Haunted Britain [Hardcover]

Derek Acorah (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 27, 2006

This is an extensive guide covering one hundred 'haunted' sites throughout the British Isles. It includes stories of Derek's incredible ghostly encounters, and a guide to what you can expect to find at each location, as well as detailed information on opening hours and access. This fascinating book has a unique introduction by Derek Acorah and is interspersed with anecdotes from his amazing ghost hunting experiences. The guide has a map with each section and ghostly sites helpfully ordered by county or geographical area. It is perfect for a family holiday - make sure your Easter break takes in pubs, stately homes and haunted churches. It includes not only famous sites but also ones off the beaten track, ranging from public buildings to private homes to stately residences, pubs, and hotels.

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'Derek is the model of the modern medium.' Guardian Weekend 'Acorah is regarded by some as the most inspirational living medium in the UK.' Independent 'Derek [is] now the country's best-known ghost hunter.' The Sun 'Britain's best-known medium -- Acorah is a thoroughly modern medium.' The Express

About the Author

Following a career as a footballer with Liverpool FC and USC Lion in Australia, Derek Acorah began to tap into the psychic skills he first noticed as a child. He has since become one of the country's most famous mediums, and is the star of Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns on Living TV, having previously appeard on Most Haunted and Celebrity Most Haunted. He makes appearances on various other TV and radio shows, both in the UK and the US, and has toured internationally.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Harper Element (March 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007220677
• ISBN-13: 978-0007220670
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,127,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Location, Location, Location!, April 18, 2006

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Debra Morse (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haunted Britain (Hardcover)

No ghosthunter planning a trip across the pond should leave without first having read this fascinating book. Author and psychic medium Derek Acorah has compiled a guide to more than one hundred locations in Britain which are reputed to be haunted. And he has done his usual fantastic job.

The book is organized by geographical areas of Britain, and features maps, detailed descriptions of the history and reported paranormal activity of each site, as well as practical information such as websites and phone numbers. Interspersed throughout are anecdotes from Derek's own experiences, as well as useful tips on ghosthunting procedure. It is an extremely diligent and comprehensive accounting.

With this book, you'll be able to plan a complete ghosthunting itinerary, or ascertain whether there are any haunted locations coincident to your "regular" trip plans. From the Last Drop Tavern in Edinburgh (hint: it's not a pint of beer that "last drop" refers to; think: gallows), to Dublin's Grand Opera House, to Oliver Cromwell's House at Ely, there is not an area of the Isles that goes undocumented.

Derek is an acclaimed medium, now known throughout the world for his mediumistic abilities and spiritualist work. He is increasingly familiar to Americans through the U.S.'s Travel Channel's broadcasts of Most Haunted, and Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns. His books are consistently long lived on bestseller lists in Britain. I have loved each of his books, and this one more than measures up to the rest of his catalog.

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunted Britan & Ireland - Derek Acorah - Fantastic, March 25, 2011

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Marvin Cordes Jr. "Wolfman Marv" (New Orleans Westbank) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haunted Britain and Ireland (Paperback)

If you are fan of Physic/Medium Mr Derek Acorah you will enjoy HAUNTED BRITAN & IRELAND - I not only enjoyed all the haunted stories, told only as Derek Acorah can, but I came away with a basic understanding of UK history and what is North and what is South IN THE UK - mec