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Location |
Date |
Access |
Meals |
Cost |
| Fort Widley |
Friday 12th September 2008 |
8pm – 4am (depends on activity) |
None |
£25 for non-members £20 members |
| The Museum of Army Flying |
Saturday 20th September 2008 |
8pm – 4am (depends on activity) |
None |
£40 for non-members £35 members |
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Michelham Priory |
Saturday 11th October 2008 |
8pm – 4am (depends on activity) |
None |
SOLD OUT |
| Explosion! |
Saturday 08th November 2008 |
8pm – 4am (depends on activity) |
Buffet |
£50 for non-members £45 members |
| Explosion! |
Saturday 21st March 2009 |
8pm – 4am (depends on activity) |
Buffet |
£50 for non-members £45members |
| Kents Cavern, Torquay |
Saturday 4th April 2009 |
8pm – 4am (depends on activity) |
2 Course meal |
£45 for non-members £40 members |
| for Kents Cavern an alternative package will be available which will include a stay in a B&B. Details to follow. | ||||
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Bodmin Gaol, Bodmin, Cornwall Bodmin Gaol was built in 1779, and was operational for 150 years, in which it saw over 50 public hangings. It was the first British prison to hold prisoners in separate cells (though often up to 10 at a time) rather than communally. During World War I the prison was deemed worthy to hold some of Britain's priceless national treasures including the Domesday Book and the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. Also the location of Derek Acorahs’s hysterical ‘Kreed Kafer’ (anagram of derek faker) possession in Most haunted! Visit www.bodmin.gov.uk Wymering Manor, recorded in the Domesday book, is the oldest house in Portsmouth. From 1042 it belonged to King Edward the Confessor and after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 it became the property of King William the Conqueror, until 1084. Inside a spacious hall is dominated by twin, magnificent Jacobean staircases and gallery with barley sugar twist balusters. Panelled walls and pilasters give an impression of building styles associated with the Tudor Elizabethan period. Curious features of the house are the two priest-holes and a small square window which looked along the coast road towards Portchester Castle. Wymering Manor is sited in a conservation area and linked with St Peter & St Paul Church and churchyard, which is the last resting place for Jane Austen’s brother Vice Admiral Sir Francis Austen and his family. Sir Francis (1774 - 1865), served on one of Nelson’s ships and eventually became Admiral of the Fleet. .http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/visiting/6554.htm
M useum of Army Flying From the moment you enter the Museum of Army Flying you will be amazed at the fascinating history of “soldiers in the air” spanning well over 100 years. This award winning museum has something for everyone. It is home to a unique collection of aviation history, one of both national and international importance with over 35 military machines – kites, gliders, aeroplanes and helicopters on display. The Museum serves as a profound and inspiring tribute to the men and their machines. Numerous dioramas and static displays tracing the developments of Army flying from pre Royal Flying Corps years through World War 2 to more recent conflicts in Ireland, the Falklands and the Gulf, give adults and children a fascinating and imaginative glimpse of airmen and life on the home front.Visit www.flying-museum.org.uk
Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, Priddy’s Hard. Gosport. Fort Widley Completed in 1870, Fort Widley was used as a base for bomb disposal units and for housing P.O.W.’s during the Second World War. Today, the surrounding area is designated as a conservation area. For more information see The Palmerston Forts website Fort Purbrook Completed in 1870, Purbrook Fort was occupied by the Army until 1925 and in 1939 the Army returned, it also housed the Home Guard Headquarters and the ambulance depot. The navy used it for radar in 1947 and a navigational school until 1968. For more information see The Palmerston Forts website Kings Theatre, Southsea This dignified and beautiful theatre - with its Italian Renaissance style of decor - is one of the best examples of the elegant Edwardian playhouses to be found in the British Isles and one of the few remaining traditional hemp houses. Over the years the Theatre has changed little. The front of the building has altered slightly, but apart from a few advertising boards and signs, the look is almost original. The lady statue, originally mounted on the top of the Tower, and later standing on the top of the Portico at the entrance to the Theatre, was lost for many years and only found again by chance in 1998 in a Hampshire scrap yard. For more information see The Kings Theatre website Michelham Priory, East Sussex. Boasting England’s longest medieval water-filled moat, Michelham Priory’s "Island of History" reflects its nearly 800 year existence. The house dates back to 1229 when the Priory was founded and was lived in by Augustinian canons until the Dissolution in 1537. After this time, the Church of the Holy Trinity was destroyed and the house underwent various transformations including the addition of an extensive Tudor wing. The range of furniture and artefacts on display trace the property’s religious origins through its life as a working farm and its development as a country house. Exhibits include tapestries, furniture (including some made in the 1920’s/1930’s specifically for the then owner), kitchen equipment and a fully furnished 18th Century child’s bedroom. http://www.sussexpast.co.uk/property/site.php?site_id=15 Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staffs Owned by Most Haunted’s historian, Lesley Smith, this beautiful castle offers both dinner and breakfast and a ghost walk before we begin our investigation. There are so many places here to explore including dungeons, great hall, kings bedroom, body pit, (yes it is as awful as it sounds, apparently when they threw people down the pit, eventually they would be able to almost reach the top from standing on all the bodies of people who had died down there previously!!!) turrets, towers and chapel site. Once home to Mary Queen of Scots and an amazing history that dates back to 1071 you will not be disappointed. Visit www.tutburycastle.com Kents Cavern, is the most famous Stone Age home in Britain and a unique place to experience. The caves have spectacular geological formation and boast significant prehistoric finds, including flint hand axes dating from over 450,000 years ago. They have been used as a home for thousands of years. Today the cave ranks as the oldest recognisable human dwelling in Britain. There are very few sites in the world with such a long history of human occupation going back over 500,000 years. The caves and neighbouring woodlands are a Site of Special Scientific Interest but more significantly the caves are the nation's oldest portected ancient monument. Visit the Kents Cavern website
Woodchester Mansion. The present, incomplete Mansion at Woodchester Park replaced a Georgian country house called Spring Park, which was first built at the beginning of the 17th century and named for the many springs in the valley. The estate, which included Nympsfield, parts of the parishes of Frocester, Kings Stanley, Avening and Horsley, as well as Woodchester village, had much earlier origins and formed part of the land holdings of the second Earl of Ducie. It was put up for sale by him in 1844. http://www.woodchestermansion.org.uk
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