Wooded area at Boars Hill, Woodcroft

Deep in the wooded hills of Oxfordshire lies Boars Hill, a place shrouded in mystery and home to a ghostly apparition known as the Woman in Blue. On a fateful day in May 1990, a photograph was taken that would change the hill's reputation forever. The image reveals a ghostly figure, partially obscured behind a woman, dressed in a flowing blue garment with one bare foot visible. The photograph has sparked curiosity and debate among paranormal enthusiasts and locals alike.

The Old Parsonage Hotel, Oxford

The Old Parsonage Hotel, a historic 17th-century hotel in the heart of Oxford, is steeped in history and allegedly haunted by a royalist lady in blue from the Civil War era. Guests and staff have reported sightings of her sighing by windows at night, adding to the hotel's eerie atmosphere.

Black Drummer Inn Inn, Oxford

The Black Drummer Inn in Oxford, Oxfordshire, was once home to a rather unusual haunting. Guests and staff reported hearing strange pig-like sounds coming from one of the rooms. It wasnt just the noises that unsettled people, a leather bag was found partly eaten, with clear signs of something with large teeth having been at work. The whole situation was unsettling, to say the least, and it took a brave and resourceful approach to resolve the issue.

Fields around the village, Sandford on Thames

Sandford on Thames is a tranquil village on the outskirts of Oxford, but on Christmas Eve, its peaceful fields are disrupted by a terrifying spectacle. A coach, pulled by four horses, careens at breakneck speed through the countryside, driven by a headless horseman. This ghostly carriage is said to appear every year on the night before Christmas, sending shivers down the spines of anyone unfortunate enough to witness it.

Hinksey Park, Oxford

Hinksey Park, a scenic green space on the outskirts of Oxford, has been the site of a bizarre and intriguing paranormal sighting. On a January evening in 2017, two witnesses were out for a stroll when they spotted a shadowy cyclist whizzing by at speed. The figure was seen passing behind a tree, but here's the strange part - it didn't reappear on the other side. It's as if the cyclist had vanished into thin air.

A4074 / A423, Nuneham Courtenay

Nuneham Courtenay, a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, is home to a rather bizarre ghost story. On a chilly winter's evening in mid December, 1969 or 1970, a mother and daughter driving along the A4074 / A423 were startled when a man stepped out from behind a fence on the right-hand side of the road. The sudden appearance of this tall, middle-aged man with an early twentieth century hairstyle was alarming enough, but what happened next was even more astonishing. The man looked quite solid, but for reasons that remain a mystery, he vanished into thin air without leaving any trace.