The Old Ferry Boat Inn

Holywell, Cambridgeshire · United Kingdom · Inn

An atmospheric inn where the body of Juliet Tewsley lies beneath a granite slab.

The Old Ferry Boat Inn in Holywell (PE27 4TG). The remains of Juliet Tewsley are said to rest beneath a granite slab in the floor. Rejected by her lover, she hanged herself on 17 March 1078. Her ghost rises every year on the anniversary at midnight. The inn claims to be the oldest in England. Source: Haunted Places in Britain (PDF compilation).

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Where is The Old Ferry Boat Inn located?

The Old Ferry Boat Inn is in Holywell, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.

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