Piano Playing

Location: Denston - Plumber's Arms public house
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1982 - 2003
Further Comments: A number of poltergeist activities were experienced over a 21 year period, including pictures being removed or thrown from walls, a self-playing piano, and footsteps heard along the landing. An elderly man also manifested in one of the bedrooms.

End of War

Location: Dunwich - All Saint's Church (only a buttress remains)
Type: Other
Date / Time: Pre 1918
Further Comments: A villager was told an old book said that a ruined tower on the cliffs would fall at the end of the 'greatest war in history'. The tower of All Saint's Church fell four years after the First World War ended (the buttress was saved and is now in St James' Church).

White Figure

Location: Dunwich - Area around the 'red stile', between Dunwich and Heveningham. Area aka Devil's Field or Lane.
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre 1924
Further Comments: This pale phantom was described as wearing a white veil, or having black patches around the head. One brave man touched the entity, and went numb down his right side. A large black hound-like creature was also reported in the area, and a clanking chain heard.

Searcher

Location: Dunwich - Cliff paths near the priory
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost of a man is said to walk along these paths, looking for his wife who, many believe, eloped with another.

Elizabethan Sailor

Location: Dunwich - Coastline
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This ghostly figure slowly walks down to the sea before hopping into his boat and taking sail.

Church Bells

Location: Dunwich - Coastline
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Once a busy port town, sea erosion has reduced this location to only a few dozen houses. The church that once stood on the cliffs has been washed out to sea, and it is said the bells still ring on still moonless nights. Divers exploring the ruins of the old town that once stood on the cliffs have often reported a strange feeling that they are not alone under the sea.

Herds of Cows

Location: Dunwich - General area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Herds of invisible grazing animals were once heard by locals moving along the roads in this area. The creatures are also said to be heard on the beaches, where green pastures once lay.

Squire on Horseback

Location: Dunwich - Heathland in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Nights of the full moon (reoccurring)
Further Comments: Riding his fastest racehorse, this phantom landowner charges around the heathland worrying the locals.

Hobby Lanterns

Location: Dunwich - Paths around Dunwich
Type: Other
Date / Time: Pre 1924, said to be most active between 29 September and 24 December
Further Comments: Will-o-the-Wisps, known locally as Hobby Lanterns, were said to lure people off the paths at night after extinguishing the victim's own light source.

Franciscan Monks

Location: Dunwich - Ruins of Greyfriars
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Monks unknown, shuck in 1926
Further Comments: The monks walk the ruins on the Dunwich coastline, a reminder of the loss of the many churches that have been taken by sea erosion since the twelfth century. Disembodied children's laughter has also been heard on the beach, too late at night to belong to mortal youngsters. Finally, a large phantom dog was seen around the ruins in 1926.

Malformed Shadows

Location: Dunwich - Ruins of the Leper colony in the graveyard
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The former leper hospital, now ruins in the churchyard, is said to be home to strangely shaped shadows.

Heartbroken Man

Location: Dunwich - Woodland in the area
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Helena Walk sighting 18 November 2011
Further Comments: The brother of the lord of the manor fell in love with a serving girl who worked at Grey Friars. Prevented from ever seeing her again, the man died of a broken heart; his phantom now walks through the woodland paths. A couple walking along the Helena's Walk Trail in 2011spotted a pair of disembodied legs following them a short distance behind. The legs were covered by dark trousers and boots, and vanished behind a tree.

Missing Steeple

Location: East Bergholt - Church
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Bell house still stands
Further Comments: Night after night, during the construction of the church, the Devil appeared and pulled down the steeple. The builders finally gave up building the tower, and the bells now stand in a little bell house.

Wispy Figures

Location: East Bergholt - Old Friary (now Old Hall)
Type: Unknown Ghost Type
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Used during World War 2 by soldiers, the troops reported doors that would open and close themselves. One 18 year old awoke to find a ghostly figure trying to strangle him - within 24 hours the soldier's hair had turned from jet black to white.

Fred

Location: East Bergholt - The Hare and Hounds Inn
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Little is known about this public house ghost, other than its nickname of 'Fred'.

White Woman with Pointed Head

Location: East Bridge - Road towards ruined chapel
Type: Post-Mortem Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Observed by a group of bird watchers, a woman in white was seen drifting down an old trail that leads to the ruins of a chapel. It is unclear if her 'pointed head' was a hat or bonnet.

Pale Ape?

Location: Elveden - A134
Type: Cryptozoology
Date / Time: 19 May 2011
Further Comments: A lorry driver reported seeing a hairy, light grey creature on all fours moving through grass around ninety metres away. The driver could see the creature had forward facing eyes, a long snout, and upright ears. The creature then stood on its hind legs and approached the driver, moving like an ape, before dropping once again to all fours and running off, peering over its shoulder as it left.

Big Cats

Location: Elveden - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: April 1985
Further Comments: Elveden residents reported several sightings of a large cat or cats during this month.

Football Shaped Object

Location: Eyke - Skies over Eyke
Type: UFO
Date / Time: 1980s
Further Comments: Just down the road from the famous Bentwaters UFO incident, several villagers have reported other strange craft in the skies above the area.

Female Forms

Location: Eyke - White Woman Lane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This road in the village was reportedly named after the shade that haunted it. A house along the road that was particularly haunted was destroyed during the twentieth century, though its orchard remains.

Clothes Thrower

Location: Farthing Drove - Plantation
Type: Poltergeist
Date / Time: 1949
Further Comments: An unseen spirit at this site was blamed for spoiling milk and removing garments from washing lines. An exorcist was called in to deal with the problem.

Black Dog

Location: Felixstowe - Coastline
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This port town is rumoured to be patrolled by the black shuck, though there are no dated reports of the entity being seen here.

Hitchhiker

Location: Felixstowe - Crossroads controlled by lights
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: For several days, a car driver found himself giving a lift to a World War 2 pilot, who would suddenly appear in the back seat of his car when he reached a certain point of his journey. This stopped once the driver started taking a different route.

Brown ABC

Location: Felixstowe - Exact area unknown
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 1996
Further Comments: Part of a rash of sightings of ABCs in and around the Ipswich area during 1996. The creature was nicknamed 'Paws' by local media.

Horses Crossing Drawbridge that No Longer Exists

Location: Felixstowe - Landguard Fort
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A ghostly coach being pulled by a team of horses is said to cross a ditch next to the fort, where once a drawbridge lay. The fort is also the site of an alleged suicide which is now re-enacted; the ghostly white figure is still seen dangling from the roof beams where he hanged himself.