Run ragged
About four miles from Stroud, on the edge of Minchinhampton Common, stands The Ragged Cot inn. Visitors have experienced some strange happenings. Inside, a ghostly woman and be the wife and infant have been seen – these are believed to child of the evil landlord, Bill Clavers. as it In 1760, Clavers decided to rob the midnight stagecoach passed the inn, heading for London. with his pistols. Drunk on rum, he staggered along the landing, but he pushed His wife, holding their child, begged him to stop, robbery, he them down the stairs, killing them both. After the not lie quiet. stowed the bodies in a trunk, but the dead would Local constables tracked Clavers through the snow, to be met by his spectral family. Spooked, they retreated, but when they returned in the morning, two bodies were at the bottom of the stairs again. Clavers was hanged for his crimes, and now this family awaits you in The Ragged Cot. Want to book a room?