The Paranormal Database

Suicide

Location: Wingham - The Red Lion public house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The ghost which once haunted this building has not been seen for many years - it was thought to be the phantom of a man who committed suicide, who looked like any other person until he vanished suddenly.

ID #1253, last updated 2002-06-16

Fish Fall

Location: Wrotham - A field in Cranstead (exact area not known)
Type: Other
Date / Time: April 1666
Further Comments: Spread across a two-acre field, fish were found that were said to have rained down from the sky during a thunderstorm. Around thirty-six litres of fish were collected, each creature the size of a little finger.

ID #15055, last updated 2023-08-28

Door Opener

Location: Wrotham - Wrotham House
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1880
Further Comments: The spirit here would patrol the building, opening any door that was closed before 1am. Two overnight guests who stayed awake to see the entity responsible for this behaviour were not disappointed - they watched a grey man open their guest room door at midnight, enter the bedroom and gaze out of the window before laughing hysterically.

ID #4663, last updated 2003-10-07

Red Car

Location: Wye - Car park opposite Devil's Kneading Trough
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 06 July 2007
Further Comments: A witness watched a red car enter and park up just before the vehicle was lost from sight as a fog bank briefly thickened. As the fog cleared, the car had gone - the witness had not heard an engine nor the wheels crunch on the loose stony surface of the park.

ID #12790, last updated 2018-03-10

A Man of Wealth & Taste

Location: Wye - Devil's Kneading Trough
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: A legend says that if you walk around the Devils Kneading Trough seven times then drink the water from the natural spring, you will see the devil.

ID #9671, last updated 2009-09-12

Chain

Location: Wye - Olantigh Mount
Type: Legend - Old Nick
Date / Time: 1890s
Further Comments: The chains heard rattling somewhere underground in this area were said to belong to the devil. One story said an underground tunnel existed in the area.

ID #15514, last updated 2024-07-15

Hooves

Location: Wye - Olantigh Mount, and area near Olantigh Towers (country house)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1890s, and June - September 1931, between 21:00h-22:30
Further Comments: Working in the area of Olantigh Mount in the 1890s, a group of women heard a horse galloping towards them. The women all jumped to one side, expecting to be run down, but no horse could be seen. In 1931, two separate witnesses on different dates heard a horse approach before the sound suddenly ceased when near, once again with no creature visible. One witness claimed the phenomenon occurred three times during their journey, with a few minutes separating each event.

ID #15503, last updated 2024-07-15

Voices

Location: Wye - Wall outside Olantigh Towers (country house)
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 1916
Further Comments: A gamekeeper at the house would hear clear and distinct talking along the wall but could never see anyone. The sound of laughter would be heard running along the top of the wall and ceasing at the end.

ID #15515, last updated 2024-07-15

Blonde Woman

Location: Wye - White Hill
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 7 January 2000
Further Comments: A driver hit a blonde woman who stood in the middle of the road. The lady smiled at the motorist as she bounced over the bonnet, and promptly vanished. The police were contacted, but no evidence of an accident could be detected.

ID #2466, last updated 2002-09-24