Written by Anne
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There’s nothing like a good mystery to provide the perfect opportunity to dive into some of Britain’s most mysterious and interesting places. Famous for their oddities and peculiar beginnings, these places have influenced legends, myths and other stories by some great writers. Inspired by our review of Agatha Christie’s killer classic, And Then There Were None, we’re taking you to six of some of the most mysterious places in England you can visit.
1. Burgh Island
If you are a true crime fiction fanatic, then you’ll pleased to know the island Agatha Christie used as the setting to one of her best selling novels And Then There Were None, is a real place! Burgh Island located south of Devon, England has a few houses and one hotel. Christie stayed as a guest at the Burgh Island Hotel, and you can too! Built in 1929, the Hotel still maintains its historic 1930’s charm, giving you the feeling of being like a character in Christie’s novel.
2. Dartmoor’s Wistman’s Wood
With its eerie crawling trees, limbs that strangely resemble deformed claws and moss-covered, jutting rocks, it’s no wonder Wistman’s Wood in Devon, England inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s setting of The Hound of Baskerville. Allegedly haunted by demons and a hooded figures, Wistman’s Wood is a great place for any supernatural or thrill seeking junkie to explore.
3. St. Nectans Glen, Cornwall
Even if you don’t believe in spiritual beings, pixies, or fairies, St. Nectans Glen in Cornwall is still a beautiful ancient woodland filled with tranquil waterfalls to visit. Though you might not find the mystifying creatures that are said to reside in the glen, you’ll still be overcome with the sense of walking through a fairy tale in this scenic woodland area.
4. Glastonbury Tor
A hidden underground cave that passes to the fairy realm? The Holy Grail’s current hiding place? King Arthur’s final resting place? Glastonbury Tor, a hill on which a lonely tower sits on top of, has been the stuff of legends and myths for centuries. The tower is all that remains of a 14th century church, but the origins of the large hill still remain a mystery to this day.
5. Cawdor Castle
Nothing is better than a medieval murder legend – Cawdor Castle located in the highlands of Scotland is rumored to be haunted by the daughter of the castles’ former owner, the Earl of Cawdor. In an attempt to escape her father’s rath for flirting with an enemy’s son, his daughter fled to the highest tower in the castle, where upon trying to lower herself from the tower’s window, the Earl found her and cut off her hands causing her to fall to her death. If only she had been Bran Stark- she might have survived such a fall.
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