The Terror Cellar - Real Paranormal Stories
Oct 17, 2026 · 23 min · 12 segments
Step inside Devon's eerie Highwayman Inn, a centuries-old coaching inn famous for its strange interiors and ghostly legends. Meet Samuel, the cavalier in green who reportedly walks through walls…
Andy CroftsHost
The corridors feel like passages into another century and some of the people said to wander through the building have been dead for hundreds of years.
There's a cavalier in green with a feather in his hat, a sea captain who seems to have found a permanent berth.
and a serving woman whose presence has become part of the inn's strange reputation.
The story of the eight-year-old girl who reportedly spoke to a mysterious man called Sam before a medium claimed to encounter the very same character.
And if the stories are anything to go by, some of its customers have never quite managed to leave.
There are pubs with a ghost story attached to them, and then there are places where the whole atmosphere seems designed to make you wonder what century you walked into.
The surrounding countryside is exactly the sort of landscape that lends itself to stories of travellers disappearing into the mist.
Exposed moorland, narrow country roads, old settlements and weather that can change dramatically in a short time.
Opposite the inn stands St Thomas Becket Church, itself associated with local ghost lore.
The pub's own history describes a black cloaked figure connected with the church tower, adding another layer to the strange reputation of this little corner of Devon.
But the Highwayman Inn doesn't need to rely on its surroundings to create an atmosphere.
Step inside and you're immediately surrounded by an extraordinary collection of objects, textures and little corners.
There are heavy timbers, old woodwork, unusual carvings, lanterns, antique looking furnishings and rooms that seem to lead you away from the ordinary world outside.
One of the most striking features is the old stagecoach incorporated into the entrance.
It gives the impression that you're stepping into a place where travellers once arrived by horse, bringing news from distant towns and tales from dangerous roads.
It has also passed through different names including the Golden Fleece and the New Inn.
Its transformation into the unusual destination we recognise today began when Buster Jones and his wife Rita acquired the property in 1958 and began creating something far more imaginative than an ordinary country pub.
That distinction matters because the inn's present day appearance is not simply a collection of surviving medieval rooms It's a carefully created world, assembled over decades from historical objects, architectural salvage and the owner's own imagination.
The corridors feel like passages into another century and some of the people said to wander through the building have been dead for hundreds of years.
There's a cavalier in green with a feather in his hat, a sea captain who seems to have found a permanent berth.
and a serving woman whose presence has become part of the inn's strange reputation.
The story of the eight-year-old girl who reportedly spoke to a mysterious man called Sam before a medium claimed to encounter the very same character.
And if the stories are anything to go by, some of its customers have never quite managed to leave.
There are pubs with a ghost story attached to them, and then there are places where the whole atmosphere seems designed to make you wonder what century you walked into.
The surrounding countryside is exactly the sort of landscape that lends itself to stories of travellers disappearing into the mist.
Exposed moorland, narrow country roads, old settlements and weather that can change dramatically in a short time.
Opposite the inn stands St Thomas Becket Church, itself associated with local ghost lore.
The pub's own history describes a black cloaked figure connected with the church tower, adding another layer to the strange reputation of this little corner of Devon.
But the Highwayman Inn doesn't need to rely on its surroundings to create an atmosphere.
Step inside and you're immediately surrounded by an extraordinary collection of objects, textures and little corners.
There are heavy timbers, old woodwork, unusual carvings, lanterns, antique looking furnishings and rooms that seem to lead you away from the ordinary world outside.
One of the most striking features is the old stagecoach incorporated into the entrance.
It gives the impression that you're stepping into a place where travellers once arrived by horse, bringing news from distant towns and tales from dangerous roads.
It has also passed through different names including the Golden Fleece and the New Inn.
Its transformation into the unusual destination we recognise today began when Buster Jones and his wife Rita acquired the property in 1958 and began creating something far more imaginative than an ordinary country pub.
That distinction matters because the inn's present day appearance is not simply a collection of surviving medieval rooms It's a carefully created world, assembled over decades from historical objects, architectural salvage and the owner's own imagination.
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