True Christmas time ghosts

There are legendary ghosts who haunt places around the festive season of Yule. Some of these have become well known Christmas spirits. Here are some of those spooks that manifest during the long winter nights of December.

A magazine named Country Life sent photographers to take pictures within a centuries old house. Raynham Hall was the site of interest because of its beauty and age located in Norfolk. It was in 1936 when the magazine's team of photographers took a picture showing an apparition on the staircase. It's believed that this is the resident ghost called The Brown Lady. She's been haunting the house every December, especially on Christmas Eve. Some say this is the ghost of Dorothy Walpole (1686-1726), the wife the former owner, Charles Townshend. She lived a sad oppressive life as her husband's prisoner until she died within the house. Her spirit still wanders the corridors frightening anyone who happens to see her. She's described as wearing a brown brocade dress, has glowing features and empty eye sockets. Wikipedia page of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall. 

Roos Hall, or Rose Hall, in Suffolk on the outskirts of Beccles, is a centuries old house, and haunted by a headless horseman every Christmas Eve. At night on 24th December, the sounds of a spectral carriage at high speed then pulls into the driveway pulled by two headless horses, which some people have witnessed. It's possible some could mistake the noises for Santa's sleigh! This belongs to the headless horseman, who then appears and helps a ghostly woman step out of the carriage! Those who see her are driven to insanity. Also there is a white lady ghost wandering the grounds and drawn to an oak tree, a place where criminals were hung. Some claim she walks around this tree six times to summon demons. Another phantom of a misty girl looks out of a window of Roos Hall, and waves at passers by to scare them. This is one reason to avoid going to the house around Yule season. Spooky Isle page on Roos Hall.

Wawel Castle is haunted during Christmas Eve. Located in Poland, this castle was built during the Dark Ages, and was home to many kings. The site itself has often been associated with the paranormal. Nearby is Wawel Hill, full of secret caves and tunnels that were used as far back as prehistoric times. It's legend goes that there is a dragon statue inside, which was explored by a king when he was a child. He came across a glowing stone that gave off magical energy. It's believed that every Christmas Eve, the spirits of Polish kings gather together inside the caves. The hill itself is believed to have been the location of a real dragon, whose bones are now hung up in Wawel Cathedral, but when these bones fall to the ground, the world will end. The site itself is close to Krakow, said to be full of vampires and there was a vampire grave pit discovered. Ghostwatch.net page on Wawel Hill legends.

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