Weird World › Locations › Wales › Craig y Nos Castle, Pen-y-cae Craig y Nos Castle Pen-y-cae, Powys, Wales Castle Wales Anecdotal Address Craig y Nos Castle, Brecon Road, Pen-y-cae, Swansea Valley, Powys, SA9 1GL Country Wales Status Operating hotel and wedding venue (privately owned); also runs paid public ghost-hunt and ghost-tour events Best Time…
Weird World › Locations › Northern Ireland › Dunluce Castle, County Antrim Dunluce Castle County Antrim, Northern Ireland Castle Northern Ireland Anecdotal Address 87 Dunluce Road, Bushmills, County Antrim, BT57 8UY Country Northern Ireland Status Open to Public (state-care monument managed by the Department for Communities; ticketed, staffed seasonally, with a visitor centre and car…
Weird World › Locations › Scotland › Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle Castlehill, Edinburgh, Scotland Castle Scotland Anecdotal Address Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG Country Scotland Status Open to Public (major paid visitor attraction managed by Historic Environment Scotland; daily 09:30–18:00 Apr–Sep, 09:30–17:00 Oct–Mar; no overnight ghost-hunt access) Best Time Early morning on a weekday, or…
Weird World › Locations › England: North East › Langley Castle, Northumberland Langley Castle Langley-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England Castle England: North East Anecdotal Address Langley Castle Hotel, Langley-upon-Tyne, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 5LU Country England Status Open (a fully operating four-star hotel, restaurant and wedding venue; daytime battlements tours reported for non-residents — timing/pricing not reconfirmed this…
Weird World › Locations › England: North East › Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street Lumley Castle Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England Castle England: North East Anecdotal Address Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH3 4NX Country England Status Open to Public / Events Only (a 73-room hotel and event venue; runs its own paid overnight “A Night With The…
Weird World › Locations › Scotland › Cawdor Castle, Cawdor Cawdor Castle Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland Castle Scotland Anecdotal Address Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairn, IV12 5RD Country Scotland Status Open to Public (seasonal — check current Cawdor Castle opening dates for the castle interior and gardens) Best Time During the open season, for the castle interior,…
Weird World › Locations › Northern Ireland › Ballygally Castle, Ballygally Ballygally Castle Ballygally, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Castle Northern Ireland Anecdotal Address Ballygally Castle Hotel, 274 Coast Road, Ballygally, Larne, County Antrim, BT40 2QZ Country Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Status Open to Public / Events Only (working hotel; the historic “Ghost Room” is viewing-only,…
Weird World › Locations › Scotland › Fyvie Castle, Fyvie Fyvie Castle Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Castle Scotland Anecdotal Address Fyvie Castle, Fyvie, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 8JS Country Scotland Status Open to Public (National Trust for Scotland; castle open seasonally, grounds accessible more broadly) Best Time During the open season for the castle interior, portrait collection…
Weird World › Locations › Northern Ireland › Crom Estate, Newtownbutler Crom Estate Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Castle Northern Ireland Anecdotal Address Crom Estate, Upper Lough Erne, Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, BT92 8AJ Country Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Status Open to Public (National Trust parkland and castle ruins) / Private (the 1840s “New” Crom Castle…
Weird World › Locations › England: Yorkshire › Whitby Abbey, Whitby Whitby Abbey Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Churches / Religious Buildings England: Yorkshire Anecdotal Address Abbey Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4JT Country England Status Open to Public (English Heritage ruin and visitor centre; last admission around 4.30pm) Best Time Dusk in autumn or around…
Weird World › Locations › Scotland › Culzean Castle, Maybole Culzean Castle Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland Castle Scotland Anecdotal Address Culzean Castle & Country Park, Maybole, South Ayrshire, KA19 8LE Country Scotland Status Open to Public (castle and country park; also operates as holiday accommodation) Best Time Castle open late March–early November, daily 10:30–16:30; the…
Weird World › Locations › England: North East › Durham Castle, Durham Durham Castle Durham, County Durham, England Castle England: North East Anecdotal Address Durham Castle, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RW Country England Status Open to Public — guided tour only (a working, residential Durham University college; not a walk-in attraction) Best Time School holiday…
