About this episode

This episode explores unsettling encounters with large, hair-covered creatures along the A1075 in East Anglia.

A lonely road cuts through the darkened landscapes of East Anglia, passing heathland, forest, ancient trackways and places long associated with folklore. But along the A1075, witnesses have reported something far stranger than shadows at the roadside. In this atmospheric investigation, Haunted UK Podcast travels into the eerie borderlands of Norfolk and Suffolk to explore a series of unsettling encounters with large, hair-covered creatures seen near Thetford Forest, Wayland Wood, Peddars Way and the surrounding countryside. From a towering ape-like figure said to have drifted across the road in front of a startled driver, to reports of grey, long-snouted beasts, silent woodland apparitions, and a possible encounter with the legendary Black Shuck, these accounts form a strange and persistent pattern across decades. Rooted in local history, ancient routes, East Anglian folklore and modern witness testimony, this episode examines the stories of those who saw something they could not easily explain - and the lasting fear, confusion and fascination that followed. Featuring research compiled by Edward Oliver, with witness reports edited and inserted by Lucy Spirit, these accounts are…

People in this episode

Host: Haunted UK

Topics covered

• folklore
• unexplained encounters
• creature sightings
• local history
• East Anglia
• investigation

Keywords

• Beast of the A1075
• East Anglia
• creature sightings
• folklore
• Thetford Forest
• witness reports
• Black Shuck

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Haunted UK Podcast

Places: East Anglia, Norfolk, Suffolk, Thetford Forest, Wayland Wood, Peddars Way

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