Blickling Hall

This Jacobean mansion was built on the site of Anne Boleyn’s childhood home. Every year on the anniversary of her execution, she returns.

Anne Boleyn’s Return

On May 19th (the date of her beheading in 1536):

• A phantom coach arrives at the hall
• Pulled by headless horses
• Driven by a headless coachman
• Inside sits Anne Boleyn
• She holds her severed head in her lap
• The coach circles the hall, then vanishes

Throughout the year:

• Anne is seen inside the hall
• Wearing her signature “B” necklace
• Walking through corridors
• Appearing melancholy and alone

Sir Thomas Boleyn

Anne’s father, who conspired in her downfall to save himself:

• He is condemned to drive a phantom coach
• Across twelve bridges each year
• Pursued by demons
• His coach is drawn by headless horses
• He carries his own head under his arm

Other Spirits

The Corridor Ghost

• A grey lady drifting through halls
• Victorian dress
• Identity unknown

The Library Spirit

• Books move on shelves
• Pages turn by themselves
• Cold spots near certain volumes

The Gardens

• Figures glimpsed at twilight
• Elizabethan clothing
• Disappear behind hedges

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Blickling Hall is managed by the National Trust and open to visitors year-round.