Ghosts In Trust
Lanhydrock House is an amazingly beautiful high Victorian
Country House. Built in 1630 by the Robarts Family,
they occupied the home for the next 300 years.
In 1881 a devestating fire broke out
in the home destroyed most of the home and only the
north wing, entrance porch and gatehouse were the only
things left standing.
Lady Robarts survived the fire, rescued
from an upstairs window, but the shock of losing her
lovely country home to fire was too much for her and
she died of shock several days later. Lord Robartes,
having lost the love of his life and his home died
the following year, some say of a broken heart.
The Robartes had only one son, by the
name of Thomas Charles Robartes, and it was he, who
took on the monumental task of restoring the home.
He also went one step further and restored the adjoining
church in memory of his beloved parents who loved the
home dearly.
In 1953 the National Trust took over
the home which included the resident ghots. A little
old lady dressed in grey is often seen in the Long
Gallery and in the Drawing Room. She is not a ghostly
figure, in fact she looks as if she is a living human
in period costume and it isn't until you are almost
next to her does she vanish and you realise that you
have in fact just seen a ghost.
Other rooms in the home are said to
be haunted by various ghosts and these rooms include
the Nursery Suite, the Servants' Quarters, the Prayer
room Corridor and the Prayer Room itself.
In 2004 the Cornwall based Pranormal
Research Organization held an overnight vigil at the
the home. By the time it was over in the morning, every
single member of the group experienced some sort of
paranormal event ranging from hearing a girl giggle
in the Nursery room to seeing a male ghost in the gardens.
Front Gate of Lanhydrock
House
Incredible Gardens of Lanhydrock House 
Rear Gardens of Lanhydrock House 
Front Gate of Lanhydrock House 
Garden Path at Lanhydrock House 
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