Thursday July 12th 2018
Going back to just over two weeks ago, the W.M.G.C. received a lovely little note, from a lady called Kelly Fullard, regarding the 'Bosworth Field' battle area, situated in the Leicestershire countryside. She informed us that she came across our blog while looking for anyone who had encountered anything potentially 'paranormal' in the area concerned. The reason for her search was because - while recently visiting with a friend - they had both had a rather peculiar experience.....
Kelly tells us:
"I am a huge history lover, as is my, friend and we went to the 'Battle of Bosworth' site on a Wednesday school time, as we both wanted to the chance to enjoy the day in relative peace and quiet. When we arrived it was very quiet indeed; a lovely sunny April day. There were at most 15 people around. We went through the museum / visitor centre and then off onto the ‘walk’.... in which you can’t actually get that close to the field where the battle took place. It’s also worth mentioning that we were not on a ghost / guided walk at all; we did not go to experience anything at all other than the history. We walked as far as we could and then started walking back, seeing no more than 3 elderly people, with dogs, on our entire walk.
We stopped at the bench just by ‘Richards Well’ for a spot of lunch. Again, it was a lovely spring day and it was a nice quiet spot. We were just chatting about our children and such when, at the same time, we both heard rather distinctive ‘drumming’.... and not the kind of drumming that you would hear in music, this was maybe a single drum being beaten and what we could only describe as a ‘war drum’ based on what we have seen in films. It just had that rhythm about it.
We both looked at each other and then, before we could say anything, we heard ‘several’ men shouting.... and then it stopped. The whole experience lasted several seconds. Suddenly the peaceful surroundings didn’t feel peaceful and we both (admittedly we were a little shaken) didn’t feel like we should be there, so we grabbed our bags and walked back up towards the visitor centre / museum.
We spoke to a lady who worked there and actually asked if they had sound effects or actors around, to which she said no and that we weren’t the first to ask this or have an experience like ours.
It caught us off guard completely and we can’t explain what we heard. For anyone who has been there you will know there isn’t anything nearby and it’s a secluded area indeed".
Needless to say, we were greatly interested to hear about Kelly's experience, as this is a place that we have taken a fair amount of interest in, in the past.... and also investigated ourselves, just over a decade ago.
A good friend of mine, Su Lamb, is an authority on the history and life of Richard the III - and related heritage - and has also had a couple of peculiar experiences during previous visits to the site of Bosworth Battlefield herself. (To see Su's account from late 2013, please click HERE).
Kelly tells us:
"I am a huge history lover, as is my, friend and we went to the 'Battle of Bosworth' site on a Wednesday school time, as we both wanted to the chance to enjoy the day in relative peace and quiet. When we arrived it was very quiet indeed; a lovely sunny April day. There were at most 15 people around. We went through the museum / visitor centre and then off onto the ‘walk’.... in which you can’t actually get that close to the field where the battle took place. It’s also worth mentioning that we were not on a ghost / guided walk at all; we did not go to experience anything at all other than the history. We walked as far as we could and then started walking back, seeing no more than 3 elderly people, with dogs, on our entire walk.
We stopped at the bench just by ‘Richards Well’ for a spot of lunch. Again, it was a lovely spring day and it was a nice quiet spot. We were just chatting about our children and such when, at the same time, we both heard rather distinctive ‘drumming’.... and not the kind of drumming that you would hear in music, this was maybe a single drum being beaten and what we could only describe as a ‘war drum’ based on what we have seen in films. It just had that rhythm about it.
We both looked at each other and then, before we could say anything, we heard ‘several’ men shouting.... and then it stopped. The whole experience lasted several seconds. Suddenly the peaceful surroundings didn’t feel peaceful and we both (admittedly we were a little shaken) didn’t feel like we should be there, so we grabbed our bags and walked back up towards the visitor centre / museum.
We spoke to a lady who worked there and actually asked if they had sound effects or actors around, to which she said no and that we weren’t the first to ask this or have an experience like ours.
It caught us off guard completely and we can’t explain what we heard. For anyone who has been there you will know there isn’t anything nearby and it’s a secluded area indeed".
Needless to say, we were greatly interested to hear about Kelly's experience, as this is a place that we have taken a fair amount of interest in, in the past.... and also investigated ourselves, just over a decade ago.
A good friend of mine, Su Lamb, is an authority on the history and life of Richard the III - and related heritage - and has also had a couple of peculiar experiences during previous visits to the site of Bosworth Battlefield herself. (To see Su's account from late 2013, please click HERE).
In sharing Kelly's story with her, Su commented that: "The lady who related the story certainly isn't alone, as other people I know have heard drumming there too... and yelling!" (*I'm sure that little snippet will be both 'of interest' to Kelly and her friend.... and, possibly, a little reassuring too, perhaps?) Su also added: "My own experience there was more 'peaceful', I suppose.... but it is an extremely haunted place! In saying that, I have never felt 'threatened' there; I have had the sensation of being watched though.... especially near 'Dickon's Well' and in Ambion woods".
On a separate visit to the site, Su and a friend saw a group of 'knights' situated behind a hedgerow, on the opposite side of the field to where they were standing. Her friend managed to take photographs of their view (See nearby pic), but, because of the distance concerned and the general 'distortion' involved in enlarging digital images, etc, the resulting shot generally fails to allow viewers of the pic to really 'share in' what they saw that day, unfortunately.....
On a separate visit to the site, Su and a friend saw a group of 'knights' situated behind a hedgerow, on the opposite side of the field to where they were standing. Her friend managed to take photographs of their view (See nearby pic), but, because of the distance concerned and the general 'distortion' involved in enlarging digital images, etc, the resulting shot generally fails to allow viewers of the pic to really 'share in' what they saw that day, unfortunately.....
Su says that the strange thing about these 'apparitions' was the fact that they seemed to 'interact' with the witnesses!? Her first thought was that there were a group of 'bikers' in the area, because - at first - they could see the reflections from their helmets.... but, as they looked again, they had realised that they were definitely looking at 'medieval armour'!! At the time, the friends were standing on the slope which leads up to Ambion Hill, facing down towards Ambion Wood. When they saw movement and reflections, they had naturally stopped to look in that direction.... and the figures ALSO seemed to stop to - potentially - return their gaze!? The friend started to snap away with her camera, but Su admits she was totally transfixed and really could not believe what was in front of her eyes!! At this point, the main figure they could see - wearing a heavy, wine coloured cloak - appeared to 'point up towards them'; not exactly a 'finger pointing at them', but more of an 'open handed indication' towards where they were standing....! Both parties stood staring at one another for several, long moments.... before the armoured assemblage just seemed to melt away!? Su admits that, although it really felt as if the figures were interacting with them, the 'pointing figure' could well have been indicating to nearby Ambion Hill - which was just behind the friends - perhaps outlining a good vantage point in the surrounding topography?
Afterwards, they went to take a look at the area where these intriguing figures had been situated. All of the 'knights' appeared to be very tall, but they now realised that they couldn't have actually been standing at modern day ground level, because, on the edge of the wood where they were seen, there is quite a deep ditch!? If anyone had stood in the position concerned, you would have barely been able to see the top of their head from the ridge where the friends were previously situated....?
In a previous conversation on this general topic - on the W.M.G.C. Facebook page - a gentleman by the name of Garry Davies also said that, during a visit to the battlefield in 2010, he and some companions had spotted the figure of a tall man, seemingly dressed as a monk, in the Visitors Centre. Thinking the person was perhaps a member of some form of re-enactment group, they had followed close behind the man, but, as he turned down a long corridor, they discovered he had vanished!?
In ending her recent email to us, Kelly mentioned that the whole encounter had prompted them to book places on a ‘Ghost Walk’ at the site - on the anniversary of the battle - and they hoped to perhaps gain some insight as to what they had heard that day. Kindly, she has said that she will share any potential experiences that they might have with us, as a form of 'update' on the situation! Needless to say, we hope that Kelly has something to relate to us, from her forthcoming trip to Bosworth - as long as it's nothing too unnerving, of course!! Chuckle!! - and hope that this blog entry will contain some data that may prove 'food for thought' on this return.....!?!
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