Creepy Halloween Tale of a Haunted House & A Victorian Prime Minister

A true story of things going bump in the night!

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Hughenden Manor © Susie Kearley

Hughenden Manor is a grand stately home in the heart of Buckinghamshire, England. It was the home of Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and his wife, Mary-Anne.

One day, while researching the history of the place, I came across the story of Disraeli’s ghost, which allegedly haunts the Manor and its grounds.

When I dug a little deeper, I discovered that members of the Ghost Club had visited the Manor and reported seeing a vanishing figure, thought to be the spirit of Disraeli himself.

The Manor is open to the public, with pretty gardens, and a café. Volunteers donate their time to keep this heritage attraction open. One volunteer, Bridget, put me in touch with her friend Sara, a psychic who claimed to have felt Disraeli’s presence in the Drawing Room. Sara told me about her visit.

Sara’s story in her own words…

Bridget had just returned from a volunteering session and clearly something was on her mind. She told me, “When I open up that big old house every morning I feel like someone is watching me. It freaks me out!”

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