Yes, I was the one who swore he'd never investigate The Ram Inn. Bit weird for a 'sceptic' really, but hey! I've just seen/read so many 'horrendous' things about The Ram over the years, that I have to admit I was spooked! TBH, it was only because Mike threatened to post the video of me crying (after he'd told me he'd booked us an invo there), that I even agreed to go!
So did it live up to expectations?... I'm afraid to say that no it didn't, not by a long stretch! In fact, the location felt very relaxed (especially the 'much feared' Bishops Room) - so much so that pretty much everyone who came along took it upon themselves to perform solo vigils, even me!... now I didn't see that coming :o)
Which brings me nicely onto the people who joined us at The Ram. It was our first 'official' open investigation, and I have to say it was a great experience. Everybody who joined us was gracious, considerate and professional - and it was a real pleasure for us to host the event.
Before I go onto my personal experiences (should't take long!), a special mention goes to my better half (Sam) who provided a tray full of Real Or Otherside 'muffins' to help us celebrate our first open investigation (and for us to scoff during the wee small hours).
Also, I must mention our gracious host, and owner of The Ram, Mr John Humphries. What a character he was!... very colourful, infinitely quirky and clearly very passionate about his home and the 'spirits' which he believes reside there. I get the impression that a few groups have taken advantage of John's good nature over the years, which is a real shame. I'm comfortable that Real Or Otherside and 'friends' showed John and The Ram the utmost respect during our visit, and we are all very pleased to have raised a 'not insignificant' contribution towards it's future upkeep.
So, any personal experiences worth note? Well, regardless of what I've stated above - the location was incredible. Full of 'suggestable' items (a sign stating "The ancient grave lays here" for example!), it was hard not to let visual cues place you into a 'suggestible state'.
Probably the most notable experience was in the old bar area, where at least three of us heard what sounded like a disembodied mail voice say "yeeeeah maaaan", in response to me asking if the spirits wanted us to go home and tell everyone that The Ram wasn't haunted. Now I've heard (what sounded at the time like) moans, laughs and whimpers in locations before... but never a voice/words. Luckily enough, this 'voice' was captured on both our camcorder audio and audio recorder - and this is what you'll hear in the evidence review video.
Of course, the sceptic in me acknowledges that there's always the possibility it was one of us inadvertently making the noise - or perhaps it was caused by noise pollution from a different area in the location, or from outside. Also, whilst we've enhanced the audio as much as possible, it's not as clear as I was expecting given how well we heard it at the time (I'd strongly suggest you use headphones to listen to it).
However, as is the nature of Real Or Otherside Paranormal Research, we'll capture the evidence and let you decide... ...is it Real Or Otherside?
www.realorotherside.co.uk
So did it live up to expectations?... I'm afraid to say that no it didn't, not by a long stretch! In fact, the location felt very relaxed (especially the 'much feared' Bishops Room) - so much so that pretty much everyone who came along took it upon themselves to perform solo vigils, even me!... now I didn't see that coming :o)
Which brings me nicely onto the people who joined us at The Ram. It was our first 'official' open investigation, and I have to say it was a great experience. Everybody who joined us was gracious, considerate and professional - and it was a real pleasure for us to host the event.
Before I go onto my personal experiences (should't take long!), a special mention goes to my better half (Sam) who provided a tray full of Real Or Otherside 'muffins' to help us celebrate our first open investigation (and for us to scoff during the wee small hours).
Also, I must mention our gracious host, and owner of The Ram, Mr John Humphries. What a character he was!... very colourful, infinitely quirky and clearly very passionate about his home and the 'spirits' which he believes reside there. I get the impression that a few groups have taken advantage of John's good nature over the years, which is a real shame. I'm comfortable that Real Or Otherside and 'friends' showed John and The Ram the utmost respect during our visit, and we are all very pleased to have raised a 'not insignificant' contribution towards it's future upkeep.
So, any personal experiences worth note? Well, regardless of what I've stated above - the location was incredible. Full of 'suggestable' items (a sign stating "The ancient grave lays here" for example!), it was hard not to let visual cues place you into a 'suggestible state'.
Probably the most notable experience was in the old bar area, where at least three of us heard what sounded like a disembodied mail voice say "yeeeeah maaaan", in response to me asking if the spirits wanted us to go home and tell everyone that The Ram wasn't haunted. Now I've heard (what sounded at the time like) moans, laughs and whimpers in locations before... but never a voice/words. Luckily enough, this 'voice' was captured on both our camcorder audio and audio recorder - and this is what you'll hear in the evidence review video.
Of course, the sceptic in me acknowledges that there's always the possibility it was one of us inadvertently making the noise - or perhaps it was caused by noise pollution from a different area in the location, or from outside. Also, whilst we've enhanced the audio as much as possible, it's not as clear as I was expecting given how well we heard it at the time (I'd strongly suggest you use headphones to listen to it).
However, as is the nature of Real Or Otherside Paranormal Research, we'll capture the evidence and let you decide... ...is it Real Or Otherside?
www.realorotherside.co.uk
