

Hylton Castle is famous nationwide, if not worldwide, for its resident ghost; the story of the Cauld Lad. Bizarre going-ons were commonly reported until the castle's doors were sealed shut for safety reasons, and understandably - with no way inside - the reportings stopped. However I've had emails from some locals who's heard some strange noises coming from the castle late at night. So on my own, I head on over to check it out. Find out what happened here........

Dunstanburgh Castle Revisited

Last year we had two fantastic nights at Dunstanburgh Castle, so with summer coming to an end, and the days getting shorter I decided to take newbie Dan along to Dunstanburgh to enable him to experience this atmospheric ruin for himself. Find out how he found it here........

Easby Abbey

I recently received an email from one of my 'fans', who said they live but a stone's throw from Easby Abbey, they've heard of it's supposed ghosts and would love to read about the GOTNE boys carrying out a ghost hunt there.

So that's precisely what I plan to do, Easy Abbey here we come! Read on by clicking here.......

Cooks Wood at Halloween 2005

Cooks Wood has a well known story but is rarely visited, and certainly hasn't been investigated in recent history. However pick up any book about the region's hauntings and most will contain the story of Cooks Wood's Red Lady. I decided to spend Halloween here to see if she would grace us with her presence.

Read all about it here.........

Chillingham Castle

This is it. Chillingham Castle need's no introduction, and tonight is the investigation that the last three years have been building up towards. Ghosts of the North East spend a freezing cold December night at Northumberland's most haunted.

It was unbelievable, find out more here.........

Gisborough Priory

Gisborough Priory was ruined many years ago and very little of the original structure remains. Legend says a black monk haunts the remains of the priory to this day. As the sun slowly falls from the sky and the darkness closes in around us, would we see the ghostly monk?

Find out what happened when Rob and Dan came to town here.......

Elite Hair Design

Tonight we're going to conduct a ghost hunt at a hairdressers. A hairdressers?!? I can almost hear you exclaim through the virtual airwaves. That's right, Elite Hair Design in Birtley might look like an ordinary hairdressers, but after dark it becomes a real 'hair raising' prospect; angry ex owners, the playful specter of a young girl, and inexplicable black shadow creatures are all reported to reside here.

Read about what happened here........

Dunstanburgh Castle 2007

Dunstanburgh Castle receives another visit. This will be the fourth investigation at the magnificent old ruin and will it deliver as it has done previously?

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Dunstanburgh Castle 2008

With the imminent release of Ghostly Northumberland, the lads head to Dunstanburgh once more in search if Sir Guy the Seeker.

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Victoria Tunnel

With Halloween just around the corner, the lads head to the Victoria Tunnel; a subterranean wagonway far below the streets of Newcastle which was originally constructed to transport coal down to the Tyne. It closed in 1860 and was abandoned for many decades until World War II when it was converted into a air raid shelter to protect 9000 people within Newcastle.

On a mind Friday evening we donned our hard hats, clicked on our torches, and headed underground. Click here to read on.....