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Old Ferry Boat Inn, Holywell, William Fraser Garden (1856-1921)

Old Ferry Boat Inn, Holywell

History of the Old Ferry Boat Inn

Old Ferry Boat Inn, Holywell, William Fraser Garden (1856-1921)

According to a 2022 story in the Cambridgeshire Live website, this pub is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Juliet Tewsley.

The story is that on March 17th 1050 a 17 year old local girl fell in love with a forester called Tom Zoul. Tom did not return her love and Juliet took her own life. She was buried in unhallowed ground close to the inn and her grave was marked with a plain stone slab. Because of the expansion of the pub the slab is now inside the inn and it is claimed that on March 17th each year an apparition rises from the river and glides towards the grave. Many strange events have been recorded at the location.

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