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Odd things that have happened at dusk in the UK.

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rewilded · 13/09/2024 23:00

I was driving back to my campsite from Lizard's Point to St Ives at dusk, and my sat nav kept directing me onto narrow B roads. One particular turn felt wrong from the start. We were quite high up, and the lane grew narrower and more rugged as we went further down. The road eventually turned into a rubbly track, with steep banks on both sides, dense undergrowth, and trees leaning over, giving it an eerie atmosphere. I grew anxious, worried that another car might come from the opposite direction since reversing would have been impossible. I was also convinced that one side was either a cliff edge or a steep drop. The thought of being ambushed crossed my mind, especially since I had my teenage daughter with me.

Suddenly, the sat nav cut out, and we found ourselves at a dead end with a fjord at the bottom. The road ended abruptly, swallowed by thick undergrowth and forest on the other side. An overwhelming sense of dread washed over me—an indescribable feeling of pure evil. I was terrified.

It took everything I had to reverse back up the hill, and it felt almost impossible to make it out. When I finally reached the top and got back onto the road, I stopped for a moment to compose myself. Just then, a car emerged from that very lane and sped off. I’ve never gotten onto an A road so quickly in my life.

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Fescue · 16/09/2024 18:16

I recall many years ago a spooky event on the other side of Helston, it was Autumn if I remember rightly. And the wind was blowing and the storm was roaring and the waves were crashing as I dropped down to the little cove at Ruan Minor in a small Morris Minor. Then I went up the other side again.

Eventually I got to the road to St Ives, where I was heading. As I was near the top of the moors, the car broke down. No satnav in those days, just a map. In the lashing rain and howling winds I had no choice but to tuck my head down and walk into the wind towards my destination. As I unfolded the map, the wind snatched it and the last I saw it flew over the hedgerow arguing with the wind. Somewhere over that way, maybe near Godolphin, the wind died down and the sun came out. Within the space of just a few minutes, all was calm and it grew quite sunny as I continued on my way.

I then spotted, walking towards me, an old austere man in a dark suit, then following behind him several women. There were eight of them all told, man and women. The women were dragging these heavy bags and I could see movement coming from inside. One of the women gasped and dropped her bag. The neck opened and what looked like more than half a dozen cats and many, many more young kittens spilled out all over the road.

I thought it was really strange, most peculiar, but I did not want to say anything because I was quite unsure of these eery folk. I was worried they would cast a spell and turn me into a cat, or a beetle or iguana or something. Then, they all sat down on the side of the road, got some flasks and provisions out in order to refresh themselves, and the man called to me. He asked me if I knew how long it would take for them to get to Cambridgeshire. This was in the days long before high speed train and stuff, so I thought it was a rather ridiculous question. Then he explained to me how in the storm they had taken a wrong turn and they had made a dreadful mistake, ending up in West Cornwall.

But what I really noticed as I helped them on their way, was something much more sinister. I saw the women pouring cups of tea and assembling some scones. Except they were putting the cream on before the jam.

LochKatrine · 16/09/2024 18:18

As I was walking to St Ives
I met a man with seven wives
Each wife had seven sacks
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits.....

rewilded · 17/09/2024 07:33

I mean yes it has the same vibe! Imagine bejng there at dusk on your own. Would love to see the other side. Thanks

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ThelmaAndWuleeze · 17/09/2024 07:41

SashaPicklepops · 16/09/2024 00:43

I went to Cornwall this year for the first time, on a holiday. I couldn't leave there quick enough tbh, it had a bad feeling about it, that we stayed 3 days instead of the week we had booked in for. I can't explain it, never felt like that about a place before, but I had a feeling of dread yhe whole time I was there.

Was it only you who felt "off", or did the others ( you said "we only stayed...") get the same feeling?
Whereabouts were you?

sashh · 17/09/2024 08:01

crackofdoom · 16/09/2024 15:55

I'll bet any amount of money that was Gweek Ford (slightly outside Gweek)?

Not spooky but an odd thing.

I was at the seal sanctuary with my brother, There was a gate leading down to the estuary with a sign saying that one of the seals they had successfully rescued and released sometimes came to visit.

We were laughing about that when a seal swam up the estuary and climbed up to 'his' gate, and it was feeding time so he had a fish thrown to him.

veritasverity · 17/09/2024 14:48

Bodmin moor is an odd place. I don't how much is influenced by the history, and how much by the slightly boring landscape.
There used to be a lunatic asylum on Bodmin. Hence the local expression 'gone to Bodmin' for any type of 'madness'. It finally closed in 2002, part of the building was converted into flats, not sure I'd want to live there despite the interesting architecture. It's a sad, lonely sort of place. And some pretty awful stuff went on in the asylum by all accountsSad.

RabbitsRock · 17/09/2024 15:12

veritasverity I visited Bodmin Jail a few years ago ( it’s a luxury hotel now) and didn’t want to stay for long! It’s supposed to be haunted & it has a real atmosphere of despair.

crackofdoom · 17/09/2024 17:49

Bodmin the town and Bodmin Moor are not the same place though!!

Mind you, a friend has a scary tale of camping in the middle of the Moor and hearing deep growling coming from the bushes. She's convinced it was the Beast of Bodmin 😱

Ooh, should I tell you about the Owl Man of Mawnan?!

RabbitsRock · 17/09/2024 20:26

crackofdoom I know. But they’re not far apart

rewilded · 17/09/2024 22:47

It's probably the high radon levels. Bodmin has some of the worst in the country.

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Sharptonguedwoman · 18/09/2024 08:06

RabbitsRock · 17/09/2024 15:12

veritasverity I visited Bodmin Jail a few years ago ( it’s a luxury hotel now) and didn’t want to stay for long! It’s supposed to be haunted & it has a real atmosphere of despair.

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It did. We visited maybe 20 years ago and DP had to take DD out. Just too much misery emanating from the stones. (I know that sounds barking).

Wildlynx · 18/09/2024 08:48

crackofdoom · 17/09/2024 17:49

Bodmin the town and Bodmin Moor are not the same place though!!

Mind you, a friend has a scary tale of camping in the middle of the Moor and hearing deep growling coming from the bushes. She's convinced it was the Beast of Bodmin 😱

Ooh, should I tell you about the Owl Man of Mawnan?!

Mawnan woods along the coastal path are definitely creepy, I wouldn’t want to be there at dusk!

Fescue · 18/09/2024 20:38

Wildlynx · 18/09/2024 08:48

Mawnan woods along the coastal path are definitely creepy, I wouldn’t want to be there at dusk!

Are those woods below Pennance Point towards Maenporth? Or nearer Trebah?

crackofdoom · 18/09/2024 22:19

Fescue · 18/09/2024 20:38

Are those woods below Pennance Point towards Maenporth? Or nearer Trebah?

Directly below Mawnan Church. There have been many sightings of a mysterious, man sized, owl like creature with red glowing eyes in those woods. I used to live next to Mawnan Church and used regularly to have to escort friends of a nervous disposition back to their cars at night....

The woods (and beach) below Pennance Point are stalked by quite another kind of alarming apparition, as it's a popular naturist and outdoor sex spot (is it still called dogging when cars aren't involved? 🤔)

AbbeyGrange · 20/09/2024 08:57

Love these kind of tales....I need to know about the Owl man crackofdoom!

Ridiculousradish · 22/09/2024 10:44

Love this thread! Live in Cornwall and have been to plenty of spooky places. Have yet to see the Owl Man of Mawnan. I always get the willies walking from NT carpark to Grebe beach in the dark.

Itswaytooearlytobeawake · 05/10/2024 18:18

I love this thread. So much more fun than people arguing about things rich people do 😂

AbbeyGrange · 05/10/2024 19:54

Me too! I'm not in to paranormal stuff but I love strange goings on such as UFOs, crop circles, witchcraft (lots going on where my in laws live!) and weird mythical beasts spotted in the UK countryside such as the Northamptonshire Goatman.

rewilded · 06/10/2024 08:20

has anyone seen this? I can’t wait to watch it

No, but I am going to watch it later now, thanks.

I reread this thread last night. It certainly cheered me up! Grin

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MrsSkylerWhite · 06/10/2024 13:50

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 14/09/2024 04:41

worried that another car might come from the opposite direction since reversing would have been impossible.
I had to reverse back up the hill
😴

Driving the kids down to Carne beach one day years ago, a lady in a camper with several children broke down. A snake of 7 of us cars had to reverse about a mile back up the lane so that the breakdown truck could reach her -9 of us before we reached the turn. That was fun!

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