Name: Bump in the Night Paranormal Investigation
Start: 2019-10-31T20-20-00-00
End: 2019-11-1T02-02-00-00
Location: Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust Abbey Cottage

Put your best paw forward at our Village Show

Posted on 29th August 201920th November 2019 by Delapré Abbey

Calling all creative bakers and jam makers, our traditional Village Show returns on Sunday 8th September from 11am – 5pm. […]

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019

Posted on 6th June 201920th November 2019 by Delapré Abbey

To celebrate the opening of our secondhand bookshop – The Dairy Bookshop – Delapré Abbey’s Commercial Officer, Eleanor Carter, reviews […]

An exhibition by The Lace Guild opens at Delapré Abbey

Posted on 27th May 20199th October 2019 by Delapré Abbey

Discovery, an exhibition of traditional and contemporary lace making with designs inspired by the surroundings of Delapré Abbey, opens on […]

Smart Woman’s Big Event

Posted on 13th May 201920th November 2019 by Delapré Abbey

Last Wednesday we were delighted to host the first Smart Woman’s Big Event in our exquisite Billiard Room. Over 60 […]

BFA Birthday Design Competition

Posted on 25th February 201920th November 2019 by Delapré Abbey

Do you have a budding artist or designer in the family or just have a little one who loves to […]

A magical Christmas at Delapré Abbey

Posted on 16th November 201820th November 2019 by Delapré Abbey

In our first year of public opening we are excited to welcome you to Delapré Abbey dressed for Christmas from […]

Delapré Book Festival Programme

Posted on 11th May 20189th October 2019 by Delapré Abbey

Click on each photo to enlarge and find out more about our main stage event each day of the festival. […]

A month on…

Posted on 17th April 201820th November 2019 by Delapré Abbey

A great first month for Delapré Abbey after its official opening, we have seen a variety of events take place […]

Delapré Abbey is now officially open

Posted on 23rd March 20189th October 2019 by Delapré Abbey

We saw the doors swing proudly open for the first time to the public on Saturday 17th March following a […]

The Tates reach out from across the Pond

Posted on 24th January 201820th November 2019 by Delapré Abbey

Until 2016, we had long thought the line of the Tate’s had ended, or at least we had no knowledge […]

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sat26oct(oct 26)11:00 amsun03nov(nov 3)4:00 pmAutumn FairCelebrate all things autumn!!(october 26) 11:00 am - (november 3) 4:00 pm Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust Abbey Cottage

thu31octfri01novHalloweenEnjoy a spooky time for all the family.(october 31) 8:00 am - (november 1) 5:00 pm Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust Abbey Cottage

thu31octfri01novBump in the Night Paranormal InvestigationGhosts of Mary Bouverie, Multiple nuns and a book keeper are said to haunt the premises, ghostly footsteps, cries and moans have been heard and many visitors to Delapré have reported the feeling of being watched!(october 31) 8:00 pm - (november 1) 2:00 am Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust Abbey Cottage

Event Details

Delapré Abbey, or more properly, the Abbey of St Mary de la Pré was founded as a monastery of nuns about the year 1145 and belonged to the congregation of the great Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, France.

After the Battle of Northampton, which was fought on the Abbey grounds to the north of the Abbey and to the south of the River Nene, King Henry VI was captured and spent the night of 10 July 1460 at the Abbey as a prisoner. The nuns tended the wounds of those injured at the battle. Many of the battle-dead were buried in the nuns’ graveyard (now the walled garden).

In 1542 the Tate family purchased the Abbey grounds from the Crown. The Tates lived at Delapré until 1764, when they sold the estate to the Bouverie family. The majority of the present buildings date from this time. The design of the grounds became influenced by the style of Capability Brown. Researchers believe the present walled garden is located on the site of the nuns’ burial ground, as evidence of graves was discovered during the garden’s construction.

What remains today consists of four ranges based around an almost square courtyard; this is probably all that remains of the earlier cloisters, with the passage around the north, west and east sides being the former cloister walks. The thicker walls found in the northern part of the building are probably part of the walls of the church of the abbey. Almost nothing of the medieval buildings remain; two small recesses found in the cloister walk may have been used for keeping candles at night.

Ghosts of Mary Bouverie, Multiple nuns and a book keeper are said to haunt the premises, ghostly footsteps, cries and moans have been heard and many visitors to Delapré have reported the feeling of being watched!

Tickets cost £32 each.