This impressive 15th century stately home at Winchcombe has many royal connections.

It was was once home to Queen Katherine Parr, following her marriage to Sir Thomas Seymour, and Lady Jane Grey.

Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth I and Charles I all stayed here and his nephew, Prince Rupert, established his headquarters at the castle, during the Civil War.

But Sudeley's most famous ghost is not a royal, but a loyal former housekeeper known as Janet, who was devoted to the castle.

Dressed in a long dress and mob cap, she has been seen by several visitors.

Visitor information: Open March-end October, 10.30am-5.30pm.
Tel: 01242 602308.
Website: www.sudeleycastle.co.uk

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