Kent Ghosts, Folklore and Forteana
Little Creature with Glowing Eyes
Location: Wichling - Wooded area and the church
Type: Other
Date / Time: 2003
Further Comments: A group of four people in the church yard at night reported seeing a small entity with glowing red eyes run by them. They quickly left after hearing a strange whistling and watching a fast moving cloud cover the area. There are other stories which involve small figures seen standing by the edge of the woods.
First added: 2003-12-21 | Last updated: 2003-12-21 | ID #4782
Dueller or Lover
Location: Willesborough - Boy's Hall
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Woman unknown, others 1970s
Further Comments: After discovering his wife had been seduced by an Irishman, an officer duelled and killed her lover. Several years later, the wife discovered the body, and realised the Irishman was in fact a woman. The spirit of a woman now walks the area, though none can say for sure which woman it is. Footsteps would also be heard walking through sealed doorways, locked doors would be found open, and a poltergeist lifted a radio off a shelf in front of one witness before smashing it on the floor.
First added: 2002-06-11 | Last updated: 2026-03-26 | ID #1141
Padding Dog
Location: Willesborough - The Moat manor house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This invisible hound has been heard walking around the building. It is said to leave a tranquil air in its wake.
First added: 2004-08-21 | Last updated: 2004-08-21 | ID #5341
Blue Woman
Location: Wingham - Private house
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: 30 August 2010, around 15:00h
Further Comments: A woman spotted the apparition of a lady wearing blue clothing move through the driveway and approach the back door. The woman opened the door, but the lady had vanished. Another occupier of the property had also seen the same figure but had dismissed the sighting as a 'trick of the eye'.
First added: 2011-01-02 | Last updated: 2011-01-02 | ID #10130
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.
First added: 2002-06-16 | Last updated: 2002-06-16 | ID #1253
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.
First added: 2023-08-28 | Last updated: 2023-08-28 | ID #15055
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.
First added: 2003-10-07 | Last updated: 2003-10-07 | ID #4663
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.
First added: 2018-03-10 | Last updated: 2018-03-10 | ID #12790
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 Devil's Kneading Trough seven times then drink the water from the natural spring, you will see the Old Nick.
First added: 2009-09-12 | Last updated: 2009-09-12 | ID #9671
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.
First added: 2024-07-15 | Last updated: 2024-07-15 | ID #15514
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.
First added: 2024-07-15 | Last updated: 2024-07-15 | ID #15503
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. Laughter would be heard quickly moving along the top of the wall and ceasing at the end.
First added: 2024-07-15 | Last updated: 2026-05-12 | ID #15515
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.
First added: 2002-09-24 | Last updated: 2002-09-24 | ID #2466
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