Fitz
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Coming up, we have a haunted island on the paranormal radar. We have listener stories from Kat, Rob and Katie. And we proudly bring you the second episode of our Whitby adventures in which we discover ghosts, legends and history galore as we return to the cliffs of Whitby on the trail of Dracula. And if you want to skip ahead to any of these segments, there will be timestamps in the show notes.
But before we get stuck into all of that, we would like to say a huge thank you to our latest patron, Connie Martin.
Our Paranormal Radar story this episode is brought to us by Sky News, who asked the question, would you buy a six-acre island near Plymouth with a private beach and 15 ghosts? And we say, do you even need to ask? Drake's Island, named for Sir Francis Drake, lies a mere 600 yards from Plymouth.
It became a fortified defence against the French and Spanish fleets in 1549 and continued its role in defending the southern coast for several hundred years and through both world wars, all the way until 1963 when the War Office finally vacated it. The island houses a barracks and other buildings from the Napoleonic era and even artillery batteries including several 18th century cannons.
It has changed hands a couple of times since 1963, first being used as a youth adventure training centre from 1964 until 1989, which sounds super cool. It was then bought by a businessman that wanted to turn it into a hotel complex. It was most recently bought for £6 million in 2018, with the aim of opening the island up as both a museum and a hotel.
but it seems that the renovation costs are more than the current owner is able to invest in the site, as he has suggested a figure of £25 million will be required to complete his vision. He has, therefore, put the site back on the market. There is no guide price that I can currently find, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was now a little north of the £6 million paid in 2018.
Sadly, even without the £25 million for the renovations, Drake's Island is a little out of our budget, as I would love to get my hands on it. Not only is it a really cool little island, but it is also, apparently, really haunted.
The story claims that there are 15 ghosts on the island, and after looking at a few articles, I found that number repeated several times, but I haven't managed to find out exactly how that figure was reached. There does though seem to be a lot of paranormal activity reported there.
I found a story from Plymouth Live in 2021 when they spoke to the steward of the island who recounted a few of the experiences that people have had, as well as some handy hints if you would like to experience them for yourself.
The activity is reported to range from uneasy feelings and sounds like whistling and coughing, even including voices from within a shuttered-up building, to more physical encounters with people being touched and having things tug on their clothing.
I even wonder if our old friend Graham the bum-pinching ghost that I talked about way back in some of our earlier episodes has found his way onto the island as some people have experienced having their bottoms pinched and their bra straps pinged.
The story, which I will of course link in the show notes as usual, also features a couple of photos taken by paranormal investigators and staff on the island, including one that they have termed the White Lady. I would be interested to hear what you all think of it. I have double-checked, and they are still offering visits for paranormal investigators.
So, if you would like to visit the 15 ghosts of Drake's Island for yourself, you can do so. And, as I mentioned earlier, the steward had some helpful hints to encourage the island's spooks to make an appearance. First, don't forget to greet them on your arrival. And second, wear a lot of perfume.
Apparently, some of the island's disembodied residents can't get enough of the smell, and they will pay particular attention to anyone wearing it. And the stronger, the better.
I think with the number of listeners we have, that might be a slightly unreasonable ask, but you would all be welcome if we got it.
And this person is wearing like a red top. There's not even a smear. It's like two distinct things.
And you can see why they've called it the White Ladies.
Well, it's time now for our first listener story, and this one is from Kat.
And thank you to Kat for sharing that story. And I must say Kat, as you described in that sort of second to last paragraph about the splodgy black figure that kind of grew taller until it turned into a looming black figure. I've seen something extremely similar to that. In my mind, I was imagining what I saw as you described it.
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