The most famous legends in Suffolk
Black Shuck of BungayBungay · FamousBungay's churchgoers were praying through a storm in 1577. Then the doors burst open and something black came in.
Britain's RoswellRendlesham Forest · FamousIn 1980, airmen from a nearby base saw lights fall into this forest. They went in to look, and found something.
Drowned Bells of DunwichDunwich · FamousA whole medieval town slid into the sea here. Listen at the right tide, they say, and its bells still ring.
Edmund and the WolfHoxne · FamousSearchers in the woods heard a voice calling 'here, here, here'. They followed it to a wolf.
The Devil's FingerprintsBlythburgh · FamousA summer storm hit this church mid-service in 1577. Witnesses said something black and clawed ran through the congregation.
The Green ChildrenWoolpit · FamousHarvesters near Woolpit found two children with green skin. They would eat only beans, and the girl described a land of endless twilight.
The Red Barn DreamPolstead · FamousMaria left to elope and never returned. A year later her stepmother had a dream about the old red barn.
The Witchfinder's VicarBrandeston · FamousFor fifty years he preached here. Then Matthew Hopkins arrived, and the old vicar was forced to stay awake for days.
Ghosts 4
- The Red Barn DreamPolstead · FreeMaria left to elope and never returned. A year later her stepmother had a dream about the old red barn.
- Queen of HellBoulge · PrivateHeadless horses once pulled a dead squire up the drive here. The other ghost had a far worse title.
- The Headless CoachActon · FreeA coach with headless horses races to Nursery Corner at night. Nearby, a pond guards a chest of money and a crying ghost.
- The Poisoned CupOulton · PrivateA huntsman rides out with his hounds when storms come. Inside, a white lady still holds the cup she poisoned.
Witches 2
- The Witchfinder's VicarBrandeston · FreeFor fifty years he preached here. Then Matthew Hopkins arrived, and the old vicar was forced to stay awake for days.
- The Lowestoft WitchesLowestoft · FreeTwo Lowestoft widows were blamed when children fell into fits. The evidence included a toad thrown on a fire.
Beasts 5
- Black Shuck of BungayBungay · FreeBungay's churchgoers were praying through a storm in 1577. Then the doors burst open and something black came in.
- The Devil's FingerprintsBlythburgh · FreeA summer storm hit this church mid-service in 1577. Witnesses said something black and clawed ran through the congregation.
- The Wild Man of OrfordOrford · Pay to get inOrford fishermen caught something strange in their nets. It looked like a man, but it never said a word.
- Shock of MeltonMelton · FreeSomething with a donkey's head hung on the Melton toll-gate. When a man tried to grab it, it turned on him.
- The Inland MermaidFornham All Saints · FreeNowhere near the sea, Fornham had its own Mermaid Pits. A love-sick maid died here, and the pits were said to be haunted.
Saints and holy places 3
- Edmund and the WolfHoxne · FreeSearchers in the woods heard a voice calling 'here, here, here'. They followed it to a wolf.
- The Lady's WellWoolpit · FreePilgrims once bathed their eyes in this spring. Science later tested the water, with surprising results.
- The Saint's SpearBury St Edmunds · FreeA Viking king threatened to burn Edmund's shrine. Then, in front of his whole army, he saw something no one else could.
Curses 2
Mysteries 5
- Britain's RoswellRendlesham Forest · FreeIn 1980, airmen from a nearby base saw lights fall into this forest. They went in to look, and found something.
- Drowned Bells of DunwichDunwich · FreeA whole medieval town slid into the sea here. Listen at the right tide, they say, and its bells still ring.
- The Green ChildrenWoolpit · FreeHarvesters near Woolpit found two children with green skin. They would eat only beans, and the girl described a land of endless twilight.
- A Queen's Lost HeartErwarton · FreeA heart-shaped lead box turned up in this church wall in 1837. Locals already knew whose heart it was meant to be.
- Bells Beneath the SeaAldeburgh · FreeThe sea has eaten old Aldeburgh street by street. Some say its bells never stopped ringing.