If you?ve ever fancied an evening with a ?hanging judge? or perhaps conversing with someone from beyond the grave then you should spend the night in a haunted house and embark on a ghost hunt!
Eerie Evenings, the Midlands? Premier Paranormal Company, will host an overnight ghost hunt at The Skirrid Inn, Monmouthshire on May 5.
The night will include a sumptuous three course meal and the opportunity to enjoy personal readings from the experienced mediums present.
A member of the Sealed Knot Re-Enactment Society will bring to life the history of the site, the tales of its past residents and its present hauntings, before the mediums guide the guests around the site giving their impressions of the night ahead.
Guests will then take part in experiments with full use of ghost hunting equipment during the overnight vigils, with refreshments provided.
This is the first time the Eerie Evenings Team have visited the venue, after having investigated some of England?s spookiest buildings including Tutbury Castle and Dudley?s Station Hotel, both of which have featured on TV?s Most Haunted.
The Skirrid Mountain Inn was built over nine centuries ago, with it first being mentioned on record in 1110, making it the oldest pub in Wales and one of the leading claimants to be the oldest pubs in Britain.
The inn is named after the mountain that looms over it, ?Skirrid Mountain?, which is sometimes called ?Holy Mountain?. Legend has it that it cracked in two at the time of Christ's crucifixion. The ancient ?mounting stone? in the forecourt is said to have been used by many Welsh and English Kings over the centuries and Owain Glyndwr, the great Welsh rebel, supposedly rallied his troops there before his famous attack on Pontrilas during the 14th century.
?Hanging? Judge Jeffries is thought to have started his infamous career at The Skirrid Inn, although records are unclear. What is certain however is that between the 12th and 17th centuries many people (legend suggests over 180) were hanged from a beam on the staircase.
This very beam, complete with rope marks, can be seen today. It is thought that the first floor would have been a court room; complete with a cell in which prisoners spent their last night ? presumably listening to the festivities of their prosecutor and executioner in the bar below.
In an atmosphere of misty legend and ancient folklore, of terrifying incarceration and merciless executions it is unsurprising that The Skirrid Inn is a very haunted building. It attracted the attention of popular TV show Most Haunted in January and haunted pubs expert Richard Jones recently declared the Skirrid to be the most haunted in the UK.
Glasses often fly across the bar by themselves, faces have been seen at the windows, guests feel a ghostly noose slip round their necks, things mysteriously disappear only to turn up weeks later and residents wake to an icy cold room and the feeling they are being watched.
It is thought one of the main spirits at the inn is that of 17th century barmaid Fanny Price. Numerous mediums have given this name in connection to the paranormal activity, including Most Haunted?s Derek Acorah.
The Skirrid Mountain Inn is one of the scariest places you will ever visit. Believer, sceptic or in-between, an Eerie Evening at The Skirrid Inn will be an experience unlike no other.
Not for the faint-hearted but a unique experience for you and your friends.
For more information or to book your place contact Eerie Evenings direct on 01543 278075 or visit their website at www.eerie-evenings.com.
lJournal reporter Catherine Roche will be boldly spending a bone-chilling night at the inn and will report on her findings...if she returns.
Source: http://www.rossonwyejournal.com/news/pu ... _11978.php
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