The Ghosts of Wales: Aberconwy House, Powis Castle, Mumbles Pier, HMP Cardiff and a haunted pub
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Warning: Please be aware that this video includes a story about the death of a new born baby. Some images are for illustration.
Today, we are going on a journey to look at the hauntings and stories at several locations across the beautiful country of Wales. Who haunts Aberconwy House in North Wales? Is Powis Castle haunted by a woman in black, a poltergeist and plagued by bad luck? Does the ghost of a lonely inmate from the Union Workhouse haunt Mumbles Pier in Swansea Bay and what is going on in HMP Cardiff?
Some of the stories focus on historic events and I hope you feel that my video covers the sad side of history in a respectful and honest way, without the need for sensationalising the past. Please stay tuned to the end to hear a small post script from me, Nicola, where I’ll share some thoughts on a hunted pub in North Wales and a couple of postcards.
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I've never been in a haunted pub -- but a haunted house, oh yes. It's a very old place [maybe 16th century?] on Crown Street in Moreton-in-Marsh, the Cotswolds. A small, narrow townhouse where we stayed after an international flight, all of us jet-lagged. In the night I checked on my teenaged girls in the next bedroom, up half a short flight of stairs. A heavy-set man in grey period clothes, baggy trousers and with wild hair was lying flat-out on my older child, who was strugging to get her breath, but still asleep. My younger daughter was awake and staring at the man in horror. When I headed toward the bed to grab him, he seemed to melt before my eyes and my elder daughter sat up gasping, grasping at her throat, saying she felt suffocated. Her sister yelled out, "Mum! What was that?" The next day we insisted on moving to a better accomodation, one without molesting spirits.
That it was seen by two of you- and so detailed. Horrifying- glad you are all 👍 😊
Oh wow that sounds rather disturbing! I am not surprised you left! I hope your daughter was ok. Goodness me! 👻🙋♀️
Can't say I blame you one bit
@@maguffintop2596 brilliant video. i love my country .
🫂😔I understand
I love these videos. Unlike a lot of UA-camrs, who just concentrate on the spooky aspects of the stories, you remember they were real people with feelings and treat them with respect. It's very touching. I love the postcards too, tiny, brief windows into the lives of people long gone xxx
Thank you so much; this makes me really happy 👻🙋♀️🙏
As an American we can’t fathom 500 yr old houses. If a house was built in the 1800’s it’s “ Omg- over 100? Call the Historical Society! Get a plaque on that puppy!”
I know, lots of Americans find the history fascinating, but equally I find American history and architecture fascinating too! 👻🙋♀️
In the late 1990's, I helped refit the Marks and Spencer store on Queen Street, Cardiff. So as not to affect business, all alterations had to be carried out at night. As part of the same job, the old Littlewoods store just a few doors down was being completely refurbished to become a Marks And Spencer ladies shop. Consequently most of our construction supplies were kept in the basement of the semi gutted Littlewoods. Me and many of my colleagues hated going down into the basement. Everyone including myself felt a horrible negative atmosphere and an uncomfortable feeling of being watched.
One clear and still night a group of us were on the ground floor gathering materials, when doors started banging open and shut on the floor above us. With such force that we could clearly hear them downstairs. We knew no one else was in the building and no windows were open. Beside which there was little to no wind blowing that night. This went on for a little while and we soon quickly finished and got out of there. I was glad when that job finished. The shop later became a branch of Next. And I often wonder if the shopfitters on that job experienced anything.
Wowsers! I know M and S on Queen street and Littlewoods used to have an entrance around the back where you could buy sandwiches. That’s so creepy! I can well imagine that. Littlewoods is gone now, I think, and so much of Cardiff changed in the last 15 or so years with John Lewis etc. My gran used to work in Woolworths, I worked as a Saturday girl in Debenhams and also Dillons the book shop. 👻🙋♀️
Hi Nicola...
Thank You for posting a new video....
I know you're still missing your baby kitty Kat, hope things are getting easier.
Thank you Alfred. I do miss her and I got her ashes back recently. But time does help and I am starting to get a bit more used to it but I do get sad sometimes 👻🐱🙋♀️❤️
You may not sound Welsh but your pronunciation of the Welsh towns and villages were spot on.👏👏. I'm very proud of you my patriotic Welsh story teller 🤗. I'm from Pontlottyn a small village between Merthyr and Tredegar.As for the video outstanding as usual each episode is getting better and better and I can't wait for the next video🥇👏. A massive thank you my Welsh beauty for keeping us loyal viewers enthralled your videos must be very hard work and for that we thank you 👏🥂. We all know your going through a tough time at the moment but look after yourself sweetheart and God bless. All the love in world to you and your family Bill XXX.❤️❤️👏👏💯🫨🫣👻😲🏴🇬🇧XX👍🏴
Oh thank you so much! You are very kind! I appreciate that there are regional differences with welsh so a person from south Wales might pronounce a location differently to North Wales. I was hoping that you’d enjoy this video as I was working on it when you mentioned being from South East Wales. I do have some stories from your area for future videos for sure 👻🙋♀️
@@ghostcasebook1266 Nicola, l enjoyed your latest video immensely very entertaining. Thank you for having me in your thoughts during the making of the video very kind of you XX👍. I'm really looking forward to the next episode. If you can try not to dig up any stories from my home village of Pontlottyn I can't sleep at night as it is since watching your videos my electric bill has doubled my bedroom lamp is never off🫣😱🫨😉❤️I now leave my bedroom window open all night ready for a quick exit 👻🤬🏃. Long may you reign my Welsh beauty and thank you take care Bill XXX 👍🥇👏❤️👻🏴🇬🇧
Another fascinating and very interesting episode,thank you so much😊😊😊
Nicole,
I know it's a tough time for you at the moment without your beloved cat but l just wanted to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year take care love and God bless Bill. XXX❤️🎄👻🏴
I grew up 3 miles from Powis Castle.At primary school in the 1980s a girl from my class told us all a ghost story about Powis Castle,her aunty worked at the castle and locked all the rooms at night and nearly every day when they opened a certain room a chair had been moved across it.
Thank you for sharing this Jonathan. Odd things happen there for sure! I can imagine that happening definitely! 👻🙋♀️
Fideo arddechog! It was nice to see a video dedicated just to ghosts from Wales! If you ever do another, I might suggest Maesmawr Hall and Gregynog Hall in Mid-Wales… my own grandmother has had experiences at Gregynog and my sister at Maesmawr! Both are lovely properties and very spooky haha
Diolch am wylio'r fideo a diolch am eich awgrymiadau. Byddaf yn bendant yn edrych ar y lleoedd hynny! Thank you again and I will look into those locations for sure. Maybe you can let me know about your sister and gran on an email if you’d like but no pressure 👻🙋♀️
Oh, do tell! Do tell!
When I was a little girl, back in the sixties, my best friends parents managed The Lansdowne Hotel in Calne Wiltshire, it was haunted by a dwarf who was killed by a jealous husband, he was part of a visiting circus lodging at the hotel which has a large square at the back with stables and servants quarters, my friend and I when we were very small and largely unsupervised [it was the sixties] used to creep along the corridors at night, one night we saw someone hiding under a table in the guests lounge, it was very scary and we ran back to bed, no idea if it was the ghost or some weirdo, but I remember a very scary face on whatever it was! Its been modernised since then of course.
Wow that’s so interesting and definitely creepy! I can imagine that being quite terrifying to say the least! 👻🙋♀️
Fred Dibnah, steeple jack. VERY interesting character, I've seen several documentaries on him. I sugest watching them, if you lie history.Great vid, as per usual!
"Did you like that?"
Thank you so much. Yes I must admit I didn’t think Fred Dibnah would ever make an appearance in my video but apparently that’s what the ghost looked like! 👻🙋♀️
Beautiful country. I loved hearing the stories, Nicola. 👻😃
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you kindly Don! 👻🙋♀️
Oh excellent stuff your back !!!!😊 Friday night chinese and a few beers listening to your stories after work 👌 spot on 👍😊
I love this! Yes I am back and I am so pleased you enjoyed the video with beers and Chinese food! Thank you so much and enjoy 🍻🥟🥠🍺
My darling Grampa was born in Wales and used to talk about the Mumbles. I hadn't thought of that in many years. Thank you for reminding me, and for a very enjoyable video.
Wonderful! I love this. In welsh, Mumbles is spelt Mwmbwls and I am so glad the video gave you some valuable memories. I feel so honoured that the video reminded you of a loved one for sure ❤
Great and fascinating content as always, Nicola. In earlier videos I thought I had detected a Welsh accent, but only on certain words. As soon as you pronounced the Welsh place names the accent was clear as a bell!
Thank you so much Jason. Yes you can hear it in videos where I say ‘theatre’ and also ‘years’ so it is detectable. And often if I meet a person from Wales, they can detect it quite quickly but you are right! 👻🙋♀️
Hi Nicola, awesome live ghost stories video. I enjoyed it. How are you doing? I'm doing well and so is my cat Benjamin he's big and happy. Are you ready for Christmas? I'm ready for Christmas. We have snow in Ontario, Canada. Do you have snow where you are? All your ghost stories videos are enjoyable and wonderful. Have a great weekend. See you next video 😊
Hi Michelle and Benjamin! No snow here and I am never ready for Christmas! Ever! I think you sound more organised than me. Last year I put up Christmas lights and it was such an effort I left them up. They are still up now ha ha! Does that count as being ready for Christmas? Will the snow stay with you now until the spring or will it that out? No snow here and on the South coast where I am it’s pretty rare whereas the mountains in Wales will often get some! 👻🙋♀️
@@ghostcasebook1266 hi. No the snow will melt. In southern Ontario where I live. There's hardly any bad weather. Have a great weekend 😀 see you next video
No, I wouldn't sleep in a haunted place on purpose anyway.
Would you sleep there as part of a paranormal investigation with a group I wonder? 🤔
Really enjoyed this video. Amazing how some people can smell certain aromas where these apparitions appear like flowers and pipe smoke. Must be pretty scary to feel a ghostly touch on your arm or even a ghost to get into bed beside you 😮...wow...lol...thanks for your work on beautiful Wales my ancestral homeland. Loved the postcards! Look forward to more when ready, take care 🏴.
Thank you ever so much Celeste! I am so glad you enjoyed the video. Do you know where your family are from in Wales? I’ll try and find some stories from the area if you know 👻🙋♀️🐱
@@ghostcasebook1266 thanks Nicola, anywhere in the South Wales valleys would be great, all your work is fantastic 💕🌳
Another great video Nicola 😊 It kept my attention all the way through. I can't wait for the next one ( again 🤗)
Yes I would stay at the Lindor Pub 🍻. Perfect narration and background images/ scenery. Brilliant work 👏 big thumbs up 👍, Steph from South Australia xo☺️
Hi Steph and thank you ever so much! I am so pleased that you enjoyed the stories. I have welsh relatives in Canberra! I love Australia for sure 👻🙏🙋♀️
Hi from Ireland 🇮🇪 Nicola, wow what a fantastic video ❤ well done and thank you as ever for your outstanding work 👏. Every good wish and continued success 😊
Thanks so much Eoin! I am so pleased you enjoyed the video for sure 🙋♀️👻
Thank you Nicola for another lovely haunted episode! Wales has such spendour to it. I went to school there for a year; Bodelwyddan Castle,Abergele, near Llandudno. I never got a chance to explore Wales. I later saw Bodelwyddan on a Ghost Hunters International episode! I have read some amazing stories of the Welsh princes. I don’t like the stories about women caring for babies; they never go well. It’s so very sad and horrible. I like the way you present the stories. 🥰🙏🙋♀️🕊🐾🐾🐾
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing. Yes the castle at Bodelyddan is interesting. The history with the castles can be brutal but that’s what ancient lands are about I suppose! I agree about the baby farming. I covered another one in my very early Crime and punishment episode with Amelia Dyer who was far more prolific than Rhoda Willis. She was hanged at Newgate prison. I am so glad you enjoyed the video for sure 👻🙋♀️
Excellent as always - your research is superb and you have such a lovely accent (reminds me of where I am bird and bred, Gloucester) you must have been away from Wales for quite a while judging by you no Welsh sounding burr. Keep ‘em coming, they are lovely historical documents 👍🏻🌟❤️
Hello and thank you so much. Yes I’ve lived in England for some time now but when I go back to Wales the accent picks up a bit! 👻🙋♀️
I really enjoy this channel, the histories and the hauntings. Thank you
Thank you so much and thank you for watching 👻🙋♀️
Superb as always Nicola, Mary's story is a sad one but I'm glad she got to spend the day away from the workhouse 👻
Yes I agree. I don’t know if you’ve seen the Brighton video where dreadful things happened on the pier there; Mumbles pier doesn’t have such a sad past at all but this story really did stand out to me. Thank you so much 👻🙋♀️
Thank you Nicola. Another fantastic video!! My Grandad was from Wales which made this extra fascinating. Best wishes to you!!!
Thank you Joan! Do you know where he was from? That’s so kind and glad you enjoyed it 👻🙋♀️
I have visited both Powis Castle and Conwy Castle, Conwy being my favourite. A magical place. I wished the walls could talk. I could get more of a sense of history from its bare bones and walls than from any other. Unfortunately, or fortunately, no spirits made their presence felt.
Thank you for another wonderful post. Can't wait for the next one.
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Wales is indeed beautiful.
Thank you so much Annette! I love that you have visited the castles. Wales is full of castles and they are so imposing! I am so glad you enjoyed the video for sure and lots more to come 👻🙋♀️
The Llindir Inn ghost reminds me of the story of Jerusha Howe's ghost at The Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA., USA.
Oh wow I will have to look that story up. Thank you so much 👻🙋♀️
I heard about her from the show Ghost Adventures. Season 5, episode 1. In short, she fell in love with an English sailor who had to go back out to sea but promised to return. He never did, for some unknown reason. She died of a broken heart (more likely of something like TB). And now her ghost supposedly will lie in bed with people that sleep in her room.
Lovely video and with great content looked into extremely well 👌 👏
Oh wow thank you so much; I really appreciate your kind words 👻🙋♀️
Enjoyed your stories immensely. I have two ancestors allegedly from Swansea, but have not confirmed this yet. I'm very glad when I learn more Welsh history.
Thank you so much. Swansea and Cardiff are what I would call friendly rivals! Swansea suffered hugely in the Second World War and the city centre was largely rebuilt but it has some very interesting history and locations. We used to go to Swansea leisure centre as kids because it had the best slides and a wave machine which was radical back in the day! 👻🙋♀️
33:10 While I believe in ghosts and have seen a FBA at a former hunting lodge (now residence) in Upstate New York, I've never knowingly stayed in a haunted inn, pub or hotel. I'm trying to recall whether I've had any paranormal experiences beyond unsettling feelings while traveling. If I have, I was either exhausted, inebriated and/or anything that transpired was too subtle for me to take notice. Yes, I would stay at the Llindir Inn. I wouldn't want Sylvia removing my blankets in the night-that would probably terrify me. If I were with a gentleman friend and she joined us in bed, I have a feeling we'd try to rationalize it, but I don't like to share! If she were to play with my makeup, I'd be freaked out but as long as she didn't spill anything it would be OK-she's been though a lot.👻💄
I love this thank you so much! I wonder if the Llindir inn will become popular with stag parties now! I agree, I don’t think I’d like to meet Sylvia myself! 👻🙋♀️
@@ghostcasebook1266 Lol-Paranormal stag nights! What with all the ghost hunting shows in the mainstream media (on the Travel Channel, no less, in the USA) I'll bet there's a market for that. And hooking up with a spirit might not be as much of a bone of contention between the betrothed...
So excited that you posted!!! Enjoying this while on my lunch break. Thank you darlin for all you do and so glad you're back.😊💜💜💜
You’re very welcome and thank you so much for watching! I am glad to be back too! 👻🙋♀️🙏
My wife is Welsh. We met in Brisbane, Australia. She lived in Redcliffe North of Brisbane. When I first moved into her home we had separate rooms, and still do. Often in the night a presence would run up and down the middle of the bed. I was not brave enough to look despite my desire to. We have moved to the country and sadly my running friend has visited only occasionally. It may be but I miss them.
Wow that’s mad! I wonder if the property had a story to tell. Thank you so much 👻🙋♀️
This sounds good. Got some Merlot on the go tucked up in bed with the lights low. I love this. Warning Broken Record Alert. I love your channel ❤👻❤
Sounds great! I love this James! Thank you as ever my friend and cheers! 🍷
@@ghostcasebook1266 I'm back in
Oops I slipped over in the snow! Message to self don't text in the snow! I'm back in St Peter Germany it's snowing a lot! Thanks for the kind reply and hope I can see many more stories from you soon. Love from snowy St Peter 👻💋👻
I do love hearing Welsh people saying Welsh words and place names. I know that I could never pronounce them myself, but I do love hearing them.
You are very welcome thank you! But then Scottish people have wonderful accents too! 👻🙋♀️
@@ghostcasebook1266 aww. Must be a Celtic thing
Celtic, or Glasgow Celtic 😎
Thankyou it s been lovely to watch , different places, very creepy the woman at the pub , getting into bed with people, but loved it , love the ghost stories , can’t wait for the next one
Thank you Sue! Glad you enjoyed it. I struggled to find a man in gold as I kept getting pictures of Liberace and David Bowie which were not quite right, I felt! 👻🙋♀️
You have some of the best ghost content on this platform, aways excited when i see a new upload, you deserve so much more views. Thankyou for the great entertainment
Oh thank you ever so much! That’s very kind for sure! 👻🙋♀️🙏
Your Histioric Videos on Ghost Stories are the best i have ever seen.Waiting on more great stories to come.
Glad you like them! More to come for sure! 👻
Always look forward to your uploads. Another great episode. Your research and hard work always shows in a great way. 😊
Wow, thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed the stories 👻🙋♀️
this is very nice indeed, enjoyed this. thankyou Nicola.
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much 👻🙋♀️
The ghostly dog of powis will almost certainly be buried in the powis pet graveyard.
Thank you for the wonderful video! Yes, we would stay in that inn.... and, yes, we have stayed in a reputedly haunted hotel!
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much. Did anything ghostly happen when you stayed in a haunted hotel? Thank you for sharing 👻🙋♀️
@@ghostcasebook1266 You're very welcome! And, we think so! I had not been a convinced believer of ghosts, and still have my doubts, but that was the closest to making me a believer. My motto is "Never say never!" 🙂
What a nice surprise! Your videos certainly beat getting stuck in Black Friday sales!:)❤
Oh I can’t stand all this Black Friday stuff. Email inbox complete full and it brings out the commercialism that Christmas sadly has. I refuse to participate in the Black Friday circus and the cyber Monday or whatever this nonsense is! 👻
Greetings from Victoria, BC, Canada. I have stayed at the Empress Hotel and it is haunted. Many places in Victoria have ghost stories. The building where I have my hair done is haunted. It was built in the late 1800's. My stylist has seen the ghost. He is dressed in a lawyer type suit from the 1800's. The area behind the building was where people sentenced to death by hanging met their end. When I first started to go there, I felt uncomfortable in the entrance hall. When I mentioned that to my stylist she said that is where the ghost spends a lot of his time.
Your videos and stories are very interesting to see and hear. Thanks 🙂
Hi! Another excelent job. I love the UK and watching your videos brings a bit of it to my home. I've been to Wales twice and I think it's a gorgeous and fascinating country. I sincerely hope I can visit again someday.
Hi Andrea and thank you ever so much. There’s so much to see in Wales, definitely. Lots of history and lots of ghosts! 🙋♀️👻
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Wales doesn't get enough attention; but perhaps the Welsh prefer it that way!
I didn’t cover any Welsh locations in the Halloween video so I thought I would cover some here but there are so many stories for the future too. 👻🙋♀️
I would stay in an allegedly haunted house or hotel; why not? Ghosts and spirits reside everywhere; they are all around us. We are not always tuned into them, but they are there. Communicate when you can and be kind.
Thank you so much for the excellent video Nicola ❤️. You always do such a good job. I never knew you grew up in Wales m'dear! I must have missed that in your earlier video. Are you Welsh blood too or was it like your parents were just immigrants to Wales? And can you speak Welsh and read & write in Welsh? My best buddy from when i was growing up's mom is Welsh and she was always one of my favorite women in my life, such a sweetheart she was. I've always found the Welsh interesting and wanted to visit. I love listening to Welsh language too, it has a lovely sound to it.
Hi Alex and thank you. Both my parents were born in Wales but my dad’s side have Irish and Forest of Dean blood and my mum’s side is from Wales and Somerset. I grew up in Cardiff and went to school where we were taught to speak and write in welsh until I was about 15. But I don’t come from a fluent welsh speaking family. If you visit North Wales, it’s very common to hear people speaking welsh as their first language. In South Wales, not so much generally. But the welsh language in North Wales and South language differs a bit. I’m glad you enjoyed the video for sure 👻🙋♀️
@@ghostcasebook1266 Wow that's so interesting Nicola. It's great to have fluency in a second language. I grew up with Spanish & English. Well, gotta get back to my game. My Ohio State Buckeyes are playing our rival the Michigan Wolverines in the most-watched football game all year, say a prayer for us, Nicola! Go bucks!
Did they win?
@@ghostcasebook1266 no, they lost on a bad call from the refs 😭
One of my family lines lived in southern Wales for many years, although no actual Welsh blood. One day I hope to be able to visit the area. My grandfather was born in Shropshire and his family lived on the eastern border of Wales for centuries. Much Welsh DNA from that line for my mother and myself! I would love to hear of any ghostly tales from that area.
Wonderful video - I enjoyed it very much! The pictures are a wonderful complement to the stories you tell. I found the ending really lovely with you reading the postcard (story), and of course the interesting ghost story at the end. Thanks so much for your amazing efforts in making this fine video!
You are very welcome Jennifer and thank you so much for your kind words. I’d like to cover some stories from the Welsh and English borders so maybe I can cover some interesting cases there. I am so pleased you liked the video and the post cards. Yes the Llindir Inn is a bit creepy! 👻🙋♀️
And yes, I would love to stay in a haunted Inn as long as I knew there were not any malevolent or nasty acting spirits. I wish I had gone to Rye and Chester.
There are lots of haunted pubs and hotels in the UK. Some I think over promote it and some won’t speak about it at all! Funny really. 👻🙋♀️
@@ghostcasebook1266 You know, not everybody is comfortable with the topic of ghosts. Some people actually do not believe they exist.
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You do such a wonderful job.
Thank you.
Thank you very much as ever Ernest! 👻🙋♀️
Always look forward to your videos. Thank you.
So nice of you and thank you for watching! 👻🙋♀️
Beautiful. Engaging. Fascinating. Excellent. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you kindly Chris ❤😊
Your videos are potted histories and informative. TA. Looking forward to the episodes of Cardiff and the Manor House. Maybe that the tale of the moving of London Bridge is an Urban Legend, fun though. And I would love to know the contents of the Box pointed out by the Man in Gold.
And No Way would I (try to) sleep in Llindir Inn. Old Scardey Cat.
TTFN 👏👍
Glad you like them! Thank you for taking the time to comment. I wonder what was in the box too! Yes, Cardiff and Llancaiach Fawr manor are for the future episodes for sure and I love that you wouldn’t stay in the Llindir Inn. I’m in two minds! 😊
Beautifully told. Haven’t had the pleasure of visiting Wales, a wonderful country by the look of it. Yes I would love to stay at the Inn for an evening or two😂😂
Thanks also for sharing the postcards at the end, I wondered too if AW may have been a casualty of the Great War 😢
Perfect Sunday companion…. Obviously joined by the obligatory cake and a brew, just off to see a piece of elastic into the back of all my trousers due to excessive cakery 😂😂😂
So glad you enjoyed the video! I agree, whenever I see post cards from the early 1900s I always think how the world would change so drastically and in such a devastating way so imminently. It was a very different time back then, I suppose. If you so go to Wales, you will have to try Welsh cakes! They are the best. There are a stout little cake with sultanas in and they are cooked on an iron bake stone. My gran used to make the most amazing welsh cakes, she never had a recipe and I used to help her make them. Her Bakstone was made by her dad (I think) in the ironworks near the village. My husband buys them in Asda in Cardiff and whilst they are not as good as homemade one they are still excellent! The welsh word for cake is ‘Teisen’ like Tay or tie and then sun or San depending on your region. 👻🙋♀️
Thank you for this, it's really quite charming
Thank you so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it 👻🙋♀️
@@ghostcasebook1266 I did, very much
It is strange to me when buildings are taken from one country to another. We (U.S.) also have a church that was once in London. It was bombed by the Luftwaffe during WW2 and then during the 60s it was disassembled and rebuilt in Missouri. It's called Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. The University that the church is now a part of also has links to Churchill. It's fairly close to me but sadly I haven't been lucky enough to visit it. I did get to sleep on the British icon, the Queen Mary. I spent hours walking the ship and getting to know the layout as much as possible, I even went to a few locations that are closed to the public. It's a creepy ship and every location feels like you are not alone. Our first night I was just starting to fall asleep when something grabbed my left leg and pulled it, I actually felt like I was being pulled out of bed. Our cabin had just enough light in it so I could see. There was no one there but me and my wife. There is a bathroom just off of what's called Piccadilly on the ship. My wife went to use it when all of the sinks turned on at once. The restroom used to be a reading and writing room before the ship was turned into a hotel. I've been to many haunted locations, but none of them beat the Gray Ghost. Once again thanks for another amazing video and I'm really enjoying the post cards at the end.
I am completely fascinated by your experience on the Queen Mary. Thank you ever so much for sharing! Yes, the idea of buildings being sent to the USA is interesting. I know the singer Tom Jones who is from the South Wales Valleys has a red phone box next to his swimming pool in Beverly Hills. I believe it was a phone box due to be scrapped but it was the phone his dad rang his mum on when she went into labour or something like that. The Queen Mary is absolutely fascinating for sure! 👍
I just found your channel and I absolutely love the stories and the way you present them- it's wonderful. Hearing your own thoughts and little details beyond the story itself make listening so much more enjoyable. And as a fellow lover of history and especially personal items, your endings with historic postcards are lovely little gimpses into the past. Thanks for sharing those. Oh and since you asked, I would absolutely stay in any of those places- not just because of the potential for a ghostly experience, but also because they look so beautiful. You folks in the UK are very lucky- we have nothing like that here in Canada.
Hello and welcome along! I thank you kindly for your lovely comment. I am so glad you enjoyed the video and the history. I love Canada and I appreciate the history in the USA and Canada is different to the UK but I still find it fascinating in its own right. I hope to return to Canada in the next year or two for sure 😊
Thank you Nicola, saved this to watch for my lazy Sunday morning, and so much enjoyed it. I think you could make very interesting history docs, but I do like having the ghostie bits included!
Thank you so much and I am glad you enjoyed it! I love learning about history through ghost stories really! 👻🙋♀️
Hi Nicola, thank you from Cardiff for another video. I have an experience myself of Llancaiach Fawr which I hope you might be able to shed some light on. The house itself had a lovely atmosphere, but there is a sort of entrance way museum (it had a cat whicb told the houses story in a funny voice). Both times I was there I had a horrible sensation of a deep cut half way up my neck, it faded in the house itself but it was very unpleasant in the grounds. I tried researching it since but other than one paranormal website referring to a 'grisly murder in the grounds'. I've never unravelled this.
I will certainly look into this for you. I will be there next year I hope and I’d like to try and uncover as much as I can. Thank you for your kind comment and Diolch yn fawr!
I have stayed in a hotel that was haunted. There's an old town in Arizona called Bisbee. It's famous for it's copper mines and an old grand dame hotel called the Copper Queen. John Wayne filmed many of his movies there and stayed many nights in the first room at the top of the stairs. He was married at the time to a woman named Pilar who was very jealous. One night she went upstairs uunannounced and found him in bed with the leading actress in his current film. I didn't know any of this at the time - my husband and I were married there in 2016 and the room we stayed in was John Wayne's favorite room. We checked in to the room and as I flipped the light switch on, it flipped off. I flipped it back on and the tv in the room went on and then with a bang, it died. We had to call down to the office and have it replaced. We married in front of the third floor fireplace at sundown and after dinner and drinks went back to the room. At 2 am we started hearing a hushed argument. It progressed to a full fight between a man and woman in the upstairs lobby. There was shouting and breaking of glass by the fireplace. We put up with it for 20 minutes and then looked. Nothing. It started up again. Shouting and swearing in English and Spanish (he was bilingual, she was Peruvian) and again things breaking. We opened the door again to silence. We finally went down to see the manager. The desk clerk looked annoyed and woke him. He showed us the guest register. We were the only guests in that area. We explained the fighting we'd heard and with a stunned look, he told us that John Wayne had been there with Pilar in a working honeymoon. She had caught him within days cheating on her. In that room.
Wow what an interesting story and thank you ever so much for sharing. I love that idea of a famous person haunting a property. The Halloween special had a famous person haunting another famous person in the UK! 👻🙏
Just got home and im so excited to see this video. 😊
Hooray! Happy weekend my friend 👻🙋♀️
Hi, i just want to say that i really enjoy hearing your ghost stories about your country. It's so fascinating! So rich in history! Keep up the good work!! From the other side of the pond 🇨🇦
Thank you so much! I love Canada and I hope to visit again maybe next year ❤
Enjoy all your content fantastic.
Thank you ever so much. That’s great 👻🙋♀️
Another nice video. I've worked with several people in my last job who experienced phenomena. However, the owner of the business didn't want it to get a ghostley repuation, so none of the phenomena should be promoted. I will say no more regarding this, but I understand why businesses do not get into the ghost tourism industry.
Thanks for sharing! I agree, it is quite possible that the inn doesn't want to put people off for sure. Interesting how different businesses use different approaches. Thank you kindly.
lived near Conwy so loved this one as I've been to aberconwy house a few times never had a spooky experience there, Plas Mawr on the other hand I have in the turret room was freezing in there on a hot summers day about 10 degrees diffrence so went to go down to the floor below but felt like some one was trying to get past me and felt pressure on my back, no hands just pressure (I was on my own as the other people went down before me) I was quite unnerved ! 😨 the pier story was quite sad but yes nicer to pass in a nice place rather than a work house. I lived in colwyn bay which had a pier until recently which was haunted by the projectionist I think as it had a cinema on it at one time (my great aunty used to work as a cleaner there .I think it had had about 3 fires there since it was first built unfortunately the council let it go to rack and ruin (as with many other older buildings in the bay) and they said it was now dangerous and demolished it so now there's only a jetty that they built there instead which is sad :(
Yes I think I’ll cover Plas Mayr in the future. Thank you for sharing your story and glad you enjoyed the video. 👻🙋♀️
Lovely
If Rhoda Willis is haunting Cardiff Prison, then it would seem her confession either didn't allow her soul to move on or the haunting is residual in nature.
I agree. It seems that she was prepared to go along with the protest of innocence until it was a no go area. Then her true colours came out, maybe.
Thanks!
Thank you ever so much! You are very kind and this really does make a difference. Best wishes 👻🙋♀️😊
12:22;WOW!SUCH a beautifully decorated room!Love that Nic-o-la😊👍🏻
Thank you Ian! I even think it gives Cardiff Castle a bit of a run for its money! 👻🙋♀️
Aww Nicola, what a beautiful, beautiful video.
Loved every minute of it; your going from strength to strength. The stories are so interesting and thought provoking.
I agree with you regarding poor Mary, I like to think she is continuing her day out too, bless her. Would I stay in that haunted pub; hell yes🤪.
Luved your postcards, brilliant.
Thanx for all your hard work; this is why your video’s are so good. Please know that you are really appreciated.
Take care young lady.
Neil 👍👻♥️☕️
Oh my gosh really? I am so grateful for your kind words Neil. This means so much to me. I can’t tell you how much your comment means to me. Recently I was thinking ‘should I change things?’ ‘should I change the format?’ but I think I’ll stay with things as they are. I love the postcards too. Glad you liked the stories and thank you ever so much once again my friend 👻🙋♀️🐱❤️
@@ghostcasebook1266 No, no; please don’t change the format.
Glad to help in any way I can Nicola; you are a superb content creator and praise where praise is due.
Always a pleasure young lady.
You literally are going places girrrrl!😊👍🏻
I hope so! I enjoy making the videos and uncovering the stories 👻
@@ghostcasebook1266 Ah I dream of accompanying you and lending my sensitivities to your service!
Good on ya😊
☮️🩵🖖🏻✝️♾️🕉🪬⚛️
Ian.
Your pronunciation got me too! I’m from North Wales, never expected you to be from Cardiff 🤷🏼
Absolute class as usual, looking forward to the next one 💪🏻
Oh thank you! Yes indeed, Cardiff born and bred. Glad you enjoyed the video. Have you watched the girl, the ghost and the gravestone on BBc iPlayer? it covers a haunting in North Wales and it’s very good. 👍
@@ghostcasebook1266 No I haven’t, but I’ll make a point of doing so now. Thank you👍🏻
Amazing video 😬
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much 👻🙋♀️
Fantastic video. My Mum was from Swansea & we went to Mumbles a lot as youngsters. I'm glad the lady passed away on the pier with her friends rather than the workhouse. I actually stayed in Jamaica Inn some years ago & you could certainly feel the history of the place but nothing paranormal. I've stayed in far more creepier places. Lol.
Thank you so much and I love that your family has a Swansea connection! I agree, better to pass away by the seaside than in the workhouse ❤
@@ghostcasebook1266 I'd definitely prefer it.
Ohhh please do it asmr. I'd die a happy man. Your voice is dreamlike.
Oh my days I am not sure I’d know what to do! Would I just whisper the stories? 👻
Thank you!!! I'm right though ain't I?
Yes yes. It would be amazing. Believe me.
Let me give it some thought 🙋♀️
I always look forward to these stories, your voice is spot on 😊
Thank you so much! You are very kind and I’m so glad you enjoyed the video ❤😊
Mary's story is so sad 😞
I agree. Very sad, bless her 👻🙋♀️
Superb!
Thank you! Cheers! 👻🙋♀️
I stayed in a haunted beach house in 2005. It was damp, disgusting and very sudden in meteing out its happenings. Were supposed to stay 5 days but left early morning day 3. It was near a great toy store and arcade I illegally gambled at lol
I like that. "Proper names, place names...and a haunted pub". It's so off-the-cuff. XD
A lovely video, thank you Nicola.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much Philip 👻🙋♀️
Thank you. Just what I needed
You’re very welcome! 👻🙋♀️
The man in gold lace and the seamstress -- what a story! Powys castle must hold many such wonderful stories and powerful secrets.
I know and it’s an old story that’s survived all these years. I did have trouble finding an image of a man in a gold suit as David Bowie and Liberace kept coming up ha ha!
I love the idea of staying at the Llindir Inn,but whether I'd be so enthusistic if the ghostly lady climbed into my bed,is another thing entirely.😂
You asked if anyone listening would stay in a haunted pub/place,,, As far as this goes I believe everyone has spirits that surround them. I guess the take here is about if the spirits are doing things we can call interactions or experiences? I think that is up to the spirits and if so the interactions just might not even be understood, seen, or some other explanation is inserted.
Spent many a happy childhood time on mumbles pier 😅
Yet another great story
Thank you so much 👻🙋♀️
Thanks Nicola....I'm always excited to see your new videos appear in my feed......excellent work as usual!!
Best wishes from Ireland!
Thank you! You too!
the old cross saws inn in pembroke, 40 years ago i saw a girl walk across the landing and disappear
As always, Nicola, your videos are superb. Wales is breathtaking, and listening to the stories was a delight. Thank you for the wonderful content! It provided me with great entertainment on my cruise when I wasn't in port or busy with other activities onboard. 👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you ever so much indeed! I am so glad you are enjoying the videos and have the best time on your cruise! 👻🙋♀️🙏
I love Wales, my grand parents, came from Briton Ferry, Cardiff, and I was also born on my grandmother’s birthday 👍
Yes Cardiff is my city too! 🙏👻🙋♀️
This place seems very interesting I would love to look around this area ,I'm going to Wales this year so hopefully I can go visit,❤❤❤xx
You should! Wales is where I was born and raised and I absolutely love it. It is a very haunted place! 🙋♀️👻
Another great vid. This one I found fascinating as I've yet to ever visit Wales (I know) I would love to stay at some of these places, I'm not sure how I'd react to blatant 'activity' however. I'm hopeful that I would stay strong and not run away because deep down I don't believe there is anything to be frightened of. Mind you, reading what @letitroll1972 had to write below, maybe that would be easier said than done. The portraits and art in this video are also quite beautiful. Again, you can almost feel what these people were like without ever meeting them. Some of these places also look incredible. I must make more of an effort soon to visit. All the stories are filled with questions but the dog? I don't know 🙂Well done anyway again. Work harder will you! I want two of these per day while I recover from illness ok haha!! Best wishes, Glenn X
You are very welcome as ever Glen. I know, stating on a haunted location might give you a sleepless night for sure! Wales is lovely and if you do get to visit there are so many historic locations. Castles galore, stately homes, just all sorts. I’m biased but Cardiff is vibrant and Cardiff Castle is really something! Thank you as ever my friend 😊
Everything about your videos is professional and pleasing. Wonderful photography, excellent narration, and the research you do is appreciated. I have an interest in the paranormal due to a bit of clairaudience, which has always been monitory, never frightening. A new subscriber here! Thank you for your work.
Thank you very much! Welcome to the channel! I appreciate your kind words and I hope you’ll find plenty more videos to have look at on the channel. A new one is out on Friday 🙋♀️👻
Thank you! Just discovered your channel. ♥Excellent stories and presentation. The Post Cards at the end are a charming touch.
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel! 👻🙋♀️🙏
New South Wales is stoically keeping up with Wales, in relation to hauntings. Monte Cristo Homestead, Junee NSW is home to ten ghosts. Great read.
I will look into this and it sounds very active! I don’t know if you watched my Ghosts of Bath video but there was a link to Australia there. I love Australia and I’d like to travel more in New South Wales and also in Western Australia which I found fascinating! 👻🙋♀️
Goosebumps with the shivers traveling all the way up my back to my neck!! The golden ghost was a beast of a story. Wow.
Each one of your stories, Nicola is so much different from the previous one. The tone of your voice and the depth of your research makes your channel so unique.
Just once in your lifetime, if you have not already done so, you need to come to Charleston South Carolina. The paranormal that lingers in Charleston and the surrounding areas from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War is everywhere.
I so enjoyed the ghost stories of Wales. Thank you. 👻🫣
Thank you ever so much for your kind words. I'd love to go to South Carolina and visit the areas you mention. Maybe a future project for sure 🤔
I’ve seen what I think might be the Jacobean lady at Aberconwy. I’ve seen her (psychically) looking out of one of the upper windows. She had a red dress on and I knew she was from that time period. Only difference is she appeared to have long blonde hair. She told me her name was Elizabeth and was very amiable.
I’ve never been in the house but I’d love to! I’ve only been to the bookshop in the cellar.
I didn’t know there was a Jacobean ghost in a red dress until I saw this video!
Oh wow this is so interesting! And thank you kindly for sharing this! I wonder if you can ask the National Trust for a private tour of some sort? Thank you again. 👻🙋♀️
Great episode enjoyed it very much. I would stay at a haunted Inn 👻 but don't know how long I'd stay as I'm a bit of a scardy cat😁 Lovely postcards you do have some great ones 👍🏻 Hope you are well. 👻
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much Linda! I am doing pretty well now thank you 👻🙋♀️
Hiya Nicola, are you just uploading on a monthly basis? if you are you're only going to upload 12 vlogs per year, its you're channel at the end of the day, saying that I do like being left in suspense what your next vlog is going to be, this is Paul in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Hello Paul and thank you for your question. I think I’m going to release a video in the new year that will answer your question but I love that you are held in suspense! Don’t worry, I have some lovely Cumbria tales for the future too 👻🙋♀️