England's Most Haunted Village? | The White Monks of Blanchland

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  • Blanchland is a very quaint and somewhat hidden village in the North Pennines. Situated right on the border of Northumberland and County Durham, it has an interesting history of Monks, Nobles, Border Reivers, Jacobites and... Ghosts. I look into the history of the famous massacre of the Monks of the Premonstratensian Order of Monks that occupied the Abbey here. Border Reivers from Scotland put them to the sword and their spirits have remained restless ever since. Join me on a tour around the village and decide for yourself whether this is one of England's most haunted locations.
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    Recorded in October 2022.
    Filmed at Blanchland, Northumberland.
    Music by Anglo-Canadian composer Albert Schofield.
    Big thanks to my mate Dan for playing the part of the ghostly monk.
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    The Jolly Reiver is my new project aiming to preserve and promote the forgotten folklore and history of rural Britain. Primarily focusing on folklore and legends, you’ll not find me trying to deconstruct these old stories or trying to rationalise them with science and psychology. Instead I will present them as they were always told by our forebears, and leave the conclusions up to you. Videos are filmed on location to show you exactly where these stories took place.
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  • @DavidMcKinstry-yx5tt
    @DavidMcKinstry-yx5tt ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I tend to find that anywhere with famous "ghosts" usually has a good tea room and a gift shop

    • @lycanhussar
      @lycanhussar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      american here, so excuse my ignorance, wtf is a tea room?

    • @DavidMcKinstry-yx5tt
      @DavidMcKinstry-yx5tt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@lycanhussar It's a café which serves tea and sandwiches and cakes. A lot of tourist attractions have them in the UK

    • @lycanhussar
      @lycanhussar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@DavidMcKinstry-yx5tt ah ok so as name implies, i thought it was like a family room or living room in a house where it's just for that one thing. feel kinda dumb now, cheers from Michigan!

    • @DavidMcKinstry-yx5tt
      @DavidMcKinstry-yx5tt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@lycanhussar Not dumb at all, just a UK expression for something a bit like a café or an inn without alcohol

    • @marcuscrumpton8568
      @marcuscrumpton8568 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lycanhussartbh you ain’t far off with what you thought as tea rooms are basically cafes that look like an old lady’s front room lol

  • @ezrea9313
    @ezrea9313 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    To add on to your comments about the bridge, I've always heard water, especially runner water, can attract spirits. I've heard multiple theories as to why, including the rushing water being a place of higher energy for the spirits to connect to, and the water eroding the veil between worlds

  • @lisanidog8178
    @lisanidog8178 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m American and always have been fascinated by the English. Thanks for sharing.

  • @LemmingwayArk
    @LemmingwayArk ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Hey, man. Just wanted to say I really appreciate what you're doing. You're doing your country a great service by reconnecting people with their culture again. And I'm sure your ancestors would be proud of you trying to preserve English history. If I saw you in person I'd treat you to a pint.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks for the kind comment mate!

  • @THX-to6gg
    @THX-to6gg ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Excellent! That brings back memories I visited Blanchland in the early 90’s during a severe winter. The power lines were down and they couldn’t pull pints in the Lord Crewe Arms so we had to drink shorts instead so we definitely encountered spirits that day. A great story I look forward to hearing more.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Bet that was cosy! Cheers mate!

    • @feralbluee
      @feralbluee ปีที่แล้ว +2

      to THX1139 - THX 1138, one of the best films ever, especially in the scifi genre. Robert Duval was brilliant! have a good day :) 🌤️🌷🌱

    • @THX-to6gg
      @THX-to6gg ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@feralbluee I’m glad someone else remembers that classic film.

    • @lorenataft7074
      @lorenataft7074 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@THX-to6gg what film??

    • @THX-to6gg
      @THX-to6gg ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lorenataft7074 THX1138.

  • @robertolugo1470
    @robertolugo1470 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There is something classic hearing these types of stories that feel like something you'd hear as a kid or watch in a show, so glad I got recommended this video

  • @bonniecassler7214
    @bonniecassler7214 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    One of the many reasons I love England, the great ghost stories!
    America has its share of creepy places,Gettysburg, and New Orleans, leap to mind,but it's not the same.
    I think it's because we're a much younger nation than Britain.
    Monks,probably because of the hoods,and billowing robes,make the best ghosts!
    Loved this,please come back with more stories!

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad you enjoyed! Plenty more in the pipeline!

    • @cmcg9035
      @cmcg9035 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We have some very ancient, creepy places in the US. You just have to know where to look. They won't be European.

    • @Jade420_
      @Jade420_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That and Canada has a lot

    • @cmcg9035
      @cmcg9035 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Jade420_ Yes, the rock art in the Canadian Shield area. I haven't been there yet to attest to the creepiness of any of the sites, but the water panther ones have a not exactly welcoming to all feeling from images and source stories. Have you seen them in person?

    • @Jade420_
      @Jade420_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cmcg9035 not yet I heard about them and I know there’s a few eerie places in the woods of Nova Scotia like woods woods type beat

  • @Nebulous_Neuhaus
    @Nebulous_Neuhaus ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Seeing that photograph you took at the end was incredible. It doesn't even look like a skull, more like a snake (anaconda to be precise). I've had a photo turn out like that in my childhood, too.
    Trivia: The germ of the idea that "demarcations are where ghosts are usually found" might be traced back to the notions involving two gods in Greek mythology, Hermes and Hecate. Hermes is not only the messenger god but also had the roles of being the god of boundaries (and places used to be marked with pillar-like icons known as Hermai to denote entryways) and a psychopomp, someone who guides departed souls to the afterlife. Hecate is the goddess of witchcraft, necromancy and ghosts but also the goddess of _boundaries,_ transitions and crossroads. It kind of makes you wonder whether ancient people first thought that ghosts were found at boundaries because of these two divinities OR because the phenomena of "ghosts" being sighted at boundaries has been occurring for so long that any divine personages associated with boundaries became associated with ghosts too. Just a thought.
    Even more trivia: Hecate's Roman name was _Trivia._

  • @alanu4637
    @alanu4637 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love small English villages, I couldn’t imagine a more peaceful place to live, even if it is haunted haha

  • @MattSR500
    @MattSR500 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I don't believe in ghosts, but I really enjoyed this video - what a beautiful place! Thanks for making this.

  • @northerngothic
    @northerngothic ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My wife and I just visited England for the first time (stuck to the Cotswolds to keep it easy first time around) and the start of this video is already giving me nostalgia, need to go back.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lovely part of the country! You’ll have to plan a return trip!

    • @sebby324
      @sebby324 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could go see Devon and Cornwall they are nice

    • @heatherboardman7004
      @heatherboardman7004 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do come back. Loads of ahistorical that you have missed.

  • @peterlogan1623
    @peterlogan1623 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Another fantastic documentary. I live not far from Blanchland and recently visited the church. Upon entering I immediately noticed the sudden drop in temperature and I felt an uneasy presence. I am sure your right it is haunted.

  • @modernspacegamer3273
    @modernspacegamer3273 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I love the new format! It's very engaging and you're an amazing storyteller (I also like your style, it's a shame so many people have forgotten our traditional sense of dress)

  • @averagebeastt3606
    @averagebeastt3606 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    There are so many rural villages across the UK filled with rich, medieval and some what dark history. For example my town I grew up and lived in birthed a particular individual by the name of Aleister Crowley ~ occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet. Very creepy when I learnt about him and what he had done..
    Love the videos. Amazing work, keep it up. 👏

  • @taiarro
    @taiarro ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I absolutely love the aesthetic of the cinematography in this video - the colouring, lighting, and composition of the shots are very atmospheric, and evocative
    thank you for the video. I'm glad youtube randomly recommended your channel to me

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for your kind comment, I’m glad you enjoyed!

  • @geraldinekearney542
    @geraldinekearney542 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    As an Australian I am so pleased to have found this channel, full of wonderful stories ❤❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Glad you like it!

    • @roses9339
      @roses9339 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Me too, it's amazing how these vids just pop up. I've subbed. Cheers Rosemary Perth Western Australia 72 yrs

    • @Jay-Leigh
      @Jay-Leigh ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Welcome 😊

    • @marisapaola9010
      @marisapaola9010 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too, Melbourne 👻

    • @igorivanov299
      @igorivanov299 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And how is you being Australian significant?

  • @MasterSpud
    @MasterSpud ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Hail the Reiver’s return! Bringing all of us more stories from across the British Isles and keeping local myth alive by bringing it to the masses! Would be super interested to see more stuff about the Fair Folk in the future…

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I’ll certainly keep that in mind! Many thanks mate

  • @veronikav3126
    @veronikav3126 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Found your channel recently and this is the first video I watched. What a delight! 🥰 Absolutely love England's folklore, literature, history and ghost stories, though I am not from England myself. Thank you for the story, it was even more impressive with your experiences added to it. 😊❤

  • @markshockley5533
    @markshockley5533 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm from the US but am from the English colony of Maryland which was heavily influenced by England and many Royal Naval engagements along the Chesapeake bay and many hauntings in and around many of the old plantation homes including Pemberton Hall near Salisbury which was named after Lord Salisbury from Britain which had the Scottish Dashiell family and the Handy Family. Also many of our still standing colonial churches have many a ghost story as well.Ihave a fond connection to England my father's last name Shockley is English and means boggy bottomed or evil spirit which is ironic considering my father and I who have so crazy paranormal experiences.

  • @TheJollyReiver
    @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Welcome back everyone. Grab a warm drink and settle down to watch my longest (and spookiest!) video to date. Huge thank you to those that have become patrons of this channel, none of this would be possible without you! If you’d like to support my work and get a mention in future videos then you can do so via the links in the description!

    • @TPT6148
      @TPT6148 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Interesting about the lady feeling a sense of extreme sadness at one point. When my wife & I visited Flodden battlefield site, my wife got the same feeling & came away in tears. I was unaffected (insensitive bugger!)

    • @valeriebennett6041
      @valeriebennett6041 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1¹¹🥝

    • @kid-history-and-latin
      @kid-history-and-latin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      why did the scotish kill t monks?

    • @brandon5012
      @brandon5012 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your work is some of the best I've seen on TH-cam, good job.

    • @kid-history-and-latin
      @kid-history-and-latin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brandon5012 who?

  • @alexhowes719
    @alexhowes719 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    My favorite video yet. The production quality was great. It is better than most of the stuff you get on TV nowadays. Keep up the good work!

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cheers man, it was great fun to make. Glad you enjoyed

  • @EdricoftheWeald
    @EdricoftheWeald ปีที่แล้ว +27

    What a good video for an autumn night! Blanchland has been on my visit list for a while now, it has such a charm to it. It was also where they filmed Wolfblood, a show I grew up with and loved to bits.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad you enjoyed and it could bring back some memories for you!

  • @noreenclark2568
    @noreenclark2568 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I must say I enjoyed your video , I also love your accent . I would say that Blanchland is haunted by the monks because of the way they died horribly by these Elliott's and Armstrong's. Looking forward to your next video

  • @mumblingmercian3386
    @mumblingmercian3386 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent! Evening entertainment with a cup of tea!

  • @daniel7767
    @daniel7767 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im a delivery driver for a supermarket and always end up driving around the countryside at night. I was just outside of a place called gunnerside when I saw a dark figure flash in front of my van. Strangest thing ive encountered on the roads.

  • @bigboybill8644
    @bigboybill8644 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ive been to Blanchland hundreds of times, even stayed in the hotel. Its a great place and has amethysts, fluorite and lead in the nearby river due to a derelict mine upstream.
    As a kid my family stayed a couple of nights in the hotel and encountered something abnormal. I woke up and saw a blueish transparent woman above the bed my parents slept in who soon disappeared, i may have just willed myself into imaging it but anyways, pretty cool.
    In the morning some ghosthunter people downstairs asked me about it and apparently other people had seen the exact same entity in the room we stayed in?!
    Anyways despite the ghost stories, its a fabulous place to get some "crew brew" and enjoy the scenery, definitely visit if you can! Also, take a hike up the north Pennines, there's a brilliant view but it can get extremely fast winds so be careful!

  • @ladoboyo5452
    @ladoboyo5452 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Another cracking video mate. Your renewed efforts are paying dividends. I loved the costumed reenactments too. So well done.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cheers man, took countless hours this one did 😂

  • @Bmoney902
    @Bmoney902 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The ending where you recounted your experiences and then showed the photo - that freaked me out a bit, but I had to watch it a second time. Yep, definitely creepy the second time too 😅 I don't get creeped out easily

  • @EncounterswithStrangeness
    @EncounterswithStrangeness ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Brilliant! Love the new format. Beautifully presented and, as always, top quality content. I particularly enjoyed hearing about your personal experiences in Blanchland and taking a walk around the gorgeous town. As soon as you said the Monks started ringing the bells in celebration I groaned "oh noooo". Looking forward to the next episode. Cheers, Kitty.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cheers Kitty, glad you like it! Always good to see you here!

  • @givingisbetterthantaking..829
    @givingisbetterthantaking..829 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Monks that dance, now thats a strange image. (Another great and ghostly video, Thanks)

  • @richardkennedy7941
    @richardkennedy7941 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Blanchland is literally a 15 minute drive away from me, I go fishing at the Derwent reservoir right next to it

  • @redcoatcallum9550
    @redcoatcallum9550 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    There always seems to be more haunted activity in small traditional villages that still resemble the Old England, rather than in the more urban areas; which I suppose you would expect because those areas would of been built recently. Maybe its because the spirits of our ancestors only live where we (the indigenous Brits) are still the dominant group.

  • @cavecavecavecave5295
    @cavecavecavecave5295 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant video canny lad. Thanks for posting.

  • @Lolita_Furry
    @Lolita_Furry 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The youtube feed gods have blessed me. This is sucking me in to binge watch

  • @StaffordshireFolklore
    @StaffordshireFolklore ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Fantastic Stuff, this video really shows off what a quality investment that new camera was as the footage is superb quality. The story is heart-breaking really, to be doomed by relief in such a way it's no wonder that tragedy would leave such a mark on the land.
    Well done to Mr.Schofield as well, his music really sets the atmosphere.

  • @JJ-hu4cm
    @JJ-hu4cm ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Loved it! Also you're very handsome 😍

  • @BladeDoomer86
    @BladeDoomer86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New subscriber here, from Quebec, Canada, and an immigrant in this land of the forgotten French. I commend you for your beautiful attires. I wish modern civilization would still value proper dress codes. I try to refine my looks nowadays, although it certainly is challenging at times! Merci et bonne continuation ;)

  • @mrsl238
    @mrsl238 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I look forward to visiting Blanchland.As a northumbrian. I've some Armstrong ancestry. I expect the monks might have had too.I imagine the acoustics in that church during the massacre must have been sounding, memorable.I really appreciate your filming.The crossroads, the dusk.Autume.You capured this well.For me there is some reminiscences of lost hearts Book by M R James.and some hammer house of horror films..Far from today ,far from plastic. Thank you for your authenticity 👏

  • @morgannlefay13
    @morgannlefay13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved the story, wish I could afford to travel to some of these places I hear about. Thank you for shareing this one.🥰💜💜💜👻🧙‍♀️

  • @hedgewitch59
    @hedgewitch59 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos make me miss homesick. UK is a mystical place indeed.

  • @EatBakeSing
    @EatBakeSing ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brilliant video. That was really spooky there at the end. My son and I enjoyed watching. We want to visit that cosy looking pub now 😊

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s well worth it! Glad you enjoyed!

  • @timdane6132
    @timdane6132 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    don't know how i got here, but the atmosphere and presentation are great. hope to see more from this channel

  • @luthien8036
    @luthien8036 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Simply wonderful and so interesting!! ❤️
    I still remember the old video!
    This time, being there with you, was a completely different experience!
    Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
    You are doing an excellent job!
    Folkore, History, Elegance, Tradition and Respect all in one video.
    I can't wait to see another one! ✨

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for the kind comment! Really glad you enjoyed!

  • @williambain2646
    @williambain2646 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely true. As you pointed out, there are places where the veil grows then.

  • @RingaDingDingDong
    @RingaDingDingDong ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I just want to say how much I truly love your videos. This one is so well done, and love that we actually get to see you narrating parts of the story. I've haven't been to the UK yet, but when I do visit, I hope to visit places like Blanchland. Please never stop creating these videos. They've become part of my nightly bedtime ritual. I love to settle down with a pipe full of weed, and get baked while I listen to your ghost stories. Thank you so much.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers man, glad you enjoyed!

    • @RingaDingDingDong
      @RingaDingDingDong ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheJollyReiver Really really looking forward to what the Jolly Reiver has in-store for the future. Especially during these cold winter months. Hoping for some traditional English Ghost Stories this Christmas! ❤️ 🎄 👻

  • @Thelwyd
    @Thelwyd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This might be my favourite video of the jolly reiver

  • @lawriefoster5587
    @lawriefoster5587 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We definitely believe. Living in Philadelphia, we have many experiences of
    hauntings. This was so well done. Be careful though...do not like that
    image in your photograph!!

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว

      I spent Halloween in Philadelphia as a kid! Good memories

  • @charlieboone1298
    @charlieboone1298 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Good stuff for the run-up to Samhain :) Great work, lad. The production values since you relaunched have been excellent. This and the last video had a haunting, isolated feel to them as you wander - ideal for the subject matter.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed Charlie, cheers for the comment

  • @messengerguardiansparanorm8606
    @messengerguardiansparanorm8606 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video came up in my feed while I was checking out paranormal stuff I posted to my own channel. This is quite good. Really. You have a new fan and I just may head over to Patreon and see what I can do. I live in Vermont for 9.5 months out of the year, and in London during the summers (since 2000). I do a lot of filming for my paranormal work, and am working on a PhD that focuses on teaching about such things. I've walked across the English coutryside, on foot, a number of times, entering and filming churches, feeling the land, sensing the presence of those who've not left. As well, I have memories of being a monk in those lands. I have a great affinity for these old towns. I'd live in a tiny village, if it were convenient, not these big cities. It's why I live in Vermont: no large cities, and a bit remote, though not as remote as some places. Thank you for the work. I'll look to support you from here on out. -- Kindly @GlennieMGPIS in Vermont

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello mate, thank you for your kind comment. I’ll head over to your channel tonight and take a look. I love Vermont, I spent a month there as a kid years ago. Was great fun going trick or treating! Glad you enjoyed the video! And thank you very much for becoming a patron! It’s much appreciated mate!

    • @CountBeetle
      @CountBeetle 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      How can we view your paranormal work? Also are you familiar with art bells ghost to ghost open lines he used to do every Halloween?

  • @temperancewitchway
    @temperancewitchway ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thoroughly enjoyed this! 😄 Cannot wait to know more! 😃Going to share this with the Fam tomorrow. They're going to love this! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👍

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad to hear it and thanks for sharing!

  • @lauriewarner4848
    @lauriewarner4848 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my, what a yarn you weave. Glad I found your Chanel.

  • @havingalook2
    @havingalook2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you - fascinating. You introduced me to the term - Border Reivers - I have since read up on these. I love that you learn something new every day. many thanks indeed. Also I watched and wonder if there isn't a better term than haunted? Haunted always seems, to me, to be something scary, sinister, dangerous, and yet these monks are more unsettled, not looking for revenge - just still on earth unsettled. They didn't set out to frighten the lady by sitting on her bed nor appearing in your photo. I think a better term than haunted is needed. Mind you I sure wouldn't fancy waking up and finding a monk sitting on the end of me bed!!! Perhaps if he was really good looking and built, I could accommodate. LOL

    • @msid7748
      @msid7748 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      haunt comes from Middle English (in the sense ‘frequent (a place’)): from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; distantly related to home.

  • @Jen999
    @Jen999 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Most definitely haunted .. and why would it not be ., because all of those innocent men were slaughtered ., and according to your story ., they are peaceful ..
    This story made me cry.. you can feel the sadness just watching this video ., your voice expresses the mood of this .. such sadness ,,
    Thank you for doing these .. must have been so surreal to walk where this occurred ..
    And the photo you took is proof .. would like to go there as you have .. and light a candle in memory of what happened ,.
    So amazing these stories are ., thank you for this channel ., so beautifully done ⚘
    Jen999💙

  • @maxsdad538
    @maxsdad538 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I was talking to a friend from North Yorkshire about the different approach to "ghosts" between Americans and Brits, she lives in a 450+ year old dower house that has a several hundred year history of being "haunted". She says that Americans have a whimsical approach to hauntings, and basically we "play" at ghosts, whereas the Brits actually live with them and KNOW they're no joke. And having experienced a few things over there first hand that can only be described as "WHAT TF IS THAT?", I have to agree with her.

    • @katrinajohnson3776
      @katrinajohnson3776 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As an "American", that's rediculous. Why compare Brits to Americans? I for one don't appreciate your comments.

    • @BladeDoomer86
      @BladeDoomer86 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Old civilizations definitely have had more brushing with ghosts, especially houses where multiple people passed away through generations.

    • @windhamearl4544
      @windhamearl4544 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As an American with experience with living in some haunted places, I do not take it lightly. It is often not amusing.

    • @nsclady1CMSOOC
      @nsclady1CMSOOC 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Uh ...no we don't

    • @nsclady1CMSOOC
      @nsclady1CMSOOC 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@katrinajohnson3776Ikr?
      Such bigotry 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @penshaw2
    @penshaw2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love visiting Blanchland. Great video - thanks.

  • @wizardmagic5524
    @wizardmagic5524 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well told my friend-I had a very similar experience when I was 14 in July 1994 in Liverpool -at the top of bold street my dad had a garage and it was close to st Luke’s church it was blizd in ww2 I use to play on the grounds and I heard a fully blown choir singing it sounded like it was not hear but it was coming from inside-I climbed up the side of the old window and it was empty -but still could hear the singing -it haunts me to this day

  • @thomastaylor482
    @thomastaylor482 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I visited Blanchland last month. I can definitely see why it gives off a 'haunted' appearance

  • @mireillepioger92
    @mireillepioger92 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I beleive in gosts and people coming back to finish something or wait for someone.Love those stories.

  • @theendofeverything6356
    @theendofeverything6356 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Another wonderful video. I agree with you about the presence of cars in old towns and villages. They are a jarring imposition. On my list of places to visit next time I'm in that part of GB. Your own sartorial standards are also to be commended. Thanks again, sir.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cheers for your kind words mate, really glad you enjoyed and hope you’re well!

  • @MackerelCat
    @MackerelCat ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great! Thank you!

  • @michaelsteele4587
    @michaelsteele4587 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I haven't been here but after learning the history of the place, it would without a doubt be haunted. That kinda negative energy will stick with a place, possibly forever..especially when the victims buried on site.

  • @oldtimeoutlaw
    @oldtimeoutlaw ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoyed the vid mate. Great job, and yes I believe it’s very haunted

  • @numenical
    @numenical ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent work, mate. Really appreciated this one. Special compliments to the background music in the early segment of the video. Great stuff.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed mate, appreciate your comment!

  • @smartman123
    @smartman123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love village like that houses close to each other unlike other village each houses far from each other

  • @violetmoonofthenorth
    @violetmoonofthenorth ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Really enjoyed this video thank you! I’m from County Durham so this place is on the list to go visit 👻🍂🎃🖤

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed! It’s well worth a day out to visit!

    • @Ionabrodie69
      @Ionabrodie69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes me too.Hamsterley no the forest.. love Blanchland. 👍

  • @beebeejones388
    @beebeejones388 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome photo! I love the way you told the story of hearing the chanting.

  • @itsmikee1994
    @itsmikee1994 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's an interesting place - my girlfriend lives just off Derwent reservoir so I've been to Blanchland a quite a few times. Can't say I've seen any ghosts though, the most frightening thing I've experienced are the prices at the Lord Crewe.

  • @ruvoodoo4862
    @ruvoodoo4862 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Just found your channel and absolutely LOVE IT!! ❤️ As an American it's fascinating to see these out of the way village's and hear their long and storied histories. I live in Montana. It's what's considered a "frontier" place with stories of cowboy's and native Americans. Montana gained statehood in 1889 so if a landmark is over 100 year's old it's considered historical. I can't even imagine being in places like a church or pub that's been around since the 1300's!!! Also, I want to add one thing to the explanation of why the bridge may be haunted. Water is a good conductor of electricity and is thought to help spirit's to manifest easier. It could also have to do with the amount of residual energy from people coming and going from the village for hundreds of years. It's just a theory.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for your comment and glad you enjoyed! Interesting theory too! :-)

  • @anthonyjames.5170
    @anthonyjames.5170 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've just stumbled across your YT channel and this is the first video I've seen of yours. I hope the rest are similar format as i hate all the ghost channels who go mad with their EMF detectors and other stupid equipment. They seem to have lost sight of what a true ghost story is, which is why I liked this video. I'll be watching more.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks man. Yeah I don’t use all that stuff. I prefer traditional tales and having respect for the places I visit!

    • @anthonyjames.5170
      @anthonyjames.5170 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheJollyReiver That's exactly why I liked it. I've subscribed.

  • @drewalexander5276
    @drewalexander5276 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant video. Really enjoyed your presentation.

  • @kh-19636
    @kh-19636 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I live not far from here and visit regularly. It's a beautiful little place ❤ Great video! Really interesting, thankyou 🙏💕

  • @lekal6247
    @lekal6247 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10/10 video, loving all of this

  • @Roseturpin
    @Roseturpin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing history and what a picturesque place, did you notice the anomaly at 12:45 .

  • @dmmchugh3714
    @dmmchugh3714 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We have some haunted locations in my region of America. I've always been fascinated to visit these areas hoping to see a ghost - while knowing I would be totally scared if I do see one !

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว

      I love America, many great places there!

  • @connorricketts1323
    @connorricketts1323 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    loved it your stories are always a delight I looking forward to everyone of them and thank you for keeping the past alive and love the outdoor being with nature when telling the stories love the folklore stories

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers Connor, glad you enjoyed!

  • @ladymidnightxx
    @ladymidnightxx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love you're videos and the places you go too. I've always loved the unknown and the paranormal

  • @ronnierowe1312
    @ronnierowe1312 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep it up !

  • @hollyw5176
    @hollyw5176 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Spooky stuff. I'd love to visit one day, definitely during the day time!

  • @donnyskinglongliveme
    @donnyskinglongliveme ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Good man Reiver! that film was intense! I jumped out of my skin when you built up the suspense and then suddenly appeared walking into the gloaming church gates! PS nevermind a ghostly skull, did you fail to see the actual white monk following you round?

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad you enjoyed mate!

    • @patriciajrs46
      @patriciajrs46 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh sure, he won't say if he saw the white ghost or not.

    • @donnyskinglongliveme
      @donnyskinglongliveme 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@patriciajrs46 He is not required to! I don't know why a sceptic person would be watching a channel like this. Just for popping into comments to be negative. Very strange behaviour!

    • @patriciajrs46
      @patriciajrs46 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@donnyskinglongliveme The comment I made was not sceptic. I am not a troll.

  • @sophiabreedlove9850
    @sophiabreedlove9850 ปีที่แล้ว

    That scull picture is the best of any ghost picture that I have ever seen Clearly !

  • @emskalicky8275
    @emskalicky8275 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can you imagine how the monks who didn’t ring the bells must have felt when they realised it was drawing the reivers to the abbey? Would NOT have been happy with my mates, that’s for sure

  • @RissaFirecat
    @RissaFirecat ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was amazing, sir! Blessed be

  • @thewoodlander9868
    @thewoodlander9868 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fantastic video mate, brilliant use of the camera and editing, very professional.. bringing our folk taols and history alive.

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers man, always great to see you here

  • @carolescutt2257
    @carolescutt2257 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤ re visiting this great upload x

  • @sarahwhittle393
    @sarahwhittle393 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love the content and narrative. Best I’ve found in ages but please stop striding so fast. Said with kindness. I’m addicted and as an expat uk now living in NZ I am binge watching for the history. Thank you

  • @patriciarocco2610
    @patriciarocco2610 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the review of this place. It makes me want to visit.

  • @mirlegends
    @mirlegends ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not much for paranormal stuff but I definitely love the history side of things in the video.

  • @HALBY400
    @HALBY400 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful video. Great work!

  • @marktwain368
    @marktwain368 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ground-penetrating radar can help determine where these unfortunate monks were buried. Here in Canada, many lost graves of indigenous children who suffered and perished at church-run 'schools' are now being excavated. There is a movement for redressing the wrongs of the past afoot here. Thanks, Jolly Reiver for your tour of a scene of tragedy and travesty. Hell has a pub of fire for those who kill clerics and monks I have no doubt. Regarding your explanation of why boundaries are sites where paranormal entities and phenomena occur @10:30 is entirely correct, I believe. I have studied (not practiced) the occult for over 50 years and your portal between worlds or dimensions is consistent with both legend and facts (such as the are).

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed mate and thank you for your thoughts and experience! It’s certainly a fascinating topic!

  • @myrnajucar3498
    @myrnajucar3498 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a Filipina and it woyld be impossible for me to personally visit these places. Thank you for sharing this video. It is truly a great and creepy virtual experience for me.

  • @gypsyjunklady
    @gypsyjunklady ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Interesting that the three places where the ghosts are sighted are indeed places where spirits reside. We call alcohol "spirits" because we respire out the fog of our breath when alcohol warms the blood. And there is a similar connection to spirit in church with how we become heated with the passion of spiritual fervour. It's the same for how bodies of water are also ideal for sightings because they provide the potential for fog also. It makes it more believable to me because when spirits leave bodies, these are places where their energy tends to magnetise. I think this is why the "in between" places very scientifically are a place where water is carrying energy the same way it can carry any electrical current. It provides cells so to speak for the energy to temporarily inhabit. Such a perfectly spooky video! And omg that skull is OBVIOUSLY a spirit! I too have seen some CRAZY things pop up on camera as the fog that spirits gather tends to reflect the light of a camera flash!

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for your comment, certainly some food for thought!

  • @roberthossen8354
    @roberthossen8354 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for this story and all your other wonderful and interesting stories! Oh yes, I certainly believe Blanchland is haunted. I've had a number of interesting and indeed frightning experiences over the years in England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Luxemburg, The US, Belgium and in The Netherlands where I live...

  • @lyndaoneill7813
    @lyndaoneill7813 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant video,love this content,history,creepy things things from the past.Well done.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @TheJollyReiver
      @TheJollyReiver  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Lynda, glad you enjoyed!

  • @ziyadpepe6291
    @ziyadpepe6291 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for content ❤❤

  • @karenclare4241
    @karenclare4241 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I definitely believe what a beautiful village

  • @visualsbyshea
    @visualsbyshea ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Video! Loved the story telling. - Keep up the good work.

  • @suecrowhurst4393
    @suecrowhurst4393 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just found your video , never heard of that village, loved it , love the ghost stories , can’t wait for the next one

  • @samanthalowrey1717
    @samanthalowrey1717 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed this video 😊 love to hear about our local history

  • @JoyJones-gz5wt
    @JoyJones-gz5wt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting. New to this channel but will be watching from now on