Weird Norfolk

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Norfolk's links to the Curse of Tutankhamun

The lost village of Godwick

The lost village of Godwick

8 incredible Norfolk sights we wish we'd seen

Costessey Hall inhabited by British soldiers during WW1.

Costessey Hall inhabited by British soldiers during WW1.

8 long-lost Norfolk buildings and places we wish we could have visited

Did three friends see a ghost walk out into Breydon Water?

Did three friends see a ghost walk out into Breydon Water?

Have you seen a whistling ghost off the Acle Straight?

A typical Great Yarmouth row. Date: 1897

A typical Great Yarmouth row. Date: 1897

Weird Norfolk: A terrifying haunting in Yarmouth’s Glasshouse Row

Weird Norfolk received a message from reader Tina Clayton, who asked for our help in regard to something inexplicable she had seen on the Acle Straight as a teenager.

Weird Norfolk received a message from reader Tina Clayton, who asked for our help in regard to something inexplicable she had seen on the Acle Straight as a teenager.

Weird Norfolk: The ghost house of Acle Straight

Do you recognise any of the phrases that were once commonplace amongst our great grandparents? Picture date: May 1953

Do you recognise any of the phrases that were once commonplace amongst our great grandparents? Picture date: May 1953

Weird Norfolk: 20 strange old Norfolk sayings

An illustration of Jack Valentine by Matt Willis of Shuck zine

An illustration of Jack Valentine by Matt Willis of Shuck zine

Were you visited by Norfolk's Jack Valentine when you were a child?

This wandering rock stands out from its surroundings and, like many other gifts left behind by ice floes, is a focus for local legends.

This wandering rock stands out from its surroundings and, like many other gifts left behind by ice floes, is a focus for local legends.

Weird Norfolk: The magical stone of Winterton

Sir Thomas Boleyn is said to return to Blofield each year to take part in a duel outside the church there.

Sir Thomas Boleyn is said to return to Blofield each year to take part in a duel outside the church there.

Weird Norfolk: Everything you need to know about the county's busiest ghost

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Weird Norfolk: The ‘cursed’ painting blamed for a Yarmouth fire

The mysterious Beasts of the East map

The mysterious Beasts of the East map

How many of these 26 mythical Beasts from the East have you heard of?

Strange long necked entities are said to roan Waveney Woods.

Strange long necked entities are said to roan Waveney Woods.

Weird Norfolk: Long-necked ‘entities’ in Fritton Woods

Does a werewolf stalk the ruins of Burgh Castle? Picture: Archant Library

Does a werewolf stalk the ruins of Burgh Castle? Picture: Archant Library

WEIRD NORFOLK: A spooky stroll from Great Yarmouth to Burgh Castle

The Devil's Seat was once at the entrance of St Nicholas Church in Great Yarmouth. Picture : ANTONY KELLY

The Devil's Seat was once at the entrance of St Nicholas Church in Great Yarmouth. Picture : ANTONY KELLY

WEIRD NORFOLK: The Devil’s seat at Great Yarmouth

We don't know the location of the shop where Mr Squirrel experienced a timeslip. Could it have been on Regent Road? Picture dated 18 July 1974 .

We don't know the location of the shop where Mr Squirrel experienced a timeslip. Could it have been on Regent Road? Picture dated 18 July 1974 .

WEIRD NORFOLK: A time slip in a Great Yarmouth shop and a spectral shop assistant

The A47 roundabout where there once stood a railway station at Gorleston, and where it is believed before the station there was a stone circle. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

The A47 roundabout where there once stood a railway station at Gorleston, and where it is believed before the station there was a stone circle. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

WEIRD NORFOLK: The seaside stone circle at Gorleston that rivalled Stonehenge

An old woman from the 18th century, the era in wich Queen Martha lived. There is a preconception that mental health was treated with cruelty in the past - this was not always the case. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux. Credit: Wellcome Collection

An old woman from the 18th century, the era in wich Queen Martha lived. There is a preconception that mental health was treated with cruelty in the past - this was not always the case. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux. Credit: Wellcome Collection

WEIRD NORFOLK: The Great Yarmouth ‘Queen’who had an audience with the Prime Minister

Kitty Witches Row, YarmouthPicture: Nick Butcher

Kitty Witches Row, YarmouthPicture: Nick Butcher

Weird Norfolk Podcast - episode 52: Kitty Witches Row

The ghost of a drummer boy is said to haunt Hickling Broad. Picture: James Bass

The ghost of a drummer boy is said to haunt Hickling Broad. Picture: James Bass

WEIRD NORFOLK: A strange Valentine for February, the Ice Skating Ghost of Potter Heigham

Author Elly Griffiths. Photo:Sara Reeve Photography.

Author Elly Griffiths. Photo:Sara Reeve Photography.

How Norfolk - and Weird Norfolk - inspires crime writer Elly Griffiths’ mystery series

Robert Hales, The Norfolk Giant. Picture: Wellcome Collection

Robert Hales, The Norfolk Giant. Picture: Wellcome Collection

WEIRD NORFOLK: The Giant who joined legendary showman PT Barnum’s circus

Ghosthunters in Great Yarmouth believe they have caught paranormal activity on camera in Darling Darlings cat lounge. Picture: Ghosted UK

Ghosthunters in Great Yarmouth believe they have caught paranormal activity on camera in Darling Darlings cat lounge. Picture: Ghosted UK

WATCH: Has paranormal activity been caught on camera in a Norfolk café?

Was there a haunted caravan at this holiday camp in Great Yarmouth? Photo: EDP Library

Was there a haunted caravan at this holiday camp in Great Yarmouth? Photo: EDP Library

Weird Norfolk Podcast episode 42: The haunted caravan at Great Yarmouth

Tony Buckingham set-up the East Anglian UFO Group. Picture: Marc Betts

Tony Buckingham set-up the East Anglian UFO Group. Picture: Marc Betts

‘Aliens are real and they are here’ - meet the man behind the East Anglian UFO Group

Ghosthunters think they have captured paranormal activity at St George's theatre in Great Yarmouth. Picture: Ghosted UK

Ghosthunters think they have captured paranormal activity at St George's theatre in Great Yarmouth. Picture: Ghosted UK

WATCH: Have ghosts been spotted walking the corridors of a Norfolk theatre?

Workmen removing a stone coffin from the Blackfriars site. Picture: Percy Trett Collection/Time and Tide Museum

Workmen removing a stone coffin from the Blackfriars site. Picture: Percy Trett Collection/Time and Tide Museum

Weird Norfolk: The grim discovery at Great Yarmouth Fire Station and the ghosts that haunt the building

The Reverend Oliver Tomkins, who died at the hands of natives in Papua New Guinea. Picture: EDP Library/Supplied

The Reverend Oliver Tomkins, who died at the hands of natives in Papua New Guinea. Picture: EDP Library/Supplied

Weird Norfolk: The Great Yarmouth man eaten by cannibals

A rustic cottage in which an old woman sits by the fire. Picture: Wellcome Collection

A rustic cottage in which an old woman sits by the fire. Picture: Wellcome Collection

Weird Norfolk: Mrs Mortimer the wise woman of Great Yarmouth

The ruins of the Roman fort at Burgh Castle near Great Yarmouth. Picture: James Bass

The ruins of the Roman fort at Burgh Castle near Great Yarmouth. Picture: James Bass

Weird Norfolk: Does demon hound haunt castle fort, or is it just another shaggy dog story?

Weird Norfolk: The old man of Hopton. Pictured: Night closes in on the A12 where a Lowestoft police constable had a spine-chilling encounter with the unexplained. Date: 24 Dec 1980. Picture: Archant Library

Weird Norfolk: The old man of Hopton. Pictured: Night closes in on the A12 where a Lowestoft police constable had a spine-chilling encounter with the unexplained. Date: 24 Dec 1980. Picture: Archant Library

Weird Norfolk: The Old Man of Hopton who stalks the A47

Weird Norfolk: The Hardley Stone on the corner of Lower Hardley Road and Cross Stone Road.Picture: Nick Butcher

Weird Norfolk: The Hardley Stone on the corner of Lower Hardley Road and Cross Stone Road.Picture: Nick Butcher

Weird Norfolk: The haunting of Hardley crossroads

St Nicholas Minster, Yarmouth.Picture: Nick Butcher

St Nicholas Minster, Yarmouth.Picture: Nick Butcher

Weird Norfolk: The Great Yarmouth bodysnatchers

Weird Norfolk feature on the Lily Pit, Beccles Road, Gorleston.Picture: Nick Butcher

Weird Norfolk feature on the Lily Pit, Beccles Road, Gorleston.Picture: Nick Butcher

Weird Norfolk: Beneath the surface of the mysterious Lily Pit, Gorleston

Brograve Mill.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Brograve Mill.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Weird Norfolk: The Norfolk landowner who nearly lost his soul to Satan

Reports of ghosts on the stretch of the Acle Straight near Halvergate are fairly common. Picture: Nick Butcher

Reports of ghosts on the stretch of the Acle Straight near Halvergate are fairly common. Picture: Nick Butcher

Weird Norfolk: The ghosts of the Acle Straight.

East Somerton Church for Weird Norfolk.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

East Somerton Church for Weird Norfolk.
Picture: ANTONY KELLY

Weird Norfolk: The witch of East Somerton revisited

St Peter and St Paul Church, Tunstall. Picture : ANTONY KELLY

St Peter and St Paul Church, Tunstall. Picture : ANTONY KELLY

Weird Norfolk: The Devil and the bells of Tunstall church

The view across the River Yare towards South Quay in Great Yarmouth.
The Lydia Eva boat is moored up close to the town hall.
February 2014.
Picture: James Bass

The view across the River Yare towards South Quay in Great Yarmouth.
The Lydia Eva boat is moored up close to the town hall.
February 2014.
Picture: James Bass

Weird Norfolk: Rebecca Nurse - From Great Yarmouth to the Salem Witch Trials

The effigies of a medieval knight and his wife, both originally clutching stone hearts as hers has been defaced, at Wickhampton Church. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

The effigies of a medieval knight and his wife, both originally clutching stone hearts as hers has been defaced, at Wickhampton Church. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY

Weird Norfolk: The Warring Brothers of Wickhampton

The legendary spectral hound Black Shuck. Picture: Sam Robbins

The legendary spectral hound Black Shuck. Picture: Sam Robbins

Weird Norfolk: Black Shuck sighting at Gorleston, April 1972

Aerial view of Sandy Lane, Dereham. Picture: EDP Library

Aerial view of Sandy Lane, Dereham. Picture: EDP Library

Weird Norfolk: The Headless Ghost of Sandy Lane, Dereham