Memento mori
Spooky & Dark
I love visiting macabre, intriguing and mysterious destinations. Cemeteries, tombs, poison gardens, haunted places or witchcraft & the occult – I always seem to be drawn to the supernatural.
Welcome to my obscure cabinet of curiosities! You’re free to browse but proceed with caution, traveller. Not everyone will relish a walk on the dark side;
Spotlight on…
Sedlec Ossuary
Have you heard of the Czechia Bone Church? The Sedlec Ossuary is a hauntingly beautiful and sacred space that is filled with over 40,000 real human bones.
Serene Cemeteries
Paris Catacombs
One of the most fascinating places I have visited on my travels is Paris Catacombs. A subterranean labyrinth and Empire of Death. It’s estimated that over six million people are buried inside with their skulls and bones neatly arranged in several ossuaries. You must go in Paris.
Hortus Venenum
Alnwick Poison Garden
Hidden away in the Northumbrian countryside is a small but deadly garden and every plant inside it has the ability to kill you! It’s called the Alnwick Poison Garden and it’s hidden away under strict lock and key, for obvious reasons. However, if you’re brave enough, you can cross the threshold and enter this potent plot to learn all about these intoxicating flowers and trees.
Burials & Memorials
Witchcraft
Double, double toil and trouble fire burn and cauldron bubble…Something wicked this way comes!
Vampires
Eyam Plague Village
One of the prettiest and most interesting villages you can visit in the Peak District is Eyam (pronounce eem) which is known as a ‘plague village’. That’s because this quaint settlement is most famous for the events that took place here during the Black Death.
Crypts & Tombs
Up the close and doon the stair…
…You’ll find Burke & Hare
From Murder Dolls, death masks and mortesafes, there are plenty of Burke & Hare sites to chase down in Edinburgh if you’re brave enough.
Obscure Destinations
Visit a skull cave
Hodge Close Quarry
Hodge Close Quarry is a large and deep green slate quarry which is located in the Lake District. This is known as Britain’s scariest cave as the reflection in the quarry lagoon and the inside of the cave look like a giant skull! It’s in a remote location but I have some detailed instructions for you.
