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01 November, 2009
Ghostly Gwrych

Gwrych Castle is possibly one of the most haunted buildings in Wales.
From ghostly smells to cold spots, full apparitions and more, most things have been experienced at Gwrych.
On this page we will look at some of the tales about Gwrych.

The fireplace. (Are those orbs?)
The Servants Stairs

Entrance Hall and Inner Hall

As the main entrance to the house, these two rooms would have seen all of the notable guests arriving to visit the Countess when she was in residence. It has been described over the years by psychics as being highly active as many shades of those who have gone before still pass through.
Today little remains of the former splendour, the ceiling plaster has come away, the fireplace is burnt out, the wooden panelling gone. Breeze block prevents light from entering the room, the stained glass smashed and the leaded windows broken.
 

Does the Countess haunt this room?

During the 1930’s and early 1940’s Bill Price was the caretaker at Gwrych, each night he would go around checking the doors were secure. As he got near the old library, he would always hesitate as he felt he was being watched, his little dog would refuse to enter the room, her hair on end. Bill reported to the 13th Earl that when he came to open up and air the rooms in the morning the library would be unlocked and items displaced. This happened on several occasions, there was never anything missing and the doors had not been forced, and Bill had the only key.
It must be noted that Mr. Price and the Countess did not get on terribly well, so maybe their problems continued past the grave.

The Library. (Is that an orb?)

Are these stairs haunted by a Butler from the past?

In the 1970’s a psychic woman visited Gwrych and stayed for a few weeks, during the winter months. Whilst she was there she was drawn to a particular room in the servants quarters, the men’s room.
A spirit contacted her, whispering in her ear that there was a secret way into the hillside. She set off to investigate, but whilst near the servant’s stairs she has an horrific grasping pain in her chest and collapsed. (In 1915 the Butler suffered a fatal heart attack on these stairs.) The next day the woman left Gwrych never to return.

More eerie tales in the
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With thanks to Mark Baker for permission to use extracts from his booklet “The Ghosts of Gwrych Castle”

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