THE 50 BEST CASTLES IN BRITAIN & IRELAND; You may never get to live in one, but there's nothing to stop you spending a day " or even a couple of nights " in a spectacular ancient castle. Jane Peyton reveals the history, heritage, spooky secrets and comfort factor behind the fortified walls...(Features)

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: August 6, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Jane Peyton

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CHILLINGHAM CASTLE, ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND

Prepare for nightmares after a visit to the gruesome torture chamber of Chillingham Castle where an Iron Maiden gazes down on the implements of terror " thumbscrews, rack, and a mantrap. And if that were not enough, there are ghosts galore here, from the blood-curdling midnight screams that signal an apparition of the blue boy; or the rustle of a dress as a former chatelaine of the house, abandoned by her husband, restlessly searches the house for him, to the wraith in white who begs for a glass of ...

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