The most famous legends in Isle of Wight
St Catherine and the DevilMottistone · FamousA saint and the Devil each hurl a great stone. Guess whose fell flat.
The Pied Piper of NewtownNewtown · FamousThe piper cleared the rats. The town paid less than it promised.
The church that moved uphillGodshill · FamousThe villagers built their church in the field. By morning, it had moved.
Ghosts 3
- Most haunted shellWroxall · Pay to get inThe family left long ago. The house was never quite empty.
- Smugglers' ghostsChale · Pay to get inSmugglers once ran cargo up this chine. Some say they still do.
- The returning houseNewchurch · PrivateThe house was pulled down two centuries ago. On New Year's Eve, some say, it comes back.
The Devil 2
Witches 1
Beasts 1
Saints and holy places 3
- The hermit of CulverBembridge · FreeThe hermit saw what was coming to Wolverton. Nobody listened.
- The wine thief's PepperpotChale · FreeA lord took wine meant for monks. The Church made him pay in stone.
- The monks from LyraBonchurch · FreeMonks from across the sea landed in this cove. They came to stay.