Posted by Viv Wilson on 29th October 2025 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall spa hotel,barons eden,ghosts,ghostbusters,Hallowe'en,paranormal activity,spooks,attic,candles,seance,ouija board,ghouls,scary,the exorcist,nightmare,All Hallows Eve,All saints day,period drama,history,downton abbey,my dad bought a mansion
Going to sleep in a big old house is quite scary when you’re young but going to sleep in a big old house that’s haunted is even more scary!! As we approach Hallowe'en my mind has gone back to that first winter at Hoar Cross Hall and all
the scary things that happened - and that was without any trick or treaters in those days! We quickly realised that we weren’t
the only inhabitants of
the house when we moved
there in
the 1970s. Every time
there was a windy night I could hear a window banging in
the attic – all night long it kept me awake.
the next day I would go upstairs to
the attics to close it but
there would be no windows open or even loose....