The most famous legends in Berkshire
Ghosts 5
- Herne the HunterWindsor · FreeA keeper's ghost walks round an oak at midnight. Shakespeare heard the tale first.
- Lady Hoby's bloodied handsBisham · PrivateA boy blots his copy-book. His mother never forgives herself.
- Old Mr Blagrave's warningSouthcote · FreeOld Mr Blagrave was dead. That did not stop him giving orders.
- The king and two sistersFinchampstead · PrivateHenry VIII came wooing. Two sisters, one king.
- The spirit in the fishpondWelford · PrivateThe ghost asked for two mice. The men hiding in the straw held their breath.
The Devil 1
Witches 1
Heroes and kings 3
Saints and holy places 2
Customs 2
Curses 1
Mysteries 3
- Hingwar drowns in the KennetHungerford · FreeA Viking warlord crosses the Kennet. He never reaches the far bank.
- The Magna Carta yewWraysbury · FreeThis tree was old when the barons met the king.
- The forest's centre elmBinfield · FreeStand here, they said, and you stand in the middle of the king's forest.