It was a brilliant night at Chillingham. I am a sucker for buildings like this too and I was in awe of the place for most of the night
Kev and I arrived early just as it got dark. We found one of the entrances to the castle and pulled in to wait fo the rest of the team. We pulled up at the gates and switched the lights off to save the battery and we thought we would eat some sandwiches that we had taken to pass the time. Imagine the seen, windy clear and very dark night, no moonlight or street lamps, and your parked next to a wood. All you could hear is the wind howling in the trees and you can’t see your hand in front of your face its so dark. No civalisation for miles. Kev is jumpy in the dark at the best of times and just as he switched his lights off and began to eat his sandwich, his seat belt clip pulled back and banged on the door, making him jump out his skin, his sandwich got stuck in his throat and he choked and spluttered for about 5 minutes! I meanwhile, found the whole thing hysterical and sat there in fits of laughter! Needless to say the lights were put back on sharpish
Shortly after, the other team leaders found us and took us to the proper entrance. We were greeted by an amazing sight. The castle looms up on you as you drive up the driveway it was breathtaking.
After we had finished admiring the stars – which were beautiful to look at – we were taken into the Minstrels Gallery to set up for the investigation. It was so atmospheric , especailly when the fire was lit later on in the evening.
The investigation throughout the evening was fascinating. I saw lights and heard noises that could not be explained in the tower room, someone/something pulled on my coat in the hall, a ladies face seemed to appear in my torchlight in the grounds for a second and then vanish and I heard a horse in the courtyard also witnessed by a fellow crew member, I did not take part in the seances this time as I was filming but the people that did take part seemed to get some good results. Although we were there until 5.30am, the time flew. I would love to go back and investigate some more areas of the castle. A lot of it is now apartments and staff quarters but I would love to investigate the whole building. Although there would not be enough paranormal evidence to convince the sceptics amongst you, it was enough to make it an interesting night, especially in those surroundings.
I would definately recommend this place to anyone.
Clare Barnhill – ‘Clareabelle’ on the DH Forum
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