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Folklore

Discover the old myths and tall tales handed down over the generations from our ancient lands…

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Winter Solstice and Yule

Celebrating the Winter Solstice and Yule

Beware The Bullbeggar of Creech Hill!

What Lurks At The Written Stone, Longridge?

Apple Trees

Apple Myths and Folklore in UK and Ireland

Turnip Jack o'Lantern

How To Make An Authentic Turnip Jack o’Lantern for Halloween

The Badger in Superstition and Spellcraft

The Badger in Superstition and Spellcraft

Fox folklore superstitions

The Trickster Fox in British Folklore

5 Monstrous Black Dogs from British Folklore

The Church Grim: Guide or Ghoul?

Wayland's Smithy

Wayland’s Smithy, A Guide to the Mysterious Tomb

Margaret Finch Gypsy Queen of Norwood

Meet The Gypsy Queen of Norwood

Headless Horseman

Headless Horsemen and Halloween: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Cornish Piskies

What are Cornish Piskies?

Scottish fairies

5 Fairies You Might Spot In Scotland

William of Newburgh’s Vampires and Ghosts of the Dark Ages

Sandown Clown

The Sandown Clown: Fact or Fiction?

Willie Howe

Willy Howe, The Haunted Fairy Mound of East Yorkshire

St George's Day

10 Spooky Facts About St George’s Day

Navan Fort

Navan Fort, County Armagh: 7 Supernatural Reasons to Visit!

Yew Tree

10 Spooky Facts About Yew Trees

Brownies: 10 Fascinating Facts from Scottish Folklore

Sheila O'Keefe and her Sheela na Gig

The Mystery of Ireland’s Sheela Na Gig

St Brigid

15 Things You Didn’t Know About Brigid, Irish Goddess And Saint

10 Rat Superstitions and Folklore You Didn’t Know

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