Scary Ghost Stories

Norfolk Broads

My experience takesme back to August 31st 1993, and The Norfolk Broads, heart ofGhostland.

There are many ghost related experiences connected to the NorfolkBroads, and like many adventurous teenagers, myself and a groupof frieds decided to put these so called stories to the test.

Our search took us to West Caister, were on numerous occasionsstrange noises and mysterious sightings have been reported overthe years at the ruins of Caister Castle, a bulding with severalhundered years of history.

The road leading to the Castle is straight and even and there arefields to both sides. No ditches nor hedges butt up against theroad, you leave the road and you are in the field.
Although Im not convinced that time was a specific factor, mostpeople assume that ghostly experiences happen at midnight, but itwas very near to 'The Witching Hour'.

We were about 500 yards off the dual carriage way heading towardsthe Castle, when a figure appeared in front of us in the middleof the road.

Although the figure was of human shape and size, it appeared tobe cloaked and was approximately 2 feet above the surface of theroad. Unlike when people walk, this figure or person, or whateveryou wish to call it appeared to hover across the road.

In total shock, I slammed on the car breaks and momentarilyglanced in my mirror at the shocked faces of two friends in theback of the car who had also seen the figure, and returned myeyes to the road ahead only to find the figure had vanished.

Although it was very late, it was a clear and light night andlooking across the fields there was no sign of any person oranimal running away, and as I already said, the road ran off ontothe fields, so there were no ditches.

The only explanation I can imagine is that that night we saw whatyou can only describe as a ghost.