Lumley Castle ...

The Castle is named after Sir Ralph Lumley who converted his family manor house into a castle in 1389, after returning from wars in Scotland.

Today the castle is a hotel and is believed to be one of the most haunted places in County Durham. Legend has it that the ghost of Lily Lumley, Ralph's wife, was thrown down a well in the castle grounds by two priests for rejecting the Catholic faith. The priests told Sir Ralph that she had left him to become a nun. Her ghost is said to float up from the well and haunts the castle ...