Subject: Ye OldeSwan Tavern Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:51 pm
Ye Olde Swan Tavern
Newport Road Woughton On The Green Milton Keynes MK6 3BS
History
This Tudor tavern is over 400 years old and is famous for its legend of Dick Turpin who is said to have stayed here frequently to escape from his crimes. A stone outside is believed to be that of Dick Turpin’s, which he used to mount his horse quickly. Also this building holds a secret in the cellar where a doorway leads to a passageway to the church across the road. This is believed to have been an escape route for the monks who were escaping from reformation during the reign of Henry VIII. Paranormal Activity
Previous owners of the inn have reported many strange experiences. Geoff Bevan one landlord tells of some his strange experiences “We were redecorating one time and had the stalls on the tables but when we came down the next morning all the chairs would be on the floor. This was most strange as noone had been around to move them and no draft could move the chairs. That was quite spooky. Also one time the TV awaked me during the night downstairs. I thought it was my wife Dawn watching TV but thought it was strange to be doing so so late at night. I went downstairs and found the TV off but I could hear what sounded like a party, laughing and singing which when I entered downstairs just disappeared and faded into the distance. Dawn once mentioned to me about a time she saw a lady looking at the lunch menu, she said that the food wouldn’t be ready for another hour but the woman just walked away and disappeared into a wall. Many customers report being pushed at the bar, I always laugh now when they say. One daunting experience though was when a large heavy jug which was hanging up behind the bar just decided to fly off and land the right way up on the floor, right in front of customers during a Friday lunchtime. The bread in the kitchen seems to fly off sometimes too, its always the bread, I don’t know why but its like someone wants us to know its there but uses bread as it cant do much damage. My daughter has spotted a man walking through walls upstairs once. I’ve also seen what looks like a man in a cloak in the bar downstairs.” It is also said that curse beholds the stone outside that once belonged to Dick Turpin and that if anyone is to move it something bad would happen to them. Well one customer decided to try this theory and moved the stone but just a week later he was involved in a rather bad car accident.
Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:48 pm by Ian
