Wisbech Castle
Join the team as we visit Wisbech Castle!
REMINDER: 18+ ONLY, NO PREGNANT WOMEN DUE TO INSURANCE.
The venue is usually unsuitable for disabled guests due to the nature of the buildings, although some venues may be accessible if unsure make sure to get in touch.
THE HISTORY
After 1066, William the Conqueror established the mark of his authority in every important place, and the town of Wisbech, at that time on the sea, was deemed worthy of a stone fortress.
In 1236, both Town and Castle were swept away in a terrible inundation. The castle remained in ruins for the better half of a century and then was rebuilt and became one of ten castles, palaces and manor houses attached to the See of Ely.
In the times of persecution, Wisbech Castle became a state ecclesiastical prison, incarcerating Catholics in the reigns of Elizabeth, James I and Charles I and Protestants in that of Queen Mary. Many were executed. It is possible even that the Gunpowder Plot was hatched at the Castle.
Since Wisbech was a Cromwellian area, the Castle, by now in a state of terminal dilapidation, was sold in 1658 to the Right Honourable John Thurloe, Cromwell's Secretary of State. He had the ruined castle demolished and replaced it by a most elegant house designed by Peter Mills, a pupil of Inigo Jones.
At the Restoration, Thurloe's Mansion reverted to the See of Ely and was occupied by members of the Southwell family over a period of a hundred and five years.
Then in 1792 it was put up for sale, and purchased by Joseph Medworth, a former Wisbech Charity boy who had succeeded in business. He offered it for sale to the Corporation for the use of the Grammar School, but they declined. Medworth had the Mansion demolished. Using much of the same materials, he managed to replace it with the regency villa, which stands today.
Until February 2018 the building was managed by Cambridgeshire County Council. The building had declined and there was a real chance it would be sold into private hands and lost to the people of Wisbech. Wisbech Town Council stepped in and the Leader of the Council, Councillor Samantha Hoy and the Mayor Of Wisbech 2017/18 Councillor Steve Tierney negotiated a long-term lease on a peppercorn rent, The Wisbech Castle Project was born and Wisbech Town Council and local volunteers seek to bring the building back into public use and retain it as a much-loved and wonderful asset for the people of Wisbech.
THE HAUNTINGS OF Wisbech Castle: The Castle Of Nightmares
Wisbech Castle offers so much, it's a place where the paranormal activity ceases to stop. With footsteps regularly heard, children's voices captured, mists forming, screams heard from the vaults and poltergeist activity witnessed what will YOU experience on the night?
With the feel of actually being in a horror movie, Wisbech Castle will take you on a thrill of a lifetime. Meet up with the Phantom Ghost Hunts team as we aim to unravel fact from fiction and find out who haunts this wonderful building. Through the night and with the help of our experienced paranormal investigators we will perform various experiments to make contact with the dead using up-to-date tech methods and using techniques from a bygone era.
Are YOU willing to step foot into the CASTLE OF NIGHTMARES?
What's included:
Paranormal walk around
Psychic experiments including glass divination, human pendulam and more!
Real ghost hunting in the dark at night
Hot drinks and biscuits provided
Wisbech Castle
Join the team as we visit Wisbech Castle!
REMINDER: 18+ ONLY, NO PREGNANT WOMEN DUE TO INSURANCE.
The venue is usually unsuitable for disabled guests due to the nature of the buildings, although some venues may be accessible if unsure make sure to get in touch.
THE HISTORY
After 1066, William the Conqueror established the mark of his authority in every important place, and the town of Wisbech, at that time on the sea, was deemed worthy of a stone fortress.
In 1236, both Town and Castle were swept away in a terrible inundation. The castle remained in ruins for the better half of a century and then was rebuilt and became one of ten castles, palaces and manor houses attached to the See of Ely.
In the times of persecution, Wisbech Castle became a state ecclesiastical prison, incarcerating Catholics in the reigns of Elizabeth, James I and Charles I and Protestants in that of Queen Mary. Many were executed. It is possible even that the Gunpowder Plot was hatched at the Castle.
Since Wisbech was a Cromwellian area, the Castle, by now in a state of terminal dilapidation, was sold in 1658 to the Right Honourable John Thurloe, Cromwell's Secretary of State. He had the ruined castle demolished and replaced it by a most elegant house designed by Peter Mills, a pupil of Inigo Jones.
At the Restoration, Thurloe's Mansion reverted to the See of Ely and was occupied by members of the Southwell family over a period of a hundred and five years.
Then in 1792 it was put up for sale, and purchased by Joseph Medworth, a former Wisbech Charity boy who had succeeded in business. He offered it for sale to the Corporation for the use of the Grammar School, but they declined. Medworth had the Mansion demolished. Using much of the same materials, he managed to replace it with the regency villa, which stands today.
Until February 2018 the building was managed by Cambridgeshire County Council. The building had declined and there was a real chance it would be sold into private hands and lost to the people of Wisbech. Wisbech Town Council stepped in and the Leader of the Council, Councillor Samantha Hoy and the Mayor Of Wisbech 2017/18 Councillor Steve Tierney negotiated a long-term lease on a peppercorn rent, The Wisbech Castle Project was born and Wisbech Town Council and local volunteers seek to bring the building back into public use and retain it as a much-loved and wonderful asset for the people of Wisbech.
THE HAUNTINGS OF Wisbech Castle: The Castle Of Nightmares
Wisbech Castle offers so much, it's a place where the paranormal activity ceases to stop. With footsteps regularly heard, children's voices captured, mists forming, screams heard from the vaults and poltergeist activity witnessed what will YOU experience on the night?
With the feel of actually being in a horror movie, Wisbech Castle will take you on a thrill of a lifetime. Meet up with the Phantom Ghost Hunts team as we aim to unravel fact from fiction and find out who haunts this wonderful building. Through the night and with the help of our experienced paranormal investigators we will perform various experiments to make contact with the dead using up-to-date tech methods and using techniques from a bygone era.
Are YOU willing to step foot into the CASTLE OF NIGHTMARES?
What's included:
Paranormal walk around
Psychic experiments including glass divination, human pendulam and more!
Real ghost hunting in the dark at night
Hot drinks and biscuits provided