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Tipping a Pint With a Ghost or Two in Chagford, U.K.
Since the 13th century, the Three Crowns Hotel in Chagford, a picturesque village in southwest England, has been providing lodging, food and spirits for weary travelers. It wasn’t until the middle of the 17th century that the ghosts moved in. Bartenders enthusiastically regale visitors with the story of how poor Mary Whyddon moved in after she was shot dead on her wedding day in 1641. Swashbuckling poet Sydney Godolphin still reportedly makes things go bump in the night. He was felled by musket fire in 1643 in the hotel’s doorway. The Three Crowns, encased in granite, exudes old-world charm with its low, wood-beamed ceilings and grand stone fireplace. So, belly up to the bar, order a pint of bitter and find your way to the corner table by the back door. When it blows open and shut on occasion, ask yourself, “Is it really just the wind?”
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