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The Ancient Ram Inn

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Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

History

Before the construction of the building, the site was a Pagan burial ground which lies on Ley Lines. It was constructed in 1145 and was a home for slaves, masons and other workers who were building St. Mary’s Church nearby. After these workers moved out, the house became a home to a priest and it was also an inn and public house before eventually being owned by John Humphries until his death in December 2017 and now it is owned by his daughter, Caroline, who allows the house to be visited by archaeologists and paranormal tourists who can stay overnight, if they are brave enough!

Who Haunts This House?

The most active spirit is the resident witch who was burned at the stake after trying to find sanctuary at the inn. Her hiding place has now been called, “The Witch’s Room” where her ghost is said to appear at the window.

Another spirit is the innkeeper’s daughter who was hung in the attic, as well as children who were murdered as part of sadistic rituals.

Another hot spot for sightings of spirits is “The Bishop’s Room,” which was where bishops would stay, their spirits making a regular appearance in this room, including other dark spirits. Strangely, this was the room that John Humphries chose as his bedroom! He has recounted a number of events when he was personally violated by these spirits whilst he was asleep in his bed.

Who has investigated this place and what did they find?

Ghost Adventures

During their investigation they heard disembodied voices saying, “I don’t like you,” laughing and breathing.

Residual noises of growling, knockings, chanting and doors slamming.

Aaron captured a dark mist moving very fast in front of his camera.

Nick said something was thrown at him while he was doing a vigil alone.

Most Haunted

Derek Acorah hears a malignant voice saying, “Dare we come high. The same fate will await you.”

Recording of a cat meowing, there was no cat nearby.

Apparition of a lady seen by Derek.

Stuart is thumped in the chest by an unknown force, causing him to fall over and he found it hard to breath.

Sam and Colby

Figure seen at a window.

Candle falls off candlestick while they are in the room.

Knocking and disembodied voices heard.

Lots of REM Pod activity.

Light going on and off multiple times.

Days Out, Holidaying, Restaurants, Reviews

The Jamaican Inn

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The first thing we noticed was that it was decorated with Halloween decorations, they had a backdrop of a haunted house where you could have a picture taken.

We sat down at our reserved table (I would recommend booking ahead as it was very busy) and I ordered the Chef’s Steak & Jamaica Inn Pie which was served with creamy mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and gravy: Price £16.95

Hubby ordered the Jamaican Inn Burger with 6oz beef burger topped with Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, tomato, gherkin and salad in a toasted brioche bun served with skin-on fries: Price £15.95

Both meals tasted delicious, just what we needed, a hearty meal after three hours of sitting in a car in traffic! As I said before, it was busy, but the meals didn’t take very long to reach our table and we were far too full to order dessert.

We then headed towards the museum which focused on the author, Daphne Du Maurier and of course, pirates, smuggling and ghosts.

The cost to enter the museum was £3.95 for adults and £2.95 for children and OAPs.

Daphne Du Maurier

Well known for her novel, The Jamaica Inn which was a tale about Mary, an orphan, who lives with her Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss Merlyn, who was the Landlord of the Jamaica Inn and her uncle’s involvement in smuggling along the Cornish coast. One of her other well known novels is Rebecca which was a very successful film. There is a room created at Jamaica Inn which is full of memorabilia including her writing desk on top of which is a packed of the Du Maurier cigarettes named after her father.

Smuggling Museum

The Museum purports to house one of the finest collections of smuggling artefacts in the country. Custom taxes were first introduced in the 13th century but there was little enforcement of this until the 18th century when taxes were raised to fund foreign wars. Goods could be purchased much cheaper abroad and so smuggling became rife. Tea was six times more expensive in England than Europe. Other goods such as silks, tobacco and branding were also smuggled into Cornwall.

Paranormal Activity

The presence of paranormal activity here is one of the reasons we wanted to visit, we do like a good ghost story and if there’s any chance of an investigation we’re there. But unfortunately we didn’t have time to attend an investigation this trip, but it’s something we would like to do in the future! You can book a stay in one of their haunted rooms which includes a two course dinner and is £85 per person.

Most Haunted did an investigation here and said it was one of the spookiest they have ever recorded. Below is the programme they recorded….

After a look around the gift shop, I wanted to buy a Jamaican Inn t-shirt but unfortunately they had run out of stock, we then went to the farm shop and then we left the Jamaica Inn.