Our website was born after a chance conversation with an elderly resident of Lyme, now deceased, who told us a story that she’d heard at her Grandmother’s knee. One that gave her nightmares when she was a child and has stayed with her ever since. Despite years of interest and research, it was a completely new story for us but checked out historically. We realised that many more such stories—handed down by word of mouth—may be hidden waiting to be unearthed. Some, we confess, are quite scary but all speak of not just ghosts and ghouls but social history.

Use this form if you have an eery story from Lyme and the surrounding areas that concerns a family ghost or paranormal events. These may be legends in your family but unknown to everyone else. Here is your chance to share. Please feel free to give as much detail as you can to bring your story (ironically) alive!