Llancaiach Fawr Manor

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Llancaiach Fawr Manor

Considered the most paranormally active building in south wales, and one of the most haunted manors in Britain. Yet this location has nothing of a malevolent feel to it, infact quite the opposite. With numerous spectral children playing there ghostly games around the manor, guests often hear there whoops of celebration of giggling. A long time happy home to many families and servants alike throughout history, but every historic home has its share of tragedy and Llancaiach Fawr Manor has had its fair share.

Gelligaer Rd,
Nelson, Treharris ,
United Kingdom

Ghost Hunt at Llancaiach Fawr Manor

Ghost Hunting At Llancaiach Fawr Manor

South Wales most haunted location, but not at all the kind of haunting you hear in scary stories or modern horror movies. This location has a wonderful warm and welcoming feel to it, any former guest will confirm these words. There are regular ghost hunts and tours at this location, but its resident spirits are only to happy to frighten and shock the baited customers and then run away giggling, almost like a child’s game.

llancaiach Fawr Manor proudly reports daily ghostly happenings. But every person that visits this paranormal hotspot has an experience also. Haunted by a dozen or more spectral children, an old colonel and a murdered housekeeper ( murder or cause of murder unknown ) all you need to do is call out to one of these friendly spirits and they will give you certain activity.

Perhaps one of the most significant, undeniable pieces of evidence caught on this location was that of when a tv production crew came to this location to film a documentary for a higher ranked british tv channel. But Upon watching the program the staff and owners of the manor were concerned as to why the documentary was so short. After contacting the tv station they were informed that the majority of speech in the documentary was overpowered by dozens of strong voices in a strange dialect later discovered to be ancient welsh. This is a location where we could happily conduct a 100 investigations, and plan to

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Ghosts Of Llancaiach Fawr Manor

. Children
. Colonel Edward Pritchard
. Mattie The House Keeper

Llancaiach Fawr Manor has many different resident ghosts spanning to over 400 years back, and even before that this manor house was built on the foundations of a medieval castle dating back to over 1000 years ago. Long after the manor house was built one of the staff was doing her daily chores when she came across a groove in one of the walls in the basement, upon closer inspection she found an ancient tablet with a pentagram carved into the stone, could this be the anchor for all the activity going on here ?

The Manor is rich with paranormal phenomenon, but the most prevalent spirits are that of the Fawr Manor Children. Little is Known of there origins, but 3 of them can be accounted for, two being the deceased children of the colonel and one is of a young boy who took a tragic fall from the higher parts of the house to his death. The children are thought to be the cause of the majority of poltergeist activity. With items constantly being moved and people being nudged out of the way, as if someone small has ran past them. One there favourite games is to untie the bows on the back of the staff members aprons or holding unsuspecting guests hands with a tiny but icey grip then all run away giggling.

Colonel Pritchard is often seen sitting in different spots of the house in tudor dress, simply staring into space with a sad look on his face. Or if you cant see him you can definitely hear him marching around his former home.

Mattie The housekeepers spirit, resides in the kitchen and in her former bedroom, whilst she favorites manifesting in the kitchen in the form of a white lady. Her bedroom has broke many a strong men. Often causing them to walk out of the room with fresh tears rolling down there faces. Mattie was mysteriously murdered. Nobody can yet figure out how or why she was killed in cold blood. But she is not afraid not let you know she is there.

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Llancaiach Fawr Manor was the home of Colonel Edward Prichard during the Civil War years. Guides are dressed in period costume and speak in the style of the 17th century. Tales of life in a Civil War gentry household are unfolded when touring the home. Charles I visited in 1645. After his visit loyalties were switched from the King to Parliament. The house was built circa 1530 by Colonel Prichard’s great grandfather and is a good example of a semi-fortified manor house of Tudor times. The parlour is panelled in oak. There are candlelight ghost tours in the winter months.

History
The house at Llancaiach Fawr was built in 1530 by Dafydd ap Richard, on the site of an earlier medieval house. It is typical of a fortified manor, built as much for protection as for comfort. Since the property was meant to repel attack there is only one entrance, through a perimeter wall.

The manor walls are 4 feet thick, with extremely steep spiral stairs within the thickness of the walls linking floors. The house was designed so that it could be divided in two, with the east part completely separate from the west. If an attacker captured the west part of the house the defenders could retreat to the eastern part and close the division. It is these Tudor defensive features that makes Llancaiach Fawr Manor unique ans important historically.

Llancaiach Fawr
courtesy Wales Tourist Board

As the 16th century gave way to more peaceful times, the family extended the house, replacing the mural stairs with a grand staircase. The rooms themselves were made more comfortable and impressive with oak panelling, a sign that the Prichard’s were rising in wealth and status. Several of the mural stairs and passages were sealed off, so that now there are more windows visible on the outside than on the inside of the house! At the same time a series of pretty formal gardens were laid out around the house; another sign of more peaceful times.

The Civil War
In 1642 Colonel Edward Prichard was named Commissioner of Array, making him responsible for raising money and soldiers for the Royalist cause across Glamorganshire.

Charles I visited in 1645, as part of a whirlwind tour of the area to rally support. The visit failed, for Pritchard and many other local gentry switched allegiance from the King to Parliament, and Colonel Pritchard himself helped hold Cardiff Castle against the king’s men.

Llancaiach Fawr has been restored to the way it would have looked in 1645, at the time of the king’s visit. Most of the furniture and furnishings are replicas, but they are based on originals, many of which can be seen in the Musuem of welsh life, near Cardiff. The gardens retain their 16th and 17th century appearance, with a knot garden, orchard, and a physic garden for growing medicinal plants.

Ghostly Goings On
Llancaiach Fawr Manor has been named one of the top 10 most haunted buildings in Britain. Odd noises have been heard, peculiar scents are in the air, and spectral figures are frequently reported. One ghostly figure is a 19th century housekeeper, who is often seen and heard in the bedroom where she died. The ghost of a small boy is seen and felt in an upper chamber where he fell to his death, and a man in deep thought, perhaps the ghost of Colonel Prichard mulling over his switch of allegiance from king to Parliament?

Museum: Voted Best Family Attraction in Wales, Llancaiach Fawr shows what life was like at the time of the English Civil War (1645). Visitors can dress in period costumes and try out authentic crafts. There is an ongoing program of events aimed at making this troubled time “come alive” for visitors.