The most famous legends in Worcestershire
Customs you can still see
Ghosts 1
The Devil 1
Heroes and kings 1
Saints and holy places 4
- The Boy King KenelmRomsley · FreeA seven-year-old king went hunting with his guardian in the Clent woods. His sister had arranged it.
- Eof and the Lost PigEvesham · FreeA herdsman went into the woods by the Avon to find a missing pig. He came back with news for the bishop.
- St Werstan's WindowGreat Malvern · FreeA monk fled the Danes to the wild Malvern hills to pray alone. His story survives only in glass.
- The Key in the FishEvesham · FreeA disgraced bishop shackled his own feet and threw the key into the Avon. Then he walked to Rome.
Customs 2
Curses 1
Mysteries 4
- Bella in the Wych ElmHagley · PrivateIn 1943 four boys climbed an old tree in Hagley Wood looking for birds' nests. They found a skull.
- The Elephant StoneBredon Hill · FreeAn Iron Age fort crowns Bredon Hill, abandoned after a battle. Inside it crouches a stone shaped like an elephant.
- The Fairies' CaveLulsley · FreeA cliff over the Teme hides a little cave. The village women knew exactly what to leave there.
- The House of SecretsChaddesley Corbett · Pay to get inIn Elizabeth's England a Catholic priest caught in hiding could be executed. This house was built to swallow them.