Happy Halloween! This year we have decided to send some chills down your spine by listing the top five creepiest places in Milton Keynes.
Although our town is still fairly young, it does not fall short in the spooky department, and we hope this article gets you in the spooky mood for today!
Shenley Dens Farmhouse
The first name given to this estate on a map dating back to 1814 is Devils Den Farm. Although there are no official ghost stories circulating around this place, one does have to wonder what would have led the owners to give it such a name. The estate currently stands boarded up and abandoned, which gives it the perfect creepy vibe for local artists to shoot photos or films.
Bradwell Windmill
Perhaps the most famous ghost story Milton Keynes has to offer. It involves a love triangle and a murder-suicide; all great contributors to a chilling story. The windmill is said to be haunted by the daughter of a local miller. The girl is believed to have been found dead in the mill by her father, after taking her own life due to the death of her lover. The lover had been hung for a crime of passion: killing another one of the girl’s suitors in a fit of jealousy.
Bradwell Farm
Now known as the Youth Hostel in Bradwell, the building hosts a myriad of apparitions, which have been mentioned by many a people whom have stayed there over the years. The most famous ghost is that of a so called ‘Grey Maid’, who appears in one of the bedrooms wearing an old fashioned uniform. Other apparitions have been reported passing through walls, items in rooms have been moved and guests have felt weird presences whilst staying in the building.
Let’s just say it is not one for the faint of heart.
Ye Olde Swan Tavern
Legend has it that the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin stayed in the estate, which dates back to Tudor times. It is believed that Turpin’s ghost roams around Woughton on the Green, mounted on a black horse. Also, a stone named Turpin’s Stone sits before the tavern, legend has it, Turpin used it to mount his horse just before fleeting the town. It is now believed that whomever attempts to move the stone, will be cursed and bad things will fall upon them.
St Peter’s Church Ruins
Stanton Low is the mysterious abandoned village which sits by Stantonbury. Very little is known as for the reasons it was abandoned, it almost seems as though the villagers simply up and left! All that remains are a small graveyard and the ruins of St Peter’s Church. Both of which impose an incredibly eerie atmosphere, although no ghost sighting have been reported so far, it is still a chilling location within Milton Keynes.
