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The haunted unfinished mansion

Never finished. Never empty.

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Ghost

The haunted unfinished mansion

Don't follow the coffin.

Stand where it happened

What's there
Unfinished Gothic stone mansion in a wooded valley
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Before you go

Seasonal opening; long walk down the valley. Check before you go.

  • Woodchester Mansion
  • Near B4066
  • The pin marks the spot.

A floating coffin in a house that was never finished.

Woodchester Mansion is a Victorian Gothic house that was never finished. ASSAP lists hauntings including a Roman centurion, a headless horseman, a floating coffin and a black dog seen as a death omen. The BBC (2003) says it is said to be home to a headless horse and a floating coffin.

Sources

  1. Woodchester Mansion, Wikipedia —
  2. Woodchester: a haunted mansion?, ASSAP —
  3. Ghostly Gloucestershire: Woodchester Mansion (2003), BBC Gloucestershire —

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